A fake press release announced the classification of pike had changed from an invasive fish to a protected species. That is ...

All fish are predators, but northern pike come dressed for the part—needle teeth, vacant eyes, thick slime, serpentine shape—which is part of what make pike fishing so much fun. Their primeval ...

Summertime bass anglers may shun pike when they bite, but come winter, many anglers get excited about ice fishing for northern pike. And why not? They are widespread, aggressive and easy to catch.

Northern pike, chain pickerel, and muskies are all members of the same family. And if we were comparing them to the porridge in “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” pike fishing would be “just right.” ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

Anglers looking to tangle with big, toothy predators in fresh water would be hard pressed to find better targets than muskie and pike. The two game fish are closely related, and they inhabit some of ...

Pike fishing, ice fishing, and a fish recipe. This week we go pike fishing in Ludington, and then do some ice fishing in the southern part of the state. Finally, we share a great fish recipe.

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Staff Report Vermont offers some of the best tackle-busting bass and northern pike fishing you can find this summer. High on the list of Vermont's summer fishing hot spots is Lake Champlain. More than ...

Big pike — really big pike — highlight this week’s ice-fishing report. Jeremy Lawrence of Northampton had his hands full, literally, Saturday during the Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries Federation’s ice ...

These fish are the true pred­ators that roam our freshwater, and I think we’re in for some terrific “tooth-fishing” excitement. If you look back on the successes of the ice anglers, quite of few of ...