But trout aren’t the only type of fishing available. Warmwater fishing can bounce back remarkably fast with a streak of warm, ...

If you’re using small lures intended for a different target and lighter line, a pike will cut you off before you can blink. But if you’re throwing the right kind of northern pike bait from a ...

Keeping a bend in that rod wears down a pike and keeps the line from going slack. For average-sized northern, a 28-inch, medium-action Shimano Convergence spinning rod will work just fine.