Fishing for walleye, eating walleye — it’s secular communion. It affirms your identity as a Minnesotan,” Karal Ann Marling, professor emerita at the University of Minnesota has said. Walleye, ...

"Walleye fingerlings were initially stocked into Watts Bar Reservoir in 2011 by TWRA. Although native to the Tennessee River, walleye had a minimal presence in Watts Bar before stocking.