One of the least caught game fish here in Illinois is the northern pike. I don’t know why. They are tough fighters and are fairly easily caught. I think the small northern pike catch rate is because ...

Before we get full time into outdoor columns about hunting, let me do a final end-of-summer column about fishing. About a month ago I wrote a column about a wonderful July morning in my fishing boat, ...

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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.

SAN JUAN ISLAND — Twenty-two northern pike have been removed from Carefree Lake on San Juan Island since the invasive species was found in the small reservoir in March. Northern pike are a harmful, ...

A group of fishermen had quite a surprise when they discovered their catch of the day had something firm and seemingly whole inside its belly. Northern pike are voracious predators and will eat just ...

Northern pike have also been knocked back in Lake Spokane. Chuck Lee, a biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said focused suppression efforts over the past four years have put ...