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Common questions
Is walleye.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns walleye.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for walleye.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Registered 1996 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Walleye.com
Lake Erie's #1 walleye site with up-to-date fishing reports, extensive charter service and lodging information for walleye enthusiasts, and a quality print publication, Lake Erie Walleye Magazine
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Feb 25, 1996 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Cloudflare, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 10, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.walleye.com.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The site names Walleye.com as the organisation behind it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as a community or social site that runs a marketplace, mainly for specialists in its field.
Authority 67/100— ahead of 67% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
67 is a percentile: higher than 67% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #162,050)+6
Verified continuity: 30.7 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+10
Model score: 34/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 67/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What walleye.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Lake Erie's #1 walleye site with up-to-date fishing reports, extensive charter service and lodging information for walleye enthusiasts, and a quality print publication, Lake Erie Walleye Magazine
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
✓ domain continuity 30 years registered✓ live verified Oct 26, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 65 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 65 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · walleye.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 2 registrar changes since Aug 12, 2011 · 1 ownership change since 2007 · last checked Oct 14, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredFeb 25, 1996walleye.com was registered on Feb 25, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described walleye.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCNetwork Solutions, LLCAug 12, 2011 – Jul 17, 2018Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for walleye.com, from Aug 12, 2011 to Jul 17, 2018.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GoDaddy.com, LLC
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 29, 2007 – Feb 25, 2026Registration records for walleye.com are held from May 29, 2007 to Feb 25, 2026 (96 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Apr 2016 – May 2017Nameservers: primary.netMay 29, 2007 – Dec 20, 2010Registration records listed primary.net nameservers (dns1.primary.net, dns2.primary.net) for walleye.com from May 29, 2007 to Dec 20, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for walleye.com from Apr 7, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 8, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (21)
Feb 25, 1996Registration: walleye.com was registered on Feb 25, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described walleye.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Lake Erie's #1 walleye site with up-to-date fishing reports, extensive charter service and lodging information for walleye enthusiasts, and a quality print publication, Lake Erie Walleye Magazine”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 29, 2007 – Feb 25, 2026Ownership: Registration records for walleye.com are held from May 29, 2007 to Feb 25, 2026 (96 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 29, 2007 – Dec 20, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed primary.net nameservers (dns1.primary.net, dns2.primary.net) for walleye.com from May 29, 2007 to Dec 20, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 12, 2011 – Jul 17, 2018
Jul 1, 2006
“Lake Erie's #1 walleye site with up-to-date fishing reports, extensive charter service and lodging information for walleye enthusiasts, and a quality print publication, Lake Erie Walleye Magazine”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 3, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Oct 10, 2018 – Jun 28, 2024
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for walleye.com, from Oct 10, 2018 to Jun 28, 2024.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Cloudflare, Inc.Cloudflare, Inc.Aug 7, 2024 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 7, 2024 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
Ownership change
Oct 10, 2018
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Oct 10, 2018. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2007–2026
Nameservers: hostmefaster.comAug 12, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed hostmefaster.com nameservers (ns3.hostmefaster.com, ns4.hostmefaster.com) for walleye.com from Aug 12, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to hostmefaster.comAug 12, 2011walleye.com's nameservers moved from primary.net to hostmefaster.com at some point between Dec 20, 2010 and Aug 12, 2011. Last seen at primary.net: Dec 20, 2010 (registration record). First seen at hostmefaster.com: Aug 12, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 8 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: hostmefaster.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016hostmefaster.com (ns3.hostmefaster.com, ns4.hostmefaster.com) were the nameservers listed for walleye.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: CloudflareMay 30, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (andy.ns.cloudflare.com, kate.ns.cloudflare.com) for walleye.com from May 30, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareMay 30, 2017walleye.com's nameservers moved from hostmefaster.com to Cloudflare at some point between Apr 1, 2016 and May 30, 2017. Last seen at hostmefaster.com: Apr 1, 2016 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Cloudflare: May 30, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 14 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareApr 3, 2018Cloudflare (andy.ns.cloudflare.com, kate.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for walleye.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareApr 4, 2018 – Feb 25, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (andy.ns.cloudflare.com, kate.ns.cloudflare.com) for walleye.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Feb 25, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 27, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 27, 2026: jocelyn.ns.cloudflare.com, rodney.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 27, 2026
Google Trust Services
Apr 16, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
Google Trust Services issued 5 certificates for walleye.com from Apr 16, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 8, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 14, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 14, 2026
Sectigo LimitedSep 3, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for walleye.com from Sep 3, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 12, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for walleye.com, from Aug 12, 2011 to Jul 17, 2018.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Aug 12, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed hostmefaster.com nameservers (ns3.hostmefaster.com, ns4.hostmefaster.com) for walleye.com from Aug 12, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 12, 2011Zone file: walleye.com's nameservers moved from primary.net to hostmefaster.com at some point between Dec 20, 2010 and Aug 12, 2011. Last seen at primary.net: Dec 20, 2010 (registration record). First seen at hostmefaster.com: Aug 12, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 8 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016Zone file: hostmefaster.com (ns3.hostmefaster.com, ns4.hostmefaster.com) were the nameservers listed for walleye.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
May 30, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (andy.ns.cloudflare.com, kate.ns.cloudflare.com) for walleye.com from May 30, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 30, 2017Zone file: walleye.com's nameservers moved from hostmefaster.com to Cloudflare at some point between Apr 1, 2016 and May 30, 2017. Last seen at hostmefaster.com: Apr 1, 2016 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Cloudflare: May 30, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 14 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → registration record)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Cloudflare (andy.ns.cloudflare.com, kate.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for walleye.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Feb 25, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (andy.ns.cloudflare.com, kate.ns.cloudflare.com) for walleye.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Feb 25, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 10, 2018 – Jun 28, 2024Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for walleye.com, from Oct 10, 2018 to Jun 28, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 10, 2018Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Oct 10, 2018. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 7, 2024 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 7, 2024 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
Apr 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for walleye.com from Apr 7, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 8, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 16, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 5 certificates for walleye.com from Apr 16, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 8, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 14, 2026
Jul 3, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 3, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for walleye.com from Sep 3, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 12, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 27, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 27, 2026: jocelyn.ns.cloudflare.com, rodney.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 27, 2026