My wife caught this little fish on the Nith River in New Hamburg and I'm wondering if its a Pike or a Musky. It appears to have stripes like a Musky, but I'm not sure if that's because it's so small and still developing spots.
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Pike or Musky
Started by Justin64, Sep 13 2015 10:10 PM
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MuskiesnBJJ
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Shiner Minnow
Posted 14 September 2015 - 08:21 AM
looks like a Lunge to me! Cool pic. Very cool .
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Will
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Sunfish
Posted 14 September 2015 - 09:05 AM
Pretty sure there are only pike in the Nith. And the head looks very pikey. But that is definitely a really cool looking pattern. I've caught some up north that are just silvery on the sides. No visible white dots at all. And the fins on those ones tend to be very red as well.
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Rainbow Trout
Posted 14 September 2015 - 09:09 AM
have all the symptoms of a hybrid....
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salmotrutta
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Largemouth Bass
Posted 14 September 2015 - 09:28 AM
100% Pike
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Crappie
Posted 14 September 2015 - 01:10 PM
not an expert but everything tells me pike. except that pattern is looking too vertical for the pike i'm used to seeing.
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BearInTheWoods
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Sunfish
Posted 14 September 2015 - 01:11 PM
100% Pike. agree with salmo
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alwayscatching
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Smallmouth Bass
Posted 15 September 2015 - 04:26 PM
Im going with hybrid. People seem to be overlooking the tail pattern.
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Perch
Posted 15 September 2015 - 08:31 PM
juvenile fish are harder to identify. I'll go with pike.
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Sunfish
Posted 15 September 2015 - 09:15 PM
100% pike. No doubt
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Sunfish
Posted 15 September 2015 - 09:18 PM
Plus there are no skis in the Nith lol
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Smallmouth Fanatic
Posted 16 September 2015 - 09:28 PM
Definently pike. Juvenile pike can be deceiving
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BearInTheWoods
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Sunfish
Posted 18 September 2015 - 08:43 AM
The tail pattern on every pike under 10 inches I've ever caught looks just like that
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Sunfish
Posted 02 October 2015 - 04:19 PM
I would go with pike.
Might make a good Musky bait!
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