Chain Pickerels are found in a wide range of habitats and are popular among many anglers. Like their bigger cousin the northern pike, these fish have a reputation for being aggressive, hard hitting,...

If you are an angler and fish lakes and rivers where northern pike proliferate, then you most likely already know how incredibly aggressive they are and how wiley they can be when you are trying to...

We need to have a serious discussion before we examine the topic of handling a musky without a net, so consider this introduction a disclaimer. Handling a musky without a net is dangerous...

Redfin pickerel are very small fish, among the smallest in the pickerel family with only the other American Pickerel, the grass pickerel, comparing in their diminutive size. While muskies, tiger...

Redfin pickerel don't often get the love or attention of their larger cousins in the Esox family. That said, whether you know them by their formal name, or know redfins by their other names like mud...

Muskies are known as "the fish of 10,000 casts" for a reason and those tricky, finnicky freshwater monsters can be difficult to catch even in the best of times. Even if your Figure 8 is on point....