Though they are primarily pursued with tip ups, baited with live minnows or suckers, they can be taken with rod and reel, either jigging or fishing with bait. Pike are popular quarry of ice fishermen. Because of the pike's sharp teeth, many anglers recommend the use of wire leaders. Large diving or topwater plugs, spoons - the red and white Dardevle is a classic - and spinners all produce. Pike can be taken on live bait (primarily large minnows) and all manner of artificial lures, either by trolling or casting. Since their skin has heavy pigmentation and an unappetizing mucous coating, most people skin them or scale them carefully. Northern pike flesh excels in flavor, thus making them a doubly rewarding game fish. In rivers, they are often found around log jams or fallen timber. Fishing:Ĭommonly associated with the weedy shallows of both the Great Lakes and inland waters. The northern pike is a member of the Pike family (Esocidae), with its cousins the muskellunge and grass pickerel.

(Native fish) Single dorsal fin, light colored spots on darker body, upper half of gill cover and entire cheek has scales, and five to six submandibular pores (underside of lower jaw). He was estimated 1.4m and 18 - 20 Kg.Esox Lucius - scientific name Identification:

I have footage somwhere from a real unique pike. The pikes in game atm are merely 3 year old pikes.Ī real trophy pike should be close to 1m and would weigh around 10Kg. from one of my dives for the dev's with a real fully grown pike on it. I know they are bigger in RL, dunno where i posted it but I did post a vid. Now, thinking realistically, in a lake as big as Emerald Lake, how many such big pike can survive? 3, maybe 4 (don't forget that big pike is very teritorial), more than that being impossible.Īs far as i know, from old discussions with developers, a new waterway will have big (much bigger!) pike, also, for thrill seekers, large muskie.

Official information is that biggest pike in the game could be around 26.5 lb. A real trophy starts from somewhere around 12 lb., with monsters/unique around 20 lb. northern pike is not a trophy, is a 'teenager'. Now, back to main question: honestly, a 4 lb. It is an old and almost forgotten naming bug! :) The thing with it is that it's wrongly named. Originally posted by Corsaxx:There is a trophy northern pike in the game.

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