There’s rarely a warning. Not with pike. When a striped bass attacks a topwater fly, you often see a boil or a swirl before the toilet flushes. Snakeheads will track a foam frog and wake the surface ...
The tools of the trade: A freshly speared northern pike alongside the decoy and spear used for the catch. / Joe Shead The sleek pike burst into view from some unknown weedbed and slashed at the 8-inch ...
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 ...