96straight Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 My buddy caught this, and at first we thought it was a pike because the colors were exactly like a pike. But the pattern is so strange that it couldn’t be a pike and we think tiger musky. We don’t know for sure but that’s our best guess. What are your guys thoughts? willlliw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 pickerel chevro1et and DrewManFishing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevro1et Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, bassbass said: pickerel Yep. Chain Pickerel. DrewManFishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96straight Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, chevro1et said: Yep. Chain Pickerel. The thing is I’ve never heard or seen anyone catch a chain pickerel anywhere near northern Wisconsin. They aren’t in any other lakes around me or in any of the rivers. DrewManFishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willlliw Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 I'd guess it's a pike, do they have both pike and musky in that body of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96straight Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, willlliw said: I'd guess it's a pike, do they have both pike and musky in that body of water? Yes there is both musky and pike so I thought it would be a tiger. willlliw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimbait302 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, bassbass said: pickerel There’s no way that’s a pickerel willlliw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) It's a pike, just a strange colored one Pickerel have a black stripe under their eye and are green with black markings Pike have light tan markings on a dark brown body, their fins are a light yellow to a bright orange/scarlet with black markings and their caudal fin is rounded Muskie have dark markings on a light tan-green background and their caudal fin is almost crescent shaped and pointed Tiger muskie also have dark markings on a light background but can be more of a teal-green color and their caudal fin is similar to a pike's but with more vibrant colors and a slight point Also, don't hold pike or any fish in the esox family vertically, vertical holds re-arrange their guts which can lead to death. Think of this as the equivalent of someone holding a bass horizontally without supporting it's weight, breaking its jaw Edited August 11, 2021 by CG_Fishes JoeyNap, Swimbait302, DrewManFishing and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Swimbait302 said: There’s no way that’s a pickerel Ok 96straight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yev14 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 I attached a link that explains a good way to distinguish between Pike, Tigers, and Musky based on the size of their head. https://www.outdoorcanada.ca/is-it-a-muskie-pike-or-tiger-heres-how-the-experts-identify-these-fish/ 96straight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassburglar Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 11 hours ago, CG_Fishes said: It's a pike, just a strange colored one Pickerel have a black stripe under their eye and are green with black markings Pike have light tan markings on a dark brown body, their fins are a light yellow to a bright orange/scarlet with black markings and their caudal fin is rounded Muskie have dark markings on a light tan-green background and their caudal fin is almost crescent shaped and pointed Tiger muskie also have dark markings on a light background but can be more of a teal-green color and their caudal fin is similar to a pike's but with more vibrant colors and a slight point Also, don't hold pike or any fish in the esox family vertically, vertical holds re-arrange their guts which can lead to death. Think of this as the equivalent of someone holding a bass horizontally without supporting it's weight, breaking its jaw You think holding a half pound hammer vertical is going to rearrange it’s guts? And being a juvenile can you really be so sure of what it is? 96straight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Bassburglar said: You think holding a half pound hammer vertical is going to rearrange it’s guts? And being a juvenile can you really be so sure of what it is? 1. No, but there is no reason not to practice your proper holds. Regardless of what people think of these fish they should be treated with respect, just as you would a bass. 2. That is 100% a Northern Piike, it doesn't even look close to anything else other than a Southern Pike which are only found in Italy or the Aquitanian Pike of France 96straight, JoeyNap, bigbass45 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_larkin3 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Definitely not a pickerel 96straight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki814 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Pike. A awesome looking pike bigbass45, 96straight, CG_Fishes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS_SWINGER Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Bass DrewManFishing, CG_Fishes, Niki814 and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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