What is a typical size for a Walleye?

Walleyes are a midsize fish that tend to average about 15 pounds in weight and approximately 30 inches in length.  The size of the Walleye is often determined by the area they’re living in.   Walleyes in the southern United States, for example, tend to grow more quickly and a little bit larger than in other states.  Females are usually larger than their male counterparts and the average life-span of a Walleye is about 15-20 years.  Typically, however, in waters that see a lot of fishermen, the average Walleye is less than 5 years old.  The largest Walleye ever caught in the United States weighed 22-pounds and 11 ounces.  It was caught in 1982 by Al Nelson in Greer’s Ferry Lake, Arkansas.   This fish was originally declared the largest Walleye caught in Arkansas but the World’s Record at the time was a 25 pounder caught in Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee in 1960.  In the mid 90’s  a controversial photo analysis of the 25-pound Walleye led many people to believe that the Tennessee fish was not as big as claimed and  it’s status was revoked by many of the wildlife agencies.  You’ll often see either one or the other of these two fish listed as the largest.