Joe Shead Why You Need the Best Northern Pike Lures for Consistent Success Northern pike are some of the most aggressive predators found in fresh water. They’ll eat fish, ducklings, muskrats and ...

If you’re using small lures intended for a different target and lighter line, a pike will cut you off before you can blink. But if you’re throwing the right kind of northern pike bait from a proper ...

Northern pike can grow very large, but small to medium-sized fish are abundant and bigger on average than even a “trophy” chain pickerel. By and large, they’re far more voracious than muskies and ...

I do prefer lures with multiple hooks, which seem to hook pike better on their slashing strikes. But honestly, I’ve caught plenty of pike on tiny, single-hook panfish jigs. A gaff is a handy ...

All fish are predators, but northern pike come dressed for the part—needle teeth, vacant eyes, thick slime, serpentine shape—which is part of what make pike fishing so much fun. Their primeval ...

One of my favorite ways to fish for pike is with jerkbaits. It’s fairly simple, but it does take a bit of attention to detail ...

Spring-summer: North Idaho Pike Association tourneys. Info: (509) 768-7281; www.northidahopikeassn.com. Spoons, spinners, hooks, flies, baits and bobbers of all sizes hang like Christmas ...

Some days you could pretty much throw anything at them and get a strike. But here are some of the all-time best pike lures. Spoons It doesn’t get much more classic that the old red and white ...

Spoons such as the VMC Tingler are potent pike medicine as well. And if you’re into tubes, you can’t go wrong with the ...