Musky Fishing
Muskie or Pike
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On those juvenile fish the markings can be confusing. I've seen plenty of juvenile muskies that people think are hybrids or even pike but they've been tagged so the DNA on them point back to being a pure strain muskie. Then a year or two later when they've matured and have been re-caught they exhibit the markings of a definite muskie.
Essentially...on juvenile fish it's not a sure bet to determine what they are based simply on markings, fin structure, etc. You'd need to do DNA sampling on a fish that age which isn't possible. Just chalk it up to catching a pretty fish that some day could produce other pretty fish if it's released and survives.
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