Leopard Muskie:

Here is an absolutely gorgeous purebred Leopard Muskie. There are many Muskie found in many lakes with the Leopard patterns but it's very rare to see a pure strain Leopard Muskie, which are only found in a couple of lakes in Ontario.

Jon Beaushene from Nestor Falls Fly In Outposts caught this extraordinary Leopard Muskie. He was fishing out of Muskie Bay Resort On Crow Lake with Brett Erickson of Thorne Bothers Lures, Jake Trinkner and Robin Holden from Shady Roost Resort.

Brett Erickson's Quote: It was Jon's first night out trolling with us and this is his personal best so far. We've caught a lot of different pattern and color variation fish out of Crow over the years. Spotted and barred fish are the norm, but about 1 in 20 is a 'leopard' with black spots going down their back with a lighter 'halo' around them. It's a very unique and beautiful fish. This one was unlike anything I've ever seen in my 30 years chasing Muskies. Not an exceptionally large fish, but still a real 'trophy' fish to be proud of. Pattern down the back almost looked like a Muskie mated with an eelpout out of LOTW. Very unusual. I don't know about it being a 100% pure stain Muskie, but it wasn't a first generation hybrid either as all of the fins were pointed and not round at all.

I would like to thank Dean, owner of Meline's Lodge & Guide Service, for sending me this awesome photo and Brett Erickson's of www.thornebros.com for posting the video.