Fishing Report SUNDAY PIKE

[fishsmith]

Headed out in the bay Sunday. Water was very muddy. Managed a couple pike. Quite a few followers not many takers

 

[stomp]

Nice one @fishsmith !

 

[Outdorman]

could that be a muskie? noticed a little red on the rear fin. I don't know other than colour how to tell them apart.

 

[stomp]

Looks like pure pike to me @Outdorman .

 

[Octavius Brine]

Agree with Stomp. One other way of telling that you can see from this photo if you zoom in is the pores on the underside of the jaw- 6 or more on a musky (fewer on pike)

 

[Trevor M]

could that be a muskie? noticed a little red on the rear fin. I don't know other than colour how to tell them apart.

That's a pike. I've always found the easiest way to tell the difference is pike generally have a similar pattern of white spots as shown below, and muskie have dark spots/bars.

The picture I attached is of a muskie ( a small one only weighed maybe 3lbs) caught in someone's minnow net while trying to catch minnows June 30 last year off the pier in Pt Bruce. I've seen walleye, rainbows, bowfin, pike, and a sturgeon caught off that pier using a rod and reel, but that's the first time I've ever seen a muskie caught in any way off that pier. It was a surprise for sure.

Muskie vs. Pike: All You Need to Know

Learn all about Muskellunge and Northern Pike: how to identify Muskie vs. Pike, where they live, what lures and techniques work best, and much more.

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[Red Hering]

That's a pike. I've always found the easiest way to tell the difference is pike generally have a similar pattern of white spots as shown below, and muskie have dark spots/bars.

The picture I attached is of a muskie ( a small one only weighed maybe 3lbs) caught in someone's minnow net while trying to catch minnows June 30 last year off the pier in Pt Bruce. I've seen walleye, rainbows, bowfin, pike, and a sturgeon caught off that pier using a rod and reel, but that's the first time I've ever seen a muskie caught in any way off that pier. It was a surprise for sure.

Muskie vs. Pike: All You Need to Know

Learn all about Muskellunge and Northern Pike: how to identify Muskie vs. Pike, where they live, what lures and techniques work best, and much more.

fishingbooker.com

Great information to break it down @Trevor M and thanks for sharing!

 

[Outdorman]

thanks all for the clarification.

 

[jerk bait]

Nice Pike !!! Hopefully the weather helps pick the action up

 

[FlyingViking]

That’s a big pickerel