The silver northern pike is a rare genetic mutation of the northern pike species, characterized by its distinctive silver coloration instead of the typical dark coloration. While this mutation is uncommon throughout most of North America, it is more frequently found in the waters around the Iowa Great Lakes, making it a regional rarity.
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We Accidentally Caught This RARE Fish in Iowa...Added:
Got him, bud.
I got him.
Watch him get a pike. I got a pike, actually.
Is it a silver pike?
It is. Or is it a muskie? Silver pike.
>> It's a silver pike. You want to see this, bud? Yeah.
>> It's pretty cool. These are So, this is actually common here. It is not common anywhere else in the country.
Uh it's a genetic mutation for pike.
This is a silver pike.
Let me pop this off quick. I mean, this Yeah, that's a silver pike.
Pretty cool, right?
Neato.
All right. Huh. I haven't caught one of those in a long time. Super unique. But, we'll get it back. We're here for crappies.
See you, buddy.
Took off.
Now, it says the water's 50°, but you stick your hands in there to rinse off from a pike, and I tell you it does not feel like 50° water.
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