Fishing Species
Tiger Muskellunge Fish Species Information
Tiger Muskellunge bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Esox masquinongy |
| Other Fish Name: | muskelunge, muscallonge, muskie, musky or maskinonge |
| Regions Fished: | found in oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes and large rivers from northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota through the Great Lakes region, north into Canada, throughout most of the St Lawrence River drainage and northward throughout t |
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| Additional Information: | Their long snout filled with teeth and dark tiger striped sides on a light body make them easy to identify. Many anglers relish the trophy fishing opportunities provided by these denizens of the deep, that in Colorado may reach over 40 pounds. The best opportunity to catch a tiger muskie would be by throwing large lures over vegetation during the summer. Northern pike look like tiger muskie, but have whitish irregular chain markings on a dark body. |