Northern pike can grow very large, but small to medium-sized fish are abundant and bigger on average than even a “trophy” chain pickerel. By and large, they’re far more voracious than muskies and ...

But jigging is an exciting and effective way to catch these toothy critters and rest assured, even a small pike will ... they need to prevent a pike from biting off your lure.

Excited to catch a big northern pike at the cabin near Brainerd, an angler casts a lure all week ... solve the problem of an over-abundance of small pike in north-central Minnesota.” ...