Northern Pike, Underwater { 287 images } Created 15 Feb 2009
Underwater images of northern pike
The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the USA, (also called jackfish or simply "northern" in the Upper Midwest of the USA and in Manitoba, Canada), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). Pike grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 28–47 in. The heaviest specimen known so far was caught in 1983 at an abandoned stone quarry in Germany, where the species is called Hecht. This specimen was 147 cm (58 in) long and weighed 31 kg (68 lb.). The longest pike ever recorded and confirmed was 152 cm (60 in) long and weighed 28 kg (62 lb.). A pike of 60.5 in (154 cm) was caught and released in May 2004 in Apisko Lake, Manitoba.
The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the USA, (also called jackfish or simply "northern" in the Upper Midwest of the USA and in Manitoba, Canada), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). Pike grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 28–47 in. The heaviest specimen known so far was caught in 1983 at an abandoned stone quarry in Germany, where the species is called Hecht. This specimen was 147 cm (58 in) long and weighed 31 kg (68 lb.). The longest pike ever recorded and confirmed was 152 cm (60 in) long and weighed 28 kg (62 lb.). A pike of 60.5 in (154 cm) was caught and released in May 2004 in Apisko Lake, Manitoba.
