Pike or Musky

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Justin Kuss

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• Sep 13, 2015

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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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MuskiesnBJJ

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• Sep 14, 2015

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looks like a Lunge to me! Cool pic. Very cool .

 

wschinke

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• Sep 14, 2015

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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.

 

rich_ace_G

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• Sep 14, 2015

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have all the symptoms of a hybrid....

 

salmotrutta

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• Sep 14, 2015

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100% Pike

 

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• Sep 14, 2015

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not an expert but everything tells me pike. except that pattern is looking too vertical for the pike i'm used to seeing.

 

BearInTheWoods

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• Sep 14, 2015

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100% Pike. agree with salmo

 

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• Sep 15, 2015

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Im going with hybrid. People seem to be overlooking the tail pattern.

 

fisgfreek

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• Sep 15, 2015

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juvenile fish are harder to identify. I'll go with pike.

 

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• Sep 15, 2015

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100% pike. No doubt

 

Kleiner

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• Sep 15, 2015

• #11

Plus there are no skis in the Nith lol

 

hamiltonangler94

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• Sep 16, 2015

• #12

Definently pike. Juvenile pike can be deceiving

 

BearInTheWoods

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• Sep 18, 2015

• #13

The tail pattern on every pike under 10 inches I've ever caught looks just like that

 

Michael Borman

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• Oct 2, 2015

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I would go with pike.

Might make a good Musky bait!