[LeoWindhorse]

” fish lips “

[johniegrad]

Spontaneous genetic mutation.

[NormsRevenge]

Algae bloom and invasive species be kikkin mijniesoda’s lakes.. We could use some of their rain here. Crops looked good.

I was happy to see low mosquityo activity on a recent visit.

[M Kehoe]

I'm sorry, I was up there with Craig last week, and put ten gallons of green food coloring into the lake. It was supposed to be a prank on Straker, but things spiraled out of control.

j/k

5.56mm

[HangnJudge]

EPA must have had a toxin release upstream

[Daffynition]

[cripplecreek]

Some of the most common theories were that the fish was affected by pollution

Idiots. All that heavy industrialization on the shores of the Great Slave lake is polluting the water. LOL

[blueunicorn6]

It’s a Great Green Pike!

Put an oxygen bottle in his mouth and a bourbon bottle in my hand and I’ll get rid of him.

[McGruff]

I love hooking into a big northern pike. It’s a battle.

[nomad]

Maybe it ate a neon fish?

[Tucker39]

From the aspect that it COULD have been something serious, I thought it was a bonehead move for him to throw it back. Just MHO.

[Tucker39]

From the aspect that it COULD have been something serious, I thought it sas a bonehead move for him to throw it back. Just MHO.

[Hot Tabasco]

From the aspect that it COULD have been something serious, I thought it was a bonehead move for him to throw it back.

LOL!

Not calling YOU a bonehead for not actually READING the ENTIRE article at the link, but.....you're a bonehead!

Sure enough, the pictures drew the attention of experts like fish and wildlife technician Jeff Goudreau, who said the answer is actually much simpler than everyone thought.

Goudreau stated that he had previously caught neon-green pike himself and believes the color is due to the fish’s chromatophores. Chromatophores are pigment-containing and light-reflecting cells that give fish—as well as amphibians, reptiles, and a wide array of other animals—their color. These cells are what allow creatures like squids to change color depending on their mood, and also allow fish to adapt to their environments.

Goudreau told CBC that it is likely that Straker’s pike merely spent a lot of time near green algae and took on the color as well.

“They try to blend themselves into that environment to be better hunters,” he said. “So you’ll see those aquamarine colors, where the throats are very blue and dark green and stuff. That’s pretty much what’s happened, with that one.”

Great Slave Lake in particular holds pike of many color variations as it is the deepest lake in North America and the tenth largest in the world. Its name comes from the Slavey people, one of the Athapaskan tribes that lived near the lake and relied on it for fishing.

[Safetgiver]

Dat be Glo Zell. Bring on the Froot Loops!!

[Clay Moore]