To me, it used to taste just like pike. Now that I have understood a few things about musky, though, the flesh tastes aweful. In fact, it has become the pure taste of remorse for killing a noble fish which is, oftentimes, above 15 years old (I'm talking real musky here, 36+), and I feel the same towards pike above 14 pounds. To use the expression of a famous guide I know, "the only fish I eat is triangular in shape!" (Did I really write that down???) Tight lines everybody!