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The tiger muskellunge (Esox masquinongy × lucius or Esox lucius × masquinongy), [1] commonly called tiger muskie, is a carnivorous fish, and is the usually sterile, hybrid offspring of the true muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) and the northern pike (Esox lucius). It lives in fresh water and its range extends to Canada, the Northeast, and the ...
The Tiger Muskie is a hybrid fish species that is created by crossbreeding two types of fish: Muskellunge (Muskie) and Northern Pike. This hybrid species is sterile and cannot reproduce, which means that all Tiger Muskies are created through human intervention.
The tiger muskie is a hybrid of northern pike and muskie. These fish were introduced into Colorado in the 1980s to biologically control suckers and carp and provide a trophy-sized fish. The biggest fish ever caught in Colorado was a tiger muskie.
A non-native fish, and one that is a hybrid, the Tiger Muskie plays a small, albeit, important role in the management of fisheries across Colorado. “They are considered a silent predator to help us control undesirable species that are present in some of our lakes and reservoirs,” said Senior Aquatic Biologist Jeff Spohn.
The tiger musky is hybrid fish that results from a pike and a musky breeding. They are normally bred in hatcheries however sometimes a tiger musky does occur naturally in the wild. These fish combine features of a northern pike and musky and can grow larger than both.
Tiger muskellunge -- sometimes called tiger muskie -- are far from easy to catch. These sterile hybrids between muskellunge and northern pike are rare in nature, but they have been raised in hatcheries and stocked in many lakes and reservoirs across the northern United States.
Tiger muskies have earned the nickname "fish of a thousand casts", but putting in the time and effort to catch one of these trophy fish is well worth it. Adult tiger muskies are voracious predators that prefer large, soft-rayed fish like northern pikeminnow and suckers as the primary items in their diet.
The tiger muskellunge is a hybrid species of northern pike and Muskellunge and is quite rare. Anglers consider the fish one of the most prized freshwater catches. Tiger muskies can be caught using live bait or artificial lures.
The tiger muskellunge also referred to as the tiger muskie, is a hybrid fish species created by crossbreeding the muskellunge and the northern pike. It is a carnivorous and sterile fish, meaning it cannot reproduce.
Tiger Muskellunge ([Esox masquinongy × lucius), commonly called Tiger Muskie, is a hybrid of the Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) and the Northern Pike (Esox lucius). This carnivorous fish lives in freshwater lakes and rivers ranging from Canada, the Northeast, and to the Midwest United States.