Large northern pike are one of the most ferocious freshwater fish in North America. Chasing trophy size pike can be a tremendously exciting experience. I have been fortunate to have caught giant ...

We're targeting largemouth bass and potentially pike using the peeper frog top water lure. We're drifting over a vast weed flat, focusing on a specific point off the shoreline that we're hoping will ...

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.” ...

It is Saturday and here I am slaving away writing a column for next Thursday’s paper. I am sitting on the deck of my cabin on Crystal and Lavon Lakes in the Thompson Chain of Lakes. It is about 70 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not long ago, I was invited by my frequent fishing partner, South Dakotan,Ty Smith to try my hand at pike spearing, Dakota style. I quickly learned that there’s no other frozen water pastime that can ...