It is believed a long-standing British fishing record has been broken after an angler caught a 47lb 5oz (21.4kg) pike. Lloyd Watson, from Manchester, landed the catch on his first trip to Chew ...

Lloyd Watson 47lb 5oz pike. ... becoming the first record for the species since 2000 where it stood at 62lb, highlighting just how big these fish are getting in British waters. ...

Young has landed pike up to 38 inches on fly fishing gear, releasing all of the fish he catches. “There’s plenty of lakes around (Bemidji) that have bigger pike,” he said.

To be safe, freeze your fish for at least 48 hours before pickling. Northern pike are widespread and easy to catch in the winter. Once you learn how to pickle northern pike, it's a great way to ...

According to a research study on fish digestion, northern pike took 20 hours to digest half of its stomach content. It was 50 hours before it digested everything in its stomach.

In a news release, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game described the pike as "a true monster of a fish." The catch breaks the previous record of 40.13 pounds, set at Lower Twin Lake in 2010.

Northern pike themselves seem to spring out of storybooks: ghastly looking creatures, bony and serpentine, clad in scaly, slimy, mottled-green skin, their large maws rimmed with needle-like teeth.