Northern or Musky?

[MuskyManiac]

Had a friend catch this fish over the weekend. They thought it was a northern, but it looks a little musky-like to me. It's certainly not a Leech Lake strain if it is a musky. The only true way to tell for sure is to count the pores on the bottom of the jaw, but they didn't do that.

What are your opinions on this fish?

 

[DirtyMike]

Northern

 

[Kurtr]

musky

 

[Fly Carpin]

Looks mighty pikey to me. Just faded out

 

[Big Iron]

Looks like a silver phased pike to me. Picked up quiet a few in my day. The only real way to know is to count the fishes pours under the mouth

 

[Brian Renville]

If I was forced to vote I'd say pike.

 

[Ericb]

I'd say Pike. What lake?

 

[MuskyManiac]

Cass.

 

[Ericb]

The only true way to tell for sure is to count the pores on the bottom of the jaw,]

Not true, once you pickle it Pike meat will float and Musky meat will sink. Pickled tiger musky is neutral buoyant. That's the good stuff!

 

[NJL]

The rounded tail fin tells me it's a northern. Musky have pointed tail fins.

 

[wildeyes]

pike

 

[LBrandt]

Pike- wally crossbreed.

 

[MuskyManiac]

Posted this to Pete Maina and he and all the replies think it's a blue pike.

 

[Duckslayer100]

Who cares. Pickle that snot rocket.

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And in all seriousness, my vote is pike. Snoot is rather telling, and the rounded tail is almost a dead ringer.

 

[JayKay]

Posted this to Pete Maina and he and all the replies thinks it's a blue pike.

That, and your vote, pretty much settle it. I know you know your way around those types of feesh.

 

[MuskyManiac]

That, and your vote, pretty much settle it. I know you know your way around those types of feesh.

I think so. If this is a blue pike that would be quite the catch. Too bad this is the only shitty picture they got of it.

 

[NDSportsman]

Defnitiely a pike. Never get over how skinny MN pike are they look down right anorexic!

 

[Captain Ahab]

Here's a paragraph I pulled from an article. Definitely a rare catch.


The research about blue pike, or since the blue walleye already has that name, are known as "silver" pike. Research proves they are indeed rare. From an Ontario Fisherman magazine article, it's reported that Canadian researchers over seven years sampled only 42 blue/silver pike compared to 19,378 normal pike in their nets.

 

[You]

Either way, tell me he clubbed that $@&# fish and threw it back.

 

[shorthairsrus]

Gator family of walleye eaters


The northern pike barricuda and musky all belong the gator family. Unpredictable ����