Blue pike.
They're pretty uncommon.
I've caught blue walleye in Canada, but never a pike.
I'd get that mounted. You'll probably never get another one!

 

I just googled it and it says they're extinct in the Great Lakes area...apparently not.
You might want to contact the DNR.

 

I agree it is a blue pike. and as far as they go that looks to be a nice one. The interwebs say they range from 9 to 16 inches

 

Without giving the lake, what region did you catch it in? I’ll forward to the appropriate biologist. You’re welcome to PM me too.

 

Brighton area

 

How cool is that?!?!?

 

This^^

 

I was under the impression that the "blue pike" that is thought to be extinct in the Great Lakes was a "walleye" and not a "pike". You know how some used to, and maybe some people still do, call a walleye a walleyed pike. There is a school of thought that believes that they never existed, that they were just a color variation of walleye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_walleye

 

That is a real interesting catch. I too would like to hear what the biologists have to say.
It was strange - when I was a kid some folks called them Walleyed Pike - my dad for one. I was told it was because they had teeth same as a Pike.
Then - when we caught a Walleye in lake Erie it was called a Pickerel back then. It was even listed as Pickerel on restaurant menus and all the commercial fishermen called them Pickerel back in the 40's and 50's. It was quite confusing.

 

So does it taste like a walleye but you still have to deal with the darn y bones?

 

No idea, I never caught one.

 

I've caught blue walleye in Canada, they aren't any different than regular walleye except the color.

 

not a blue pike, which is the same thing as a blue walleye and likely extirpated from the great lakes....nonetheless pretty cool. let us know if you find anything out from the dnr

 

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing this.

 

Interesting.

Color Variations Of Muskie

• OnHoPr
• Jan 17, 2018

https://www.huskiemuskiecharters.com/target-species/

I wonder if it is a different type of hybrid form of the muskie & pike different from the tiger muskie.

 

Cool fish!
Must be a rare color phase.

 

View attachment 291838 Has anyone ever seen a pike that looks like this?

How long was it on the ice before you photographed it , do you have any other pictures of it

 

Only a couple of seconds, I snapped a pic and let it go

 

what a cool fish, iv'e have caught blue perch before, 60+ years ago in the UP

 

View attachment 291838 Has anyone ever seen a pike that looks like this?

You should give Mike Tontello at the DNR a call. Heis on here part of the time

 

View attachment 291838 Has anyone ever seen a pike that looks like this?

no!

 

Cool looking fish.

 

Sweet!!!!

 

More than likely just a freak

Like the Kartrashians....

Not sure I'd eat it...lol

 

Silver pike. They have been occasionally reported from lakes in Wisconsin and Minnesota for decades and occur sporadically over the fishes entire range. They are a northern pike, just a rare color variation. We also see a similar color variation in musky rearing at the hatchery.

 

Yep, silver pike.

 

did you measure it? I would love to catch one like that

 

That pike is just cold, needs to be released into Crisco Bay! A few years back I was visiting a friend in Wisconsin we caught a few pike with light blue colored mouths and light blue around the face but nothing like that. Very cool.

 

That’s pretty cool if you caught a before thought to be extinct fish! Mount that thing!


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Very cool and rare nice one!

 

Now I want one for the wall. Would be a great conversation piece.