Musky or tiger musky?

[MNFishhunter]

Not sure what it is and what are the details that separate the species? Thanks!

[FowlSki]

Muskie.

Why do you have it on a stringer?

[MNFishhunter]

Easier to handle, I kept it in the water until I could take a pic. Then released the fish. How can you tell its a musky versus a tiger musky?

[mrklean]

yep normal skie

[umichjesse]

a picture of a small fish (heck, even a big fish) is not worth harming the fish. i would be ashamed of that picture. no need to poke a hole through a baby fishes face with a stringer just to get a picture. you should have just snapped a quick pic while unhooking it, no need for a selfie that jeopardizes the fish. also, what you did was illegal. a fish on a stringer is in your possession, and that fish is too small to be kept.

congrats on a muskie on a flyrod, but please have more respect in the future.

[eyeguy 54]

somebody needs a chill pill/// lol

[DTro]

Technically, putting any fish on a stringer is legally defined as possession, just an FYI for you for future reference.

[eyeguy 54]

is that in the regs? I would rather see somebody PM a message than flame somebody on here. Very nicely put DTro

[Mid-Lake Rock]

From page 18 of the regs.

Immediately released or returned to the water – Fish must not be retained longer than is needed at the site of capture to unhook, identify, measure, and photograph. Placing the fish in any type of container or on a stringer is not immediately released. Any fish not immediately released is considered to be “reduced to possession.”

[tolle141]

Pure strain. I'd get a net or a boga grip to avoid legal problems next time.

[eyeguy 54]

thx, good info.

[MNFishhunter]

Thanks for the heads up on the stringer. I thought it was a good idea at the time. I realize now that using the stringer was wrong. I'll be shopping for a larger net. Thanks for the id too, I appreciate it.

[certified jumbo]

Nice fish. You are one of only a few to land a musky on fly gear.

Thanks for sharing!

[Nick Kuhn]

Easier to handle, I kept it in the water until I could take a pic. Then released the fish. How can you tell its a musky versus a tiger musky?

Rounded tail like a pike on a tiger muskie. Also they look ridiculous, extremely high contrast on the markings and a ton of stripes and spots. Just going to the photo thread; the below picture was the most recently pictured tiger muskie.

[tolle141]

Was that on the fly too? Nice work!