About Us

The Walleye Guy” commenced business 2016. The owner/operator of the company, Peter Mackid, was looking for an opportunity to continue work, part-time or otherwise after his retirement.

A friend, involved for fifty years in the Commercial Fishing Industry, suggested he become a Licensed Fish Dealer in a market (Winnipeg) that was ready to embrace an Independent Dealer with a reputation for honesty, integrity, and personal service.

He applied for and was granted a Fish Dealers License by the Fisheries Branch – Province of Manitoba. At that point research began. He visited fish sheds and camps across Lake Winnipeg; speaking with Commercial fishers, purchasing sample product, and negotiating prices. It was a major exercise of trial-and-error.

Some sheds/camps operated under less than ideal conditions. Product from some was found to be filleted without the necessary care and caution regards safety concerns. In many there was a lack of concern regards quality and sorting as to size. Some fishers simply wrapped their product in cellophane, and the weights as promised were always a couple of ounces short. Vetting of potential suppliers was a year-long process and remains ongoing today. The Walleye Guy sells product that the company can be proud of and which it can guarantee with confidence.

Our fishers take the same pride in their product as do we in marketing this fantastic fish to the General Public and to our Corporate Accounts.