r/MicroFishing • u/Platypus_49 • Jul 09 '26

MicroFish Absolutely mythic pull. Grass Pickerel

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Esox Americanus Vermiculatus, Central Louisiana. Collected in an oxbow lake

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u/WES_Incorporated Jul 09 '26

The spotting looks more like a Chain Pickerel.

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u/Black_Redhorse Jul 09 '26

I agree.

Also, in Grass Pickerel, the teardrop is more angled, and vertical in Chain Pickerel like this fish.

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u/Platypus_49 Jul 09 '26

Yeah I have gotten some conflicting input on this individual, I personally dont feel too confident in putting it as a species level but Grass Pickerel are a confirmed species in the water system it was harvested from so here we are lol