Alaska’s northern pike, long thought to be confined to freshwater, are now crossing saltwater to invade new areas in Southcentral Alaska. Scientists previously believed that marine barriers, like the ...

Wooller, a professor at UAF’s College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and director of the university’s stable isotope ...

Northern pike are one of the most widely distributed fish across the Ice Belt. It seems comparatively few people fish specifically for them in summer, but in winter, many anglers set out tip-ups ...

Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers at the University of ...

Northern pike has proven to traverse brackish waters, potentially expanding their reach into Alaska’s salmon-rich ecosystems. Photo courtesy of Ryan Hagerty & USFWS A new study has confirmed what many ...

Invasive pike use marine corridors to colonize new Alaska territory Date: January 15, 2025 Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks Summary: Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. – The Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program offers anglers the chance to earn money while contributing to the conservation of young salmon and steelhead populations.

Dalton Stevanus, 21, of the Rockwood area, pulled a 44½ inch northern pike through the ice while fishing with a 12-inch chub as bait. The massive fish has a girth of approximately 19 inches.

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.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game technician Jerry Strait catches a northern pike in Vogel Lake in 2019. Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral ...