Pretty, (and somewhat unique?), pike

I just got back from my yearly ice fishing trip in NW Ontario and thought I’d share a picture of a really pretty pike I caught. I’m used to seeing pike have a very dark back/top of the head, like darkish green/almost black (will upload a comparison picture), but this one had zero dark coloration along the top, instead it’s patterning continued throughout it’s entire back and head.

Is this more common than I think? Maybe it’s just the size of the fish(a new PB at 43.5″) that made it stand out so much, but I can’t think of a seeing too many like this.

I’m very tempted to get a replica made cause it was such a beautiful fish, but feels a bit inadequate cause my friend caught a 46″ and a 47″ this trip that made this one look small .

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If you have good pics of that back and other areas that made this fish stand out to you, I’d go ahead and do the replica. It isn’t about what your buddy caught. It’s about what inspired this thread.

That truly is a uniquely patterned fish. Nice caught!

that is a good looking fish for sure!!!

That’s is sweet and sounds like an awesome trip!

Jimmy Jones wrote:

I’d go ahead and do the replica. It isn’t about what your buddy caught. It’s about what inspired this thread.

Well said Tom! Very cool fish

Eelpout pattern. Very cool.

That’s a great looking fish. You’d almost have to put that in a glass coffee table so you can look down to appreciate the pattern. Very cool!

Heck that fish would be worth mounting if it was under 40. Pretty fish.

SUPER cool!

Yeah, I’d love to see more shots of that!