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.

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 ...

In July of 2017, I was guiding a group of kayak bass anglers on Lake Wanahoo, a flood control reservoir in southeast Nebraska that was built in 2012. The lake is stocked with bass, panfish, blue ...

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They use the Thundermist T-Turn 3-way swivels to keep their fishing lines tangle free as they fish through the weeds with their cut bait. Both of them share some handy tips on how to catch more fish ...

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Every year about this time, after the ice leaves North Dakota lakes and game fish like northern pike and walleye go through their annual effort to spawn, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness spanning northeast Minnesota and southern Ontario has been a haven for generations of outdoorsmen. This includes Jacob Skorloken, who caught one of the ...

It’s time to dig out your fishing pole and tackle box and head to your favorite spot – fishing seasons begin this weekend. Inland trout and salmon, and Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike ...