Odd color to this pike

[msgdan]

I hit the river in a couple different spots yesterday and landed double digits with the pike and also lost about as many. Nothing big, but 2 just over 30" and one about 36" lost at the kayak trying for a picture. Most were n the mid 20 inch range, but very aggressive ! I was just about to release this pike in the water when I noticed that it had a strange color pattern to it. Took a quick picture and then released.

Almost smooth color with almost no real spots to it.



Danny V

[saxmatt]

That's a hybrid. I've seen a bunch of people post that they thought they caught a hybrid on this site, but almost all of them have been pure pike. You can see the difference in this pic. The hybrids are more of a green color, smaller spots, some vertical barring and there is even a hint of the black line under the eye that pickerel have.

[Jigman13]

That's pretty cool looking specimen ya got there...Nice going man. Lotta action!

[Gatto1227]

That's a cool looking fish. Def a hybrid as you can see the black pickerel line under the eye. Seems to be atleast some sort of reproduction going on with the pike. Very cool. Sluttly pickerel

[ScowardNJ]

It's a Pikeassickerel.

[Rybazłapać]

One of a kind catch. That's one to remember. Great catch.