We stare as if we could summon a northern pike by sheer force of will. Zick works a carved wooden fish decoy tied to an old fly line. I hold a heavy iron spear, resting one of its tines on a ledge ...

a piece of fishing history. / Smithsonian American Art Museum Winter pike spearing is legal in many states, like Minnesota, Michigan and North Dakota, but not allowed in others, like Wisconsin ...

The author holds a 38-inch northern pike caught on a Suick. See below for the damage this fish inflicted to a brand new lure. / Joe Shead Why You Need the Best Northern Pike Lures for Consistent ...

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 ...

A pike strike is a magical thing, and I don’t really care if it’s from a little fella or a 40-plus-inch behemoth. Though these fish take a back seat to species like bass, trout, and walleye in many ...

The result is an uncanny piece of etched metal art that ... “Usually I do pieces the size of fish that people actually catch.” Walleye and northern pike are big sellers up north, he noted.

Last week, I told a friend that I would be heading out to fish for pike on the Bitterroot. "You're crazy," proclaimed my friend, who fishes often on those waters. "Even if there are pike in the ...