What kind of fish is this????
07-27-2005 | 02:06 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: Ottawa Co, Mi.
What kind of fish is this????
I think I know, but I'm told they don't exist in the lake I caught it in... So you tell me.. What is this???
Here is pic... http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php?photo=307844&sort=7&thecat=5 00&password=
Here is pic... http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php?photo=307844&sort=7&thecat=5 00&password=
07-27-2005 | 03:10 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: Ottawa Co, Mi.
RE: What kind of fish is this????
Yeah... I know it is a tiger muskie... I caught it in 11 mile resovoir, CO. And I was told very sternly by the the lady who owned the bait shop on the lake that it was a pike and there was no muskie in there... She didn't see it, I was just tellin her about it... I would think she of all people would know what was in the lake since she lives and works on it... But I know damn well it isn't a pike...
07-27-2005 | 03:20 PM
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Dominant Buck
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From: On an Island in Paradise
RE: What kind of fish is this????
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/education/tigermuskie/tigermuskie.html
The tiger muskie is a sterile hybrid cross between the muskellunge and the northern pike. The hybrid gets its name from its distinct, dark vertical bars, although some large individuals display very little barring. Whereas the hybrid can occur in the wild where both species coexist, the vast majority of hybrids are produced in the hatchery. The female muskie is usually preferred due to its greater egg production than the female northern pike. However, the northern pike and muskellunge cross is often used when suitable numbers of female muskie are not available. Maryland obtains its tiger muskie fingerlings from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in exchange for fingerling striped bass.
It probably was a hatchery mistake and stocked as a Northern Pike.
The tiger muskie is a sterile hybrid cross between the muskellunge and the northern pike. The hybrid gets its name from its distinct, dark vertical bars, although some large individuals display very little barring. Whereas the hybrid can occur in the wild where both species coexist, the vast majority of hybrids are produced in the hatchery. The female muskie is usually preferred due to its greater egg production than the female northern pike. However, the northern pike and muskellunge cross is often used when suitable numbers of female muskie are not available. Maryland obtains its tiger muskie fingerlings from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in exchange for fingerling striped bass.
It probably was a hatchery mistake and stocked as a Northern Pike.
