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What is the difference between a pike and a pickeral?

Can you readily identify the difference between a muskellunge and a northern pike?

  • HERE'S THIS WEEK'S WEEKEND "FISHIN' FOR FUN" QUESTION: There are two most common methods and tell-tale signs on the heads of the muskellunge and northern pike ...show more

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    of course. besides the obvious external differences that may or may not be confusing to the layman, the musky definitely has 7 or more spines in the dorsal fin and the pike has 7 or less. also the musky has 133 villi on the small intestine but it is necessary to kill the fish to prove this.

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Muskies are striped and they have no spots. A northern pike has spots that are yellow, or whitish. Muskies do resemble northern pike, but one big difference is a musky doesn't have any scales like a northern pike. Forgot the names... Northern pike; Esox lucius. Musky; Esox masquinongy. I have caught many northern pike in my time here in Alaska. I have only seen musky on fishing shows and pictures that some friends have. I also have heard some stories about fishing for musky and some of them say long hours without a bite, or long hours for only one bite.

Ghost of society

Color pattern and jaw

Nathan

I have never caught a muskie, but I have caught enough pike that I think I could tell the difference. Pike have the horizontal rectangle pattern and a scalier head.

Jackrabbit Slim

Nope. Since I've never caught either one, no... I have absolutely no idea what they look like or how to distinguish the differences between the two.

Grand Master Basser®

Besides color differences and all I can tell you pike have a hinged jaw. I got another guess but I think thats the ticket no?

Andrew

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