Chain pickerel don't get top billing, but this time of year they're absolutely worth pursuing — especially if you want to catch a big fish.

The chain pickerel, a member of the pike family known for chain-like pattern on its greenish body, were in a biting mood for last Sunday's ice fishing contest on Lake Hopatcong, hosted by the Knee ...

Just months after a pilot project was launched to reduce the spread of invasive chain pickerel and smallmouth bass, rules around tossing the fish back have expanded provincewide. Anyone fishing ...