identify this fish

[scsavre]

I caught this fish a few years back and was never really sure what it was. It was about two pounds and I caught it up in DL. I thought it was some kind pickerel, but neither myself nor any of my friends are experts like FM users.

Feel free to guess, or tell.

[poutpro]

Looks like a crappie breed with a pike to me.

[Fisher Dave]

It looks alot like a chain pickeral to me with the pattern a little distorted.. I have caught chain pickeral out east.. but the patterns were *clean* and obvious.

I have caught some northerns in time that had some pretty crazy patterns.. like a birth defect or something.. one even had white stripes going from front to rear, and I have caught one with half stripes(up and down) and half standard *dash* pattern... these were definitely northerns.. without a doubt.

The fish you have I would say is a northern with some unique patterns going on.. I dont know what else it could be.

cool looking fish

[wall-i-king]

I am going to have to go with fisher dave on this one. When I first saw it I thought it was a Chain pikerel, but upon looking at it more and inspecting the fins and head structure a little more closely I would have to say that it is indeed a pike with a weird pattern on it. Really cool looking fish either way though. I bet it would be an awesome mount if you could get a big one that looked like that.

[whitewolf6647]

Cool looking fish, A clearer picture would definetly help. But I'm gonna go with these guys. I'm 99% sure it's a northern with just different markings on it. Really cool looking fish though.

[Big Roy]

Tiger Muskie? Sure looks like a hybred to me. You caught it in Detroit Lake? Does it have muskies? Do they stock it?

If so, the DNR does use hybreds. Muskies do not cross much in the wild but it does happen. Let us know what you find out.

[Griggs]

Id say chain pickerel

[8-Ball]

I have to agree w/ Fisher Dave. Chain Pic.

[RK]

Hiya,

It's a goofy-colored pike. Some of the lakes in that area have them now and then - Pelican, Crystal/Lizzie, etc. Grew up there so seen quite a few of them over the years. Really bright markings, lots of white... I went so far as to send some photos of them to a friend of mine who's a biologist with the Ontario Museum of Nat. History, and he pretty much confirmed them being pike. No chain pickerel anywhere near this area.

They are cool looking little buggers though. I've only every caught small ones, but man it'd be cool to get a 10-12 pounder with markings like that.

scsavare - you have a cabin on Pelican? Where? I'm a couple miles away on Crystal, and grew up a few miles down Hwy 34 from Pelican...

Cheers,

RK

[fisherman]

Pike would be my guess. I've never seen a pickerel but it sure looks like a pike.

good fishin'

[scsavre]

RK

I am on the South West side of the lake in Summerhaven Beach. Iam pretty much straight across from Zorbaz. Just look for the smallest cabin on the lake and there I'll be. I actually just got back from there on Sunday.

I think you guys are right about it being a pike. I have caught maybe 3 of these in my life but just didn't know a pike could look like that. I have also traveled a bit and caught both chain and grass pickerel that weren't a match either.

I do remember that each of these fish had alot more fight then the average pike though. I counted the pores when I caught this one and it had five on each side(pike).

I have never been to Crystal but if my memory serves me its between Lida and Lizzie. Not too far away.

[cmoredrakes]

Yo poutpro don't you think the northern would have eaten the crappie before he had his fun ?

[Muddog]

I had to look twice. You have the same boat as me and I have a tape in the same spot.

What was the Q: again?

[scsavre]

That boat has recently been retired but not before putting many many fish on that tape.

[Muddog]

I think it was one of the first of the Pro anglers. A great boat in it's time. And still one of the best that can be trailerd behind a car.