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Northern Pike


 

 

 

 

 

 

This voracious predator is one of the easiest fish to catch because it so willingly bites lures or bait. What's more, northern produce chunky white fillets that many anglers say taste as good as walleyes. Most northern caught by fishing run 2 to 3 pounds, though trophies over 20 pounds are caught each year. A close cousin to the muskellunge, the northern pike lives in nearly all of Minnesota's lakes and streams.

The quickest way to tell a northern pike from a muskie is to note that the northern has light markings on a dark body background, while muskies generally have dark markings on a light background. Northern also have rounded tail fins, compared to the pointy fins of a muskie.

 

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