northern pike

noun

Examples of northern pike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Additionally, seasons are around the corner for other large fish like lake sturgeon, muskellunge, northern pike, steelhead and others. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024 The North American record for northern pike is held by Peter Dubuc, who caught a 46.13 pounder in 1940 while fishing in the Great Sacandaga Lake in New York. Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2023 That would be the chain pickerel, a smaller cousin to the northern pike that inhabits many of our regional waters and is very prevalent on Eastern Shore rivers and mill ponds, along with a host of Virginia and Pennsylvania waters. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024 Walleye fishing has been tough at times, but anglers are finding northern pike by trolling crankbaits. Star Tribune, 27 May 2021 The Jitterbug is effective for bass, northern pike, and even muskie. Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 Starting this year, the DNR is adding a second layer to its muskie research with a parallel project that will estimate populations in three lakes that muskies share with walleyes, northern pike and bass. Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021 Anglers have used it to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, speckeld trout, redfish, and white bass, among many other species. Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 With so much territory and so few anglers, your chances of landing some of the lake’s trophy-size lake trout, walleye, or northern pike are great. Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of northern pike was in 1856

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“Northern pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20pike. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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