It is hard to tell from the picture but it just doesn't look like it was from a northern pike or muskie to me. I would of though there would be more cutting and the location of the large cuttings for the bite without cuts around it?
Tough to say but I have had numerous times my hand has ended up in northern pike and I have had lot more lacerations close together.

What is your opinion?
Muskie

WOW, couldn't be bites from an otter, though, with those lacs.

Hard to know for sure but I can't think of anything else that would have sliced through like that. Most other creatures that I could think of that might have been in the water would have likely left more puncture type wounds, not big slices like that. The article did say she had 9 cuts the needed stitches but had as many as 25 lacerations of some sort so that might indicate lots of teeth.

For that reason and because the girl claimed to see her foot in the fishes mouth and kicked it off with the other foot I'll stick with the muskie theory. However, I agree it doesn't look like what i'd imagine a fish bit to look like.

quote nofish: "Hard to know for sure but I can't think of anything else that would have sliced through like that. Most other creatures that I could think of that might have been in the water would have likely left more puncture type wounds, not big slices like that. The article did say she had 9 cuts the needed stitches but had as many as 25 lacerations of some sort so that might indicate lots of teeth.


For that reason and because the girl claimed to see her foot in the fishes mouth and kicked it off with the other foot I'll stick with the muskie theory. However, I agree it doesn't look like what i'd imagine a fish bit to look like. "

They were their and I wasn't so you have to go with that,but I would of though there would be more small cuts next to those huge two cuts.

Call River Monsters

Well, the MDs who had the best look at the wound, both inside and out, believe it was most likely fish and not otter. The victim described it as a fish that bit her. So I will accept that determination. But, boy oh boy, that was one mean fish!

I'm thinking fish.

What else could it possibly be? Otter is definitely out by the "bite pattern" What's left?

I agreee the list is small of what could have done this. Must be a musky that did this. We are going to need a bigger boat!

Tastes like chicken???

it bite her on the leg where it did,would a fish leave a mark on the other side of the leg also?

Either way it had to hurt big time.

Wow! I don't think it was a musky. Where are the individual puncture marks above or below the gashes?

I know someone who recently got a nasty Musky bite while handling it in the boat. It lunged at his hand and bit it....he thinks it was intentional. A deep gash with other lacerations. Not as bad as what is in this picture but similar. I think with an otter you would have had multiple bites.

Anyone here swim naked on their trips? ;)

Otter bites Grandma

Muskie or northern over years in the Hayward area we have seen several fish bites it happens but rarely

From now on I will be portaging with steel toed boots...

A friend of my fathers was fishing out of a float tube. He was wearing a watch with a shiny steel band on it. Well, you know what happens next. A northern clamped down on his wrist. He took 17 stitches and also lost the watch.

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Haha!! I just LOL'd. That's a keeper!!!

perhaps a turtle?

YIKES!!! No more skinny dipping for me :)

quote Mocha: "perhaps a turtle?"

That's what I thought.

Also, the original post said to scroll all the way down the link. There's an add with a fish that looks peculiar. He was asking if that fish is a Muskie.....?

Motor prop?