Northern pike are one of the most widely distributed fish across the Ice Belt. It seems comparatively few people fish specifically for them in summer, but in winter, many anglers set out tip-ups ...

For average-sized northern, a 28-inch ... The Shimano NASCI Spinning Reel is perfect for ice fishing for pike. / Shimano A medium-sized Shimano NASCI 2500 spinning reel is light enough to fish ...

Damman brought a Beaver Dam tip-up he uses as a coach for the Shell Lake High School ice fishing team. It had a shiny, painted surface featuring the image of a northern pike. It worked ...

For many, winter is a time to seek out the eager-to-bite northern pike. This will be the first ice fishing season of new northern pike zone regulations throughout Minnesota, according to the ...

From left, Jose Culjak, Matthew Culjak and Rudy Verdugo display a young great northern pike taken while ice fishing Jan. 26 at Wolf Lake on Chicago’s Southeast Side. They ended up releasing the ...

Daniel Bevevino, 42, caught a 45-inch northern pike while ice fishing in a remote part of Allegheny Reservoir in northwestern Pennsylvania. Bevevino plans to have the fish mounted by a taxidermist.

Dalton Stevanus, 21, of the Rockwood area, pulled a 44½ inch northern pike through the ice while fishing with a 12-inch chub as bait. The massive fish has a girth of approximately 19 inches.

the hardwater season gets so much attention here that Rhinelander dubs itself the "Ice Fishing Capital of the World." When fishing in Rhinelander, anglers primarily target Walleye, Northern Pike ...