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Hello folks. We're deep into the winter months now and as always it's still the perfect time to go fishing. Today we're out on the ice, just north of Kingston Ontario, geared up with tip-ups, ...
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 ...
Welcome to another Fishing Q&A video, where we take some time to answer some great fishing questions we've received. Today we have three different questions I'd like to answer and talk about; the ...
When you are standing on an ice sheet that’s 36 inches thick, it seems absurd to think that spring is in the air. But it was. And I could feel it. It was the last week of March, and Pete Palony and I ...
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.” ...
Northern pike are one of the most widely distributed fish across the Ice Belt. It seems comparatively few people fish specifically for them in summer, but in winter, many anglers set out tip-ups ...
Last week this column examined early season northern pike fishing on lakes. But that’s only half the story. Rivers such as the Allegheny, Shenango and French Creek offer good early season pike fishing ...
When a fish finally made its way to Zach and Mike Nunemacher’s ice fishing hole, they knew it was a big one. The fish had made “several good runs,” but the fishermen’s first attempt to reel it ...
The author holds a 38-inch northern pike caught on a Suick. See below for the damage this fish inflicted to a brand new lure. / Joe Shead Why You Need the Best Northern Pike Lures for Consistent ...
Northern pike fishing is excellent at Williams Fork Reservoir, as Andy Yutzy can attest. Casting from a boat, he had already caught and released three smaller pike before hooking a monster last week ...
A man from Idaho has broken the state’s 13-year northern pike fishing record with a catch that was more than half a pound heavier than its predecessor. Thomas Francis reeled in a 40.76-pound northern ...
If you are out fishing on Lake Roosevelt you may see a few more boats than usual as fisheries staff are busy catching as many northern pike as possible to reduce their impacts to native fish like ...