Northern Pike

Length: 45-100cm (18-39in).

Weight: .7-8kg (1.5-17.5lb).

Where: Quiet, heavily vegetated waters.

Spawn: Early Spring in weedy bays after ice breakup.

Feed: fish, ducklings, frogs and small muskrats.

Bait: The Alligator of the North is a relatively easy gamefish to catch due to its predatory habits. The best lures are big spoons, spinners and jerkbaits, but pike will attack anything that looks big enough for a meal. One of the most effective baits is a big minnow fished beneath a float. Once hooked, northerns typically leap or thrash the water surface, then make a series of powerful runs.