Canadians sometimes call walleye pickerel or yellow pike, they're not actually that closely related. Pickerel in the us usually refers to the little pike-looking fish that are common in the north east and rarely reach above 25"
>>1623680>lake trout goodI'd take a pike over a laker any day. Walleye and pike taste more or less the same but walleye are easier to clean and dont have the slimy skin that can ruin the meat. Burbot also have slimy skin and are notorious for tasting either really good or really bad and that depends on if you let the slime of their skin touch the meat or not.
