Caught a 'rare' silver pike

[12 Volt Man]

Hi Folks. caught what I believe is a silver pike in Montreal the other day. thought it was a muskie at first when I was fighting/landing it because of the big gray head and gray silver body. But looking at the pics later the spotting on the tail shows it to be a pike.

 

Google image search shows silver pike that are supposedly very rare that look exactly like this fish.

 

this fish was a good size. anyone ever catch one of these?

 

here is one of the pics: I have another pic but having trouble resizing it. I wish the board would automatically resize pics

[Acountdeleted]

Interesting. We used to get a few way up north in Thunder Bay. Very cool looking fish.

[Tjames09]

Weird, its scaley like a walleye. Was it smooth like a pike? or was it rough like a walleye?

[Canuck]

Looks to me like a light coloured ordinary pike. Probably living in clear water and not stains weedy areas. The spots are faint but visible. On a silver they should be virtually not visible.

[12 Volt Man]

I'll try to post the other pic I have tonight of the fish laying beside my rod and reel. the colour is nothing like a normal pike but the spotting on the tail and non-red fins means its definitely not a muskie as I had first thought. the flash washed out the grey colour a bit in this pic.

 

fought like a beast though!

Edited July 26, 2017 by 12 Volt Man

[manitoubass2]

I've never seen a pike like that! Cool!

 

I'll see if I dig up a pic I have of the coolest pike I've caught. It was half light coloured, half dark, split right down the middle

[AKRISONER]

totally a silver pike, look at the comparables on google...very cool

[J Roelofsen]

I agree, definitely a color mutation....they are cool looking fish!

 

Josh

[fishboy]

Very cool-learned something too

[lew]

I'll see if I dig up a pic I have of the coolest pike I've caught. It was half light coloured, half dark, split right down the middle

 

Sounds like this musky I got on the St. Lawrence River a couple years back, barred on the back half and clear on the front half.

 

Some kool looking fish swimming around our waters for sure.

 

Edited July 26, 2017 by lew

[John Bacon]

spotting on the tail and non-red fins means its definitely not a muskie as I had first thought.

 

 

The shape of the fins and tail are a give away too. Muskie fins and tail would not be as rounded as pike fins.

[PUMP KNOWS]

That's cool. Can you post the other pic?

 

try using tinypic.com

[PUMP KNOWS]

 

Sounds like this musky I got on the St. Lawrence River a couple years back, barred on the back half and clear on the front half.

 

Some kool looking fish swimming around our waters for sure.

 

 

 

 

My buddy caught a musky this year that was half and half...

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWTn0XAg4vR/

 

Click the right arrow for a better pic

Edited July 26, 2017 by PUMP KNOWS

[Canuck]

totally a silver pike, look at the comparables on google...very cool

Took another look on my PC with the larger image. WHat looks like spots in the small image is actually the scales that show up much more. Yup, I agree its a silver pike. Neat.

[manitoubass2]

The lampreys agree

[12 Volt Man]

the other pic. the white spotting is so tiny the fish appears almost totally grey.

 

normal pike colouration is large white spots on a brown or green background.

 

this guy has tiny white spots on a grey background:

[12 Volt Man]

that half and half musky is awesome

[zenon11]

On lake abitibi, the pike and walleye are always more white then green. I just figured it was from the tannins in the water.