Fishing for Tiger Musky, Northern Pike in Utah.

Utah offers unique fishing opportunities. Listed below find information about species of fish found in Utah which may not be featured in the main section of AA-Fishing.com.

Tiger Musky - Muskellunge
Esox lucius ~ Esox masquinongy
USA Record: 51.2 lbs.
The tiger muskellunge is a cross of the musky and northern pike. Male Tiger Muskellunge are most often sterile yet some females are fertile. Tiger muskies tend to be smaller than non-hybrid muskies but grow very fast. The body is often quite silvery with brownish fins and tail, without spots but displays broken vertical markings. Like their parent, they eat any fish they can catch and prefer to ambush their prey. They also eat crayfish, frogs and birds. Use large lures and stout line when fishing for tiger muskellunge. They will hit lures and fresh cut bait. They are known for their speed and are exceptionally strong for short runs.

Northern Pike
Esox Lucius
World Record: 55 lbs
The northern pike is a valient fighter and prefers water temperatures from 58 to 70 degrees. Also known as jack, jackfish, great northern pike and pickerel. While they have been transplanted into most states with cold water, they are native to the northern states and are abundant in the north-eastern states. Northern pike are basically olive in color with white and/or yellow bellies. The northern pike has light-colored marking on a dark body whish is opposite that of their cousins the muskies.They are an ambushing predator that eats frogs, crayfish, birds and virtually any fish they can get into their mouth. Use spinners, fish-immitating lures, jerk-baits or cutbait and fish close to cover.

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Utah Lakes

When fishing for these fish in Utah, you are likely to find them in some of the larger lakes in Utah including Cutler Reservoir, Utah Lake, Bear Lake, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Piute Reservoir, Sevier Bridge Reservoir, Lake Powell, Joes Valley Reservoir, Deer Creek Reservoir and Jordanelle Reservoir plus smaller lakes as well as in ponds and rivers throughout UT. Click here for a detailed list of Utah fishing lakes.