AKRISONER Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 i dont even know how to truly identify a tiger vs a musky vs a pike, But looking at the head/cheek structure of that fish, it looks exactly like a pike and absolutely nothing like a musky. I will tell you right now, There are no pikes out there with markings like that.
Joeytier Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 It is a tiger, and this post is from July 2010 lol
JoshS Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Well, four and half years later and I've still only caught pike in balsam. But they are throughout the whole chain apparently. The Balsam population is pretty strong now. Musky numbers of the smaller year classes seemed to have dipped a bit for me on balsam recently, but could just be me... Edited October 1, 2014 by JoshS
fishnsled Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Posted October 1, 2014 4 and a half years later... My thoughts exactly. Since this post, there have been pike caught in many of the Trent Severn waterway lakes so I've heard. You may want to look at this rooz, just to get you off to a good start here. http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=extras§ion=boardrules and this for your pictures http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20
rooz Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) fishnsled im off to a great start! thanks for the tips! i noticed it was 4 years old after i posted but doesnt change the fact that pike suck! and shouldnt be in the kawartha lakes! Edited October 1, 2014 by rooz
fishnsled Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Posted October 1, 2014 fishnsled im off to a great start! thanks for the tips! i noticed it was 4 years old after i posted but doesnt change the fact that pike suck! and shouldnt be in the kawartha lakes! No worries rooz and totally agree with you about the pike in the Kawarthas. It's a shame they are spreading like they are. Will be interesting to see how things balance out in the next 10 to 20 years. Welcome to the board!
jedimaster Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 Here is one from a while back probably going back 7 years ago on Scugog. jumped out of my hand the instant the picture was taken. almost double back on me and bit my ear.
jedimaster Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 Mine in the above was a Barred musky. You can tell by the pointy pec fins. You can see in the OP's picture the fins are rounded. That's the easiest way to tell. Now to check if its a male or female... you need to insert your finger into the...
Gnote Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 Pike shouldnt be in the kawarthas, but they dont suck.
fishindevil Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 The fact is they are here in the kawarthas !!! Including the lake I live on which is sturgeon lake !!! As they have been steadily invading a big portion of Haliburton !!!! They are confirmed in most of the kawarthas it just takes the MNR several years to officially confirm it !!!! A few years I ago I called the MNR about a lake in Haliburton they said had NO PIKE !!!! Well I caught one and measured it and took pictures and sent it to them and last year finally confirmed there is pike there !!!!
Parnelly Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 The first year I bought my boat....2010, I caught a Pike on the Otonabee River. Being that I was new to fishing the area, and really hadnt done a lot of fishing in a long time (I know this was stupid looking back) but we released it back into the river not knowing. The next day at work I was telling some guys that worked in another trade about my fishing escapades, and I dont need to tell you they were less than happy about my story. Needless to say, that wont happen again.
canliq Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 For now, I do believe almost all kawartha lake have pike , and only a few of them have musky.
Roy Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 For now, I do believe almost all kawartha lake have pike , and only a few of them have musky. I believe that it would be the other way around
jedimaster Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 ROFL. I just noticed the age on this thread. What the heck.
BillM Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 How do people dig up 4 year old threads? Magic? Cause the search function on this forum sucks, lol.
Sinker Posted October 2, 2014 Report Posted October 2, 2014 Its funny, I almost exclusively fish the kawartha's and have never caught a pike in any of the lakes. S.
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