Tiger or Barred Variaton Muskie??
Michigan Fishing
Feb 20, 2023 18:44:32 #
harleypiker
Loc: WA
After first glance = tiger muskie....but no wait, there's something wrong with the stripes. I've had 49 tigers in my boat and none looked quite like yours. Its not a pike. But barred true muskies don't have such pronounce dark stripes. My wild guess is that its a wild bred cross muskie x pike = some genetic variation that is not typical at all from hatchery bred tigers. I'll pass this onto my muskie fishing buddy who has direct contact with our WA hatchery.
Feb 20, 2023 19:26:46 #
harleypiker wrote:
After first glance = tiger muskie....but no wait, there's something wrong with the stripes. I've had 49 tigers in my boat and none looked quite like yours. Its not a pike. But barred true muskies don't have such pronounce dark stripes. My wild guess is that its a wild bred cross muskie x pike = some genetic variation that is not typical at all from hatchery bred tigers. I'll pass this onto my muskie fishing buddy who has direct contact with our WA hatchery.
Thank you, I want to know more. There are others in the lake.
Feb 21, 2023 03:28:03 #
Greg Kane
Loc: chippewa falls WI
I live in and avidly fish musky in WI, would call that a tiger. tiger are a crossbreed of musky and N pike can occur in nature, rare but looks like it. Beauty!!
Feb 21, 2023 15:25:42 #
Feb 22, 2023 08:17:12 #
Sw
Loc: Roscommon County ,Michigan
Looks like a Barred Muskie to me ,Tiger have more Pike type looks and more rounded tails. GREAT FISH !!
Feb 22, 2023 11:39:08 #
HHenry
Loc: Pt Loma CA
Hi Ryp-
I grew up in St. Louis. My Great Grandfather started summering up in Charlevoix in the early 1900's-Pre-AC days-
I started going as a youngster in the early 60's..Beautiful Area. Lots of Summertime Fishing memories..My Pike story was at my Grandma's (other side) Summer Cabin in Gladbrook, Iowa on Union Grove Lake..
Enjoy the Snow!
H
I grew up in St. Louis. My Great Grandfather started summering up in Charlevoix in the early 1900's-Pre-AC days-
I started going as a youngster in the early 60's..Beautiful Area. Lots of Summertime Fishing memories..My Pike story was at my Grandma's (other side) Summer Cabin in Gladbrook, Iowa on Union Grove Lake..
Enjoy the Snow!
H
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