dead muskie

[Hood]

Definately had a turtle chewing on him....you sure thats not a Northern?

[shrub]

it does look alot like a northern. its a nice fish by any standards, they say that you can tell the differnce by the gill plate. but i cant see close enough.

[blaque]

Id guess northern judging by the orientation of the markings. Muskie are usually more of a vertical stripe, and Pike are Horizontal and more of an elongated spot. Which this looks to be. Also.....and Im just going by experience here, but i believe a musky would have a redder hue to the fins and tail section (obviously the tails gone) but the fins dont appear to be pinkish or reddish. Again.........just my take, im by no means one who handles alot of musky or northern, aaaaanywaaaaay, blah blah blah, definitely a good fish, strange habitat for either a northern or a musky isnt it?? I dunno, seems to stray from the normal environment that Im used to seeing them in, or hearing about them in. One things for sure,  he hadnt been dead long before you stumbled upon him.......looks pretty fresh.

[gillmaniac]

i have two other pics of it didnt even think to post them.




we have two muskies on the wall at this camp and i am not sure if there are northens in here. well you guys would know the look better than me because i hardly ever fish for muskie/pike so thanks for all the help.

gill

[shrub]

id bet money that thats a northern. just by the pattern, fins and coloration.

[gillmaniac]

did a quick google pictures search and......
this is a random pic of a pike on google

this is the pic of my fish

this is a random pic of a muskie on google


so that determins it is a pike and not a muskie.you guys were right it is a pike

[MikeThePike]

You can also tell the difference by the teeth. Pike have lots of small teeth while muskies are packing a mouth full of big canine like teeth.

[reubenpa]

Thats a nice sized pike, too bad you didn't get him and eat him before it died

[bigredfishing]

there's no doubt it is a northern pike.  From the looks of the fish's condition, it did not appear to be very healthy when it died with the head over proportioned to the body.  Looks like that fish had lost alot of weight in a short period of time...there's alot of naturally occuring digestive disorders and diseases that could cause this, along with good ol' death by old age.

[fishbreath]

If it had dentures it might of been an old fish. Definitely a pike.

[Pasquatch]

Yeah, looking at that pic, its definately a pike, a big one, that cut on its tail looks like it could be fatal if pre mortum...

[gunner1]

That is a good size fish.  It looks alot like a northern to me, though I've been wrong before.  If that was attacked by another fish before dying, I want to see that other fish.

 It IS a northern. Judging by the vivid color in the wounds, it hadn't died very long before being found either.