- Average Weight:
5-25 lbs
- Peak Weight: 50 lbs
- IGFA Record: 55 lb 1 oz fish taken from Lake of
Grefeern in West Germany on October 16, 1986 by Lothar Louis
- Common Names: Pike, Northern, Snake, Great Northern,
Jackfish, Jack
- Optimum Temperature: 63 degrees Farenheit
Habitat and Distribution
Pike are generally found in most northern waters, especially from Alaska east to
Labrador and south from the Dakotas and the St. Lawrence to Nebraska and
Pennsylvania. Stocked pike can be found in Montana, Colorado, North Carolina and
Marchyland. Pikes like to live in shallow, weedy, large, small and deep lakes and
rivers. They can tolerate rivers with medium current.
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