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Fish Identification
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 3:21 pm
by D17A1
Went out southeast of Ottawa and caught these guys. Anyone else have a bit of trouble identifying pike vs muskie? (Relatively new fisherman here).
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 4:38 pm
by lape0019
Those are all Pike.
Easiest thing to remember are Pike are dark with white spots and musky are white with dark lines. Also, the tails of
Musky are more red and the tips are more pointed for the most part.
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:11 pm
by RJ
Pike. I do suggest you get some pictures for reference before you start bringing fish home. A musky that size from any body of water around here is illegal to keep, just a friendly heads up!
RJ
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:59 am
by BigC
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:47 pm
by 613wetline
nice catch, but please look into the rules for zone you are fishing in. If they were muskies im sure you would receive a not so enjoyable visit from conservation officers and either given a ticket or summons to appear. The Ottawa River (zone 12) they must exeed 54" and the Rideau River(zone 18 i beleive) 44" Its an anglers choice when in legal size but please dont keep muskies, they arent good eats..
again nice catch, pike are alot of fun
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:48 am
by Yannick Loranger
613wetline wrote: the Rideau River(zone 18 i beleive) 44"
Yes zone 18, but 36'' minimum.
http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and ... nglish.pdf
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:33 pm
by Lunker Larry
Yannick. You have to look in the Exceptions. The Rideau is stated there with a size limit of 44".
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 7:31 pm
by Yannick Loranger
Oops. My bad. I'll stick to the Ottawa.
Re: Fish Identification
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:39 pm
by BrentS89
Muskie also have a limit of 1 with a Sport license, 0 with Conservation license.
Pike are 6 and 2.
Be aware of the zone you are fishing the species, limits and the type of license you have.