(Photo of Don Munro Sr & Jr with their big Rideau River trophy)
Thanks to Don Munro for sending in the big fish story and photos.
By the way, if you look closely at the photos, upon first glance they appear to be that of a muskie, however, I am 99% sure this fish is a Tiger Muskie – a pretty darn rare hybrid of the Northern Pike and Muskie!
You usually don’t see them this big either!!
Without having the fish in my hands and being able to count the number of ‘sub-mandibular’ pores under its jaw, we may never know for sure, but the distinct bar markings and shape of the fins are typical of a Tiger Muskie.
Any way you look at it, though, it’s still a magnificent fish!
Here is the story of how this beast came to be, as told by Don Munro Jr:
My 89yr dad has been waiting all his life to actually hook into one of these……..He use to tell me stories of his dad and uncles hooking into Muskies on the Rideau around James Island in Manotick “So big they wouldn’t fit in the wheelbarrow”
Anyhow, last Friday the 28th of Sept we decided to give it a shot – My Son Adam, Dad and myself – And we finally hooked into one….I figure he was 30+ lbs and 4ft long…I am only guestimating as I didn’t want to injure him weighing him etc….
We got him into the boat and took a few flicks then got him back into the water for another day…So he’s back out there waiting for you…
The guys at work are now at me to “Let’s go fishing”
