Fishing For

Northern pike

4.0
(1712)
25K Catches
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Average Length
1.3 ft
Maximum Length
4.5 ft
Maximum Weight
62.5 lbs
Depth Range
0.0 - 98.4 ft
Temperature Range
50.0 - 82.4 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Northern pike

4.0
(76)
St. Lawrence River
45.853254, -73.282875
279 Catches
4.0
(37)
Lake Huron
Lake Huron, Ontario
154 Catches
4.0
(66)
Lake Michigan
Mason County, Michigan
139 Catches
4.0
(53)
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario, Ontario
115 Catches
4.0
(14)
Des Plaines River
Cook County, Illinois
111 Catches
4.0
(3)
Lake Hiawatha
Minneapolis, Minnesota
111 Catches
4.0
(16)
Lake Champlain
Essex County, New York
110 Catches
4.0
(6)
Grand River
Michigan
105 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Northern pike

Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Spinnerbait
4.0
(29)
266 Catches
Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Crankbait
4.0
(46)
210 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water White sucker
4.0
(18)
153 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(1152)
148 Catches
Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Spoon
4.0
(15)
143 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows
4.0
(96)
132 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(1074)
119 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Mackerel
4.0
(74)
116 Catches

Recently Caught Northern pike

Luca Ferrara

19 min ago
 • 
Lake Ontario, Ontario

Nice pike on the smaller side this morning 🌄

Northern pike
1
1 like • 1 comment

Josh Ferrell

1 hour ago
 • 
Humboldt County, Iowa

Northern pike
3 lb 5 oz
2
3 likes • 1 comment
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Finding Pike

5 hours ago
 • 
Northamptonshire, England

Nice Pike

Northern pike
4 likes

Harry Crosby

9 hours ago
 • 
Galway

Northern pike
4 lb
1
8 likes

Josh Ferrell

1 hour ago
 • 
Humboldt County, Iowa

Northern pike
1 lb 6 oz
1
4 likes • 1 comment

Chase Clark

3 hours ago
 • 
Dunn County, Wisconsin

Caught him yo- yoing a lipless crank bait

Northern pike
1 lb
2
7 likes • 1 comment

Wriggle Devices Ltd.

9 hours ago
 • 
Wexford

Northern pike
3 lb
7 likes

Daragh Brien

12 hours ago
 • 
Dublin

Northern pike
9 likes
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