A U.K. angler has gained notoriety for his Feb. 16 catch of a nearly 45-pound pike that set a record for Chew Valley Lake in Somerset, England. “Fish like this really are the stuff of dreams,” Matt ...

There’s rarely a warning. Not with pike. When a striped bass attacks a topwater fly, you often see a boil or a swirl before the toilet flushes. Snakeheads will track a foam frog and wake the surface ...

Big gravel pits can look vast and uninviting at first glance, but don’t let that fool you. They hold some of the best pike fishing in the country if you approach them in the right way. Success here ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

Summertime bass anglers may shun pike when they bite, but come winter, many anglers get excited about ice fishing for northern pike. And why not? They are widespread, aggressive and easy to catch.

A U.K. angler has gained notoriety for his Feb. 16 catch of a nearly 45-pound pike that set a record for Chew Valley Lake in Somerset, England. “Fish like this really are the stuff of dreams,” Matt ...