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Strange spot... Pike or a ski?
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February 16, 2011 - 10:18 am
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A buddy of mine lives on a developed gravel pit lake that is fed by the Grand River via "tube" and has been stocked in the past with walleye fingerlings. Looks like a northern muskie to me???? but unlike most I've seen in this size range (24" or so) The fish made it back into the water but I was curious of what people thought ……pike, river fish, livewell transfer?,mixed in with the walleye fry?, also have never seen the dark spots running vertically up the edge of the cheek. (very clear fish 2, no bars or spots, kidney beans w yellow)

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February 16, 2011 - 10:23 am
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It looks like a pike to me.

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February 16, 2011 - 10:28 am
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I suppose it is….but maybe it was the tail/ anal / dorsal fins that appeared spotted due to laying down, masking the pike like camo striping? I've never seen a clear pike either.

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February 16, 2011 - 10:42 am
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I think thats a silver pike….a rare color phase of pike. Believed to be a mutation that occurs naturally within norther pike populations, its not very well understood.

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February 16, 2011 - 11:00 am
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Its a cool little Pike. Other fish in the lake have very pronounced traditional Pike markings, but is a sandy bottom lake that promotes the lighter coloration.

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February 16, 2011 - 11:28 am
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Adam, I have a book titled " Pike and the pike angler" by Fred Buller. It is filled with stories and the history of big pike throughout Europe and the USA. There are several photos of similar pike in this book. Silver pike or Mutant pike are a few of the terms used. Pretty cool picture you got there.

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February 16, 2011 - 11:34 am
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I agree: Pike. I've massaged the photo to make it less dark. Note the spots appear as light "dots" on a dark background, and also the rounded caudal and anal fins.

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February 16, 2011 - 12:20 pm
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I was thinking Silver Pike as well. Very cool color

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February 16, 2011 - 2:27 pm
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"Mayhem" said:
I think thats a silver pike….a rare color phase of pike. Believed to be a mutation that occurs naturally within norther pike populations, its not very well understood.

Yep. Scaled cheek makes it a pretty easy ID.

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February 16, 2011 - 7:15 pm
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Cool pic! I've never caught that variation but have seen others in pics, I think it's a very rare catch in these parts.

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February 16, 2011 - 8:05 pm
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yea i saw this on steve's facebook, i said the exact same thing as what minnick mentioned.

Much like the discussion we had last year about muskies that are a clearer green without bars.

This pike probably was caught in a sandy area and lost a lot of coloration, but ive seen a lot of pics of silver pike caught in canada and this looks exactly the same.

Plus the head features give it away

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