Duluth-area bait shops are finding a way around a new regulation that prohibits the use of smelt from Lake Superior as bait. The ruling went into effect last spring after VHS, or viral hemorrhagic ...

As the result of an emergency rule by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Oct. 4, anglers and trappers will no longer be able to use ciscoes or smelt for bait in Minnesota waters unless ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Northern pike have invaded Sebago Lake and are threatening the waterway’s ...

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 ...

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If your goal is to catch a trophy northern pike, the best time to do it is coming soon. The big, old females, those 20-pound-plus leviathans, move into shallow bays to spawn even before the ice goes ...

The small Upper Peninsula town of Curtis is all about fishing. Especially when it comes to fishing northern pike. North of the Mighty Mac and sandwiched between the expansive Manistique Lakes is ...