Tiger Musky
artwork by Wayne Trimm
Esox lucius X Esox masquinongy
Tiger Musky has been introduced into many lakes and large rivers since the 1970s. Favored habitat requires vegetation. Larger fish probably move off shore into deeper water during warmer parts of the year. It is a hybrid between northern pike and muskellunge and has limited or no reproductive capabilities. It has been stocked in all watersheds except the Saint Lawrence, but a native hybrid has been reported in that watershed.
