Piebald pickerel!

[Johnsfolly]

Such a cool catch! Would love to see if those genetics could create a neat trophy fishing lake.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ice-fisherman-catches-odd-looking-fish-that-was-considered-suspicious/ar-AA17d5vQ?li=BBnb7Kz

[BilletHead]

                That is pretty neat. I seen  that this morning. The photo of the back looks like a fancy koi. 

[jdmidwest]

Fancy Heron target there, had to stick out like a sore thumb in the water.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I don't understand what was "suspicious" about it.  Guess just a buzz to keep you reading. Cool fish none the less.  

[fishinwrench]

Is that like these "Magnolia Crappie" that get caught around here in the winter ?

[Quillback]

That is a goofy looking fish.  

[Johnsfolly]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Is that like these "Magnolia Crappie" that get caught around here in the winter ?

I have seen the blacknose crappie with the black line running from the dorsal down to its mouth. Never heard of the magnolia crappie. Any photos that you could share?

[DADAKOTA]

https://www.mdwfp.com/media/302409/magnolia-crappie.pdf

[Johnsfolly]

From that article, the magnolia looks like another fast growing hybrid. This pickerel is not a hybrid but a leucistic colored fish.

[MrGiggles]

6 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

I have seen the blacknose crappie with the black line running from the dorsal down to its mouth. Never heard of the magnolia crappie. Any photos that you could share?

I've heard that term used interchangeably but they aren't the same. Blacknose are native to the white river system, magnolias are some kind of hybrid that were bred to stock in ponds, they're sterile. 

I catch blacknose on Pomme quite a bit, every once in a great while on Stockton.