One of the largest and most elusive fish that swims in Minnesota, muskellunge wait in weed beds before lunging forward to clamp onto their prey.
Tiger muskellunge
The tiger muskie, a sterile hybrid of the northern pike and the muskie, is stocked in several heavily fish lakes in the Twin Cities. Like muskie, this fish has dark markings on a light background but has rounded tail fins.
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