Pike bites child's toes

[walleyehunter]

Lake Vernon (Huntsville, Ontario) has recently been the site of a bizarre fish bite in a normally peaceful cottage setting. Muskoka's Cottage Country Now recently reported that on July 15, 2011 a swimming pre-schooler's foot was bitten by a fish while in the water with her parents.

The youngster was taken to local Huntsville Hospital for treatment to multiple foot lacerations. The article suggests that the child's recent pedicure may have precipitated the rare attack:

"The mother suspects the toddler’s fancy pedicure may have had something to do with the attack; Anika’s toenails were brightly painted and decorated with butterfly stencils. Her wiggling, sparkly toes may have seemed like a delicious morsel to the hungry predator swimming by."

The young cottager is expected to completely recover.

I would like to theorize that the offending fish was a Northern Pike as it is the only fish species, in Lake Vernon, that is capable of these kind of injuries. Muskie are not currently present in the lake.

Pictures here, Warning not for faint of heart

[WalleyeMike]

I know when I lived in Bancroft years back it was almost like every summer you heard on the radio of someone getting bitten by Musky..

Once was a young lad dangling his feet in the water and along came a Musky and took off one of the kids toes....completely gone..this is a fact...

Another time I heard of on the radio was someone had gotten bitten on the shoulder.

These are only a couple that come to mind. But I know that there's plenty more..

Can you imagine the impact that tourist season would take on that area if people knew of all the Musky attacks...LOL it would be like JAWS LMAO