Can you give me details on the world record walleye, where it was caught, and any other details?

If you would look for a world record walleye, you might see a 47-pound walleye caught in saltwater. This however, has never been substantiated or accepted. The walleye world winner is registered as a 25 pound walleye caught in Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee in 1960. The winning fish today seems to be a 22 pound 11 ounce fish caught by Al Nelson when he landed the world record walleye in 1979 in Greer Ferry Lake. There are so many different stories and records that what I have found that can be substantiated are the 25 pound fish caught in 1960. The International Game Fish Association still holds this fish as the record fish. However, this fish also has some validity problems. If I would have to say which walleye holds the world record right now because of all the controversy, I would say that Al’s 22 pound 11 ounce walleye holds the world record. Until someone else steps up with validation about the 47 pound fish and the 25 pound fish, I would go with the 22 pounder caught by Al Nelson. When you are talking about world records, everyone has the fish, but without validation, you have to go with the fish that was weight, witnessed and validated by the proper agents. It is not rare to see a large walleye, but most of the walleye caught fall in the range up to 20 pounds, with twenty being very rare. I guess we have to watch tournament and DNR reports to see if any walleye beats this record in the future.