Giant muskie chomping northern pike in Minnesota lake racks up 15 million video views

The fish-eating-fish viral Facebook video was shot by kayakers on a lake in Itasca State Park.

By Aimee Blanchette, Star Tribune

July 11, 2017 at 8:25PM
Screen grab from a Facebook video showing a muskie biting into a northern pike in a lake at Itasca State Park.
Screen grab from a Facebook video showing a muskie biting into a northern pike in a lake at Itasca State Park. (Tom Horgen — Facebook/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Two kayakers on a lake in northern Minnesota encountered an impressive sight over the weekend when they paddled up to a large muskie with a northern pike in its jaws.

"Geez look at that. That's a huge northern, too, look at that!" said Cody Wolters who caught it on camera. "He does not want to let go."

Wolters, who is from Fargo, N.D., was kayaking with his dad when he started filming the fish. The video on Facebook has been viewed more than 15 million times. Watch it below.

"It's a little unusual for a muskie to take on something as big as that northern pike," said Mike Kurre, mentoring and state records fish coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. "It's a thrill to see."

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