Balsam Tiger Musky?

[Face Visor]

This fish floated in last weekend, very freshly dead. I've caught a couple musky at Balsam over the years and they've always been much more silver in colour with less distinct markings. Given the increasing prevalence of pike in the lake I was wondering if this was a tiger musky. Just wondering if anyone here could tell.

[Raf]

yes it's a tiger

 

get that young man a fishn rod, he looks gung ho!

[John Bacon]

Looks like a tiger to me. Too bad you cut the tail out of the picture. Do you recall whether the tips of the tail fin were rounded or pointed? Muskie's are pointed while pike's are more rounded. Based on the colouring I would say it's a tiger, if it hadn't rounded tips on it's tail it was definitely a tiger.

[cram]

Yep - tiger for sure.

 

Beautiful fish. Striking colours. I know it wouldn't make a biologist happy, but i wish they were more common....would really love to catch one, or at least see one in person.

Edited July 13, 2010 by cram

[BillsTheBassMan]

Beauty Fish and definitely a tiger . . . too bad it was dead and floating around. Guess someone's revival efforts, or lack-there-of, didn't keep him breathing.

 

And like Raf says, that little fella needs a fishing pole!

[Face Visor]

Thanks for the feedback. The little fella, my neighbor, has a fishing pole and loves going fishing. He, his dad and my daughter spend a fair amount of time pulling in perch with the odd bass, walleye and pike on Balsam.

 

Here's another pic showing the fins, they look rounded to me.

 

[Roy]

Tigers have rounded tail tips. That is a tiger.

[camillj]

Pretty fish !

[fishing n autograph]

Nice find....would look nice on the wall!

[Devious]

Beautiful fish!

[fishinguypat]

does this help? http://www.musky.ca/chart.gif

[alexcba]

such a wild looking specimen. look at those stripes! a true tiger.

[bucktail]

Beautiful fish man!!!

What a set of dentures on that thing!