Why is Walleye Not Available?

[Man]

Why is Walleye not available at any restaurants and seafood departments here in Texas? Is there a legal reason behind this?

[panhandlehunter]

Tilapia is easier and cheaper to acquire would be my guess.

[Encinal]

Man... Walleye just doesn't freeze well. Fresh it's amazing. Frozen... just not the same.

[mcbZX225]

I think it's pretty expensive for the restaurants to get it down here. I would love to be able get some good walleye!!

[wilded]

Game fish just like bass and crappie

[kae006]

There's a place I go to here every month or two and do Walleye fish and chips. We have Walleye in the lakes here but it's listed as Alaskan Walleye on the menu, not sure if it actually comes from Alaska or if that's the species but either way it's good.

[denimdeerslayer]

Only a few lake in the state have them. They quit stocking them a long time ago.

[Drycreek3189]

I had some once in Fargo. Even frozen, (I’m assuming), it was delicious !

[txtrophy85]

Culver’s serves walleye.

I brought a bunch of it back from Nebraska. **** good eating fish. Like exceptional.

[lilavidhunter]

Walleyedirect.com sells it.

Not Cheap.

[sharpstick35]

they aren't native here so it has to be shipped and a lot of locals have never had it so there is not the market for it.

[ultrastealth]

Culver’s serves walleye.

I brought a bunch of it back from Nebraska. **** good eating fish. Like exceptional.

Yep. Used to be a Culvers in the Woodlands, but I don't know if it's still there.

[Sackett]

I'd put fresh walleye fillets fried up on a lake beach right there with Crappie. I've never had it frozen so can't speak to that.

[LWC]

Used to be Walleye Wednesdays at the place at Bass Pro in Grapevine. Was good stuff

[3DW5]

Only a few lake in the state have them. They quit stocking them a long time ago.

I didn’t know any lakes in Texas had them?