So why do the European versions of perch, walleye (it's a zander there a walleye cousin) and plain old northern pike get bigger than our version. Record zander was over 25lbs and commercial fisherman have got them into the 30s. There was even a scandal in MN because some restaurants were imported zander and passing the filets off as walleye. The world record pike (caught in West Germany) beats the US record by 10 lbs and the Europeans catch a lot more 40+ lb pike than North American anglers. It's not even close. Just something I have always wondered about. They even have bigger catfish. We have nothing that can compare weight wise with a wels catfish.
And I forgot to mention brown trout
And I forgot to mention brown trout