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 ...
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 ...
From classic spoons to muskie-size jerkbaits, these are the pike lures every serious angler needs to maximize their time on the water. Northern pike are some of the most aggressive predators found in ...
While deadbaiting continues to be one of the best ways of catching huge pike on these venues, there’s been a definite rise in the number of anglers taking up the challenge of tempting a monster with ...
Now there is an endless array to rig baits, both live and dead. Last week’s column addressed tactics for targeting trophy late-season Northern Pike in a pre-spawn phase, in which I almost always ...
Since I live in International Falls, I get to fish Rainly Lake where the northern pike season is continuous. This enabled me to learn more about fishing pike in cold water as I can start fishing as ...
A U.K. angler has gained notoriety for his Feb. 16 catch of a nearly 45-pound pike that set a record for Chew Valley Lake in Somerset, England. “Fish like this really are the stuff of dreams,” Matt ...