Did it have any foul smell to it? Maybe it was just an older fish?

 

St Croix Joe cleaned a walleye this weekend that had almost orange colored stripes through the meat. He discarded the fish.

 

We have seen a few at camp this year that way a yellowish brown mushy type they all go into the drum some extra meat for the mink farmer.

 

No smell. Just a tan color and meat is not firm at all. Very obvious at a glance. I guess the racoons need to eat too!

Long time no see Jeremy. Having a good year? See you due north! Paul will be there Fri to Sun. Just Saturday for me. Good luck and give that dog a scratch for me. Has the little $h1t settled down at all? Good luck with that too. LOL

 

Without seeing the fish to be sure, those symptoms sound very much like a disease called walleye myopathy. The muscle degenerates and displays regions of yellowish or brownish discoloration with usually a gritty or tough texture. It's not harmful to humans, but neither is it very appetizing. The cause of the disease is unknown, but some researchers are looking in the direction of nutritional deficiencies - maybe vitamin E or selenium.

 

You'll find a variety of color phases in Lake Erie walleye, from a deeper bluish grey to a washed out looking light green / brown. Some fish are very colorful, the colors are bright and the hues distint, while others will be very dull and thecolor hues less defined. It's normal.

 

Without seeing the fish to be sure, those symptoms sound very much like a disease called walleye myopathy. The muscle degenerates and displays regions of yellowish or brownish discoloration with usually a gritty or tough texture. It's not harmful to humans, but neither is it very appetizing. The cause of the disease is unknown, but some researchers are looking in the direction of nutritional deficiencies - maybe vitamin E or selenium.

I cleaned a nice one this year like that,nice looking fish on the outside and had yellow stipes in the meat that were hard texture. I did not trust eating that one.