![]() ![]() The Tiger Muskie record is an old one, dating back to 1919 when a 68 pound, 63 ½ inch long Tiger was caught on the Chippewa Flowage in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Yes, Germany has excellent Northern Pike fishing! The overall Northern Pike record is from Germany where Lothar Louis landed a 55-pound 1-ounce pike on October 16, 1986. ![]() The record American Northern Pike is an unofficial one, caught by Peter Dubuc on Lake Sacandaga in upstate New York in 1940. The monster came in at 60 ¼ inches and weighed 67 pounds 8 ounces. The record Muskie was caught on Lake Court Oreilles in Wisconsin by Cal Johnson back in 1949. ![]() Northern Pike’s cheeks cover the entire cheek and upper area behind the eye. A Muskie has scales behind the eye, on the upper level of the cheek. The final check is the scales on the cheeks. Their caudal and tail fins are stripped, where Muskie fins are spotted, or plain.Īnother identifier is the submandibular pores beneath the jaw. The Northern Pike is much more uniform with light yellowish/green horizontal stripes against a dark green body. You can see from the barred pattern that these ambush predators are perfectly camouflaged in underwater weeds. They can be spotted, resembling a brown trout, or they can have barred coloration, with dark green vertical stripes set against a lighter green background color. The first is color, Muskie can be clear, with few spots on a greenish/orange body. ![]()
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