Walleye Trucker Cap
Walleye Trucker Cap
Size & fit
One size fits most, with an adjustable plastic snapback. Structured six-panel, mid profile, pre-curved visor; mesh back.
Sander vitreus, the walleye's name today, stitched across the front. No picture and no slogan: the people who know it will read it.
The cap
- The species' scientific name today, embroidered in white on the front, genus over species, set in EB Garamond italic.
- Richardson 112 trucker: 60% cotton, 40% polyester front with a 100% polyester mesh back.
- Spot clean; don't put it in the dryer.
Shipping & production
Each one is made for you after you order, usually within 2–5 business days. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay; items from different makers may arrive in separate boxes.
Returns
If your cap 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 cap is made to order, we can't accept returns for a change of mind.
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.