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On the first Saturday of February, the Northern Challenge Ice Fishing Derby has winter anglers compete in the northern pike contest on Simon Pond.—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026 Rumor had it that Chickenbone Lake crawled with northern pike and big walleyes.—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025 The lake is a popular fishing lake that has been stocked with bluegill, crappie, white bass, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye.—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025 Some of Michigan’s most popular catches are walleye, trout, salmon, bass, northern pike and muskellunge.—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for northern pike