Northern Pike vs Brown Trout

[xEchOx]

Are Pike easier to catch than Musky? I see people in videos pulling out pike like crazy but when I read about musky they are sometimes calle dthe fish of a thousand casts. You can cast all day and not catch one. True or not? We dont have any Esox native here but we have some places stocked with Tuger muskie. Now I wonder how they react since they are hybrids.

Pike are much more abundant in the northern states, and that is mostly the reason they are easier to catch. Their large population makes competition for baitfish (and pretty much anything else that moves) high. Muskies don't spawn until early june, and therefore their fry are a targeted food source by many other predators, i.e. northern pike, walleye, catfish, etc. The few that do survive though get very large. Rest assured that once the musky is an adult, all scores will be settled, as no species is safe from the jaws of a full grown Musky.Fisherman also say that muskies are more wary of what lures they hit, and that they are smarter than your average northern pike. I don't know if this is true, but I have seen a full grown adult (40 inches +) stalk a lure right up to a boat, and sit about 5 ft down, and 5 ft back from the boat. He knew we were there, and I know he could see us, but he didn't care. He wasn't scared or spooked like most fish would be. He just sat there, staring us down. Once he was bored of us, he slowly turned and swam into the deep never to be seen again.

 

[doubledragon]

Nice vid. crazy to watch him eat something almost the same size.