.
 The
northern pike is one of the most ferocious predators in
our lakes and rivers. A northern pike, with its long muscular
body and large mouth full of sharp teeth, will eat almost
anything that will fit into its mouth, ranging from smaller
fish to young waterfowl. It’s such an efficient and
aggressive predator that it’s sometimes called the
“water wolf”.
The
Northern Pike tends to bite on just about any lure you put
in front of it. So if you're not having luck with any other
fish then you can usually bet that the Canada Northern Pike
Fishing will be great! Fishing for pike is very exciting
with their explosive hits and aerial acrobatics. The pike
are some of the biggest freshwater fish.
It's
also known as the American Pike, Common Pike, Great Northern
Pike, Great Lakes Pike, Grass Pike, Pickerel, Snake, Northern,
and Jackfish.
Northern
pikes are most often olive, shading into yellowish or whitish
on belly with short, light barlike spots on the body and
some dark spots on the fins. The lower half of their gill
cover lacks scales, and they have large pores on their head
and lower jaw.
 Although
most Northern Pike caught range from 2-5 lbs, the Saskatchewan
record is 45.6 lbs. Several people have been treated to
Pike larger than 40 lbs at Tate Island Lodge on Reindeer
Lake. The US record northern Pike is 46 lbs. 2oz. The Minnesota
record northern pike is 45 lbs. 12oz. The normal lifespan
of a Canada Northern Pike is 10-25 years depending on the
area.
Canada
Northern Pike and Walleye like to hide in the weeds after
hatching. They eat plant material and zooplankton and dodge
predators such as diving beatles, birds, and other fish.
It doesn’t take a Canada northern pike long before
the fry turn on the predators and begin eating them. |
