Walleye T-Shirt
Walleye T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
Denton's pike-perch, the glassy eye that gives the fish its name.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 008
From the book
- Species
- Sander vitreus
- As named in the book
- The Pike Perch or Wall-eyed Pike; Stizostedion vitreum.
- Artist
- S. F. Denton
- Book
- Second Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York, 1897
Then and now
Moved from the genus Stizostedion to Sander in 2003.
Field notes
That glassy eye is a mirror that lets it hunt in the dark.
Look at the eye in Denton's plate: that milky, pearl-like shine gave the fish its name. It's a working part. Behind the retina, walleye have a reflective layer, the tapetum lucidum, the same thing that makes a cat's eyes glow in headlights. It bounces light back through the eye so the fish can see in dim or stained water.
That shapes how it lives. Walleye feed hardest at dawn and dusk, often on yellow perch, which can't see as well in low light. When the sun is high they slip into deeper water or the shade of boulders and logs.
New York's 1896 report called it the "Pike Perch or Wall-eyed Pike." It isn't a pike at all: it's the largest member of the perch family in North America.