How to Determine Fish Sex...

[Gerritt]

With some species of fish is is simple to identify a male from a female ie. Rainbows...

 

But how do you determine the sex on say a Pike, or a Walleye (without gutting the fish to find her full of eggs)

 

I understand some fish are still spawning? Due to the late winter.. and would like to ensure I am releasing the females so they can do their duty...

 

So what say you?

 

 

G

[Roy]

Prolly can just give them a road test. Sex is determined by score...as it were.

[Stoty]

If the fish is difficult and stubborn to bring in...its a female.

If it comes in easily and doesnt really seem to care much, its a male.

 

 

(j/k ladies, but it was just so wide open for a joke...)

[Stoty]

Maybe this article will help you?

[muskymike]

If the fish is difficult and stubborn to bring in...its a female.

If it comes in easily and doesnt really seem to care much, its a male.

 

 

(j/k ladies, but it was just so wide open for a joke...)

 

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing

[ecxstriper]

If the said fish starts to complaining that you are not landing it correctly or for that matter doing anything else right I would say it is a female

[ecxstriper]

If the said fish starts to complaining that you are not landing it correctly or for that matter doing anything else right I would say it is a female

[smbhunter]

For pike and muskie it is quite simple, generally anything 10lbs or more will be a female over 90% of the time. For any other species it is quite difficult to tell, even to a trained professional.

[danbo]

[HTHM]

The fish that have their mouths opening and closing all the time are probably the females.....

[Musky or Specks]

If when you boat the fish its starts regurgitating its food-female model fish

 

If you can see lots of fish but only the occasional one hits, its a guy they wont pass up an easy meal

 

If a fish eyeballs your bait critically but doesnt hit, its a female.

Edited June 11, 2008 by Musky or Specks

[Stoty]

The fish that have their mouths opening and closing all the time are probably the females.....

 

In the good way, or bad way?????

[Meely]

I think it was Pigeon Fisher who said it best in a similar post a while back.

 

When you boat the fish.....call it FAT !!

If it starts to cry....probably female !!

 

Meely