The chain pickerel, a member of the pike family known for chain-like pattern on its greenish body, were in a biting mood for ...

Chain pickerel are a nuisance. At least that’s how a lot of bass anglers think of them. Throughout their huge range, pickerel share many of the same waters as largemouth and smallmouth bass and are ...

As a contingent of rockfish chasers continue brave winter’s chill with good results, some of us have turned our casts toward chain pickerel, a ferocious-looking fish with a toothy grin the Grinch ...

The young winter has brought some arctic-like chill and many of the lakes and ponds in the northern part of the state have locked up in ice. Laurie Murphy at Dows Boat Rentals on Lake Hopatcong, the ...

After catching mostly largemouth bass for the better part of three hours, this fish felt different. The runs were deep, and when it changed direction it did so purposefully — steadfast in it ...

In the hierarchy of Esox, the chain pickerel sits squarely at the bottom both literally and figuratively. Compared to their big cousins, the pike and muskie, they don’t get much love despite being ...

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia regulators say a state-record chain pickerel has been caught in Preston County. The Division of Natural Resources said in a news release that Matt Born of ...

A Virginia man caught a fish that’s so rare, it was recognized by state wildlife officials. Retired veteran John Byrd, of Bowling Green, Virginia, reeled in an 11.5-inch blue-mouth chain pickerel from ...