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MFF US Northeast => Maine => Topic started by: stguy on Jul 18, 2018, 10:40 AM

Title: Strange old fish picture
Post by: stguy on Jul 18, 2018, 10:40 AM

I've been helping take care of a place on Sebago and found this picture cleaning out some boxes in their garage, he said this washed up on his beach 15-20 years ago and it weighed somewhere in the range of 20 pounds maybe more.

It has the body of a pike but the head looks kind of strange and the jaws are short, is it a pike?


(https://s15.postimg.cc/gs9kfrdmv/Attach26382_20180714_144043.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/gs9kfrdmv/)

Title: Re: Strange old fish picture
Post by: taxid on Jul 18, 2018, 10:51 AM

That's definitely a northern pike. The head may be a little smaller than usual due to fast growth. Probably didn't have much competition.

Title: Re: Strange old fish picture
Post by: Turnbuckle on Jul 18, 2018, 07:40 PM

Northern pike, likely bloated a bit.