Thread: muskie

Are there any muskie in russell lake. i was asking cause we were fishing one night about to leave and this fog came down and we couldnt see each other and we were only five foot apart.So we drop weight a put jumbo minnor out,about an hour my rob went down. It was hard to get it out the rod holder,then we say a fish look like muskie thats the only thing we could think of. As we look trying to see if we should put it in the boat my 12 pound line broke like it was only 2. No fish tell but this thing was aleast 3 maybe 4 foot long,with teeth and a big mouth.--have any one else had or have one.

Sounds like a jack fish. A.K.A pickeral

is jack fish long are they in russell

yes they are long. look just like a northern pike. Google image and there should be a pic on there. And they do fight good. I bet it was fun.

Gar or a Jack

don't look up jack fish on google images, look up PICKERAL. Some good pics on there to help you Identify.

up north we call em chain pickeral, but the size of that one described beats any I've ever seen.

Sounds like a big gar. Not too many musky in these parts, though there are some NC mountain lakes stocked with them.

Here in Wisconsin they are called Northern Pike. I've got a 28 lb, 48 inch
hanging on the wall. They resemble a Musky do to the long body, big head and some serious teeth. They are very aggressive and will hit most anything.
They catch some biguns thru the ice as well.:D

Yes there are Chain Pickerel in Russell along with Rainbows, and Wallyeyes, or Sauger