I looked into it and I guess people are calling them striped northern pike. I still don’t know what causes the stripes or how common it is. I watched an episode of uncut angling and they catch one similar to the patterning on my fish. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9cv2gVIDsUY

Thanks for the info.

Thanks. I live about forty minutes was of the twin cities in WI. Driving distance isn’t really an issue.