Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Lunker Northern....legit?

One should see other large pike from Rainy Lake before making definate comments. If the fish is from Rainy Lake it is not a hybrid pike. I do not think musky occur in the regions around Rainy Lake.

Red fins are common on pike from some lakes in Canada. Truly large pike in deeper Canadian Lakes do not spend much time in and around weeds beds except during pre and post spawn. Thus their body color will vary quite a bit from those smaller pike 5lb-15lb that inhabit shallows. It has been proven numerous times that real big pike will spend most of their time in deeper colder water in proximity to the thermocline. Often they stay below the thermocline feeding on whitefish, walleyes, and trout, etc. That fish in the picture was probably eating 2 to 4 pound fish; walleyes, etc.