The chain pickerel, a member of the pike family known for chain-like pattern on its greenish body, were in a biting mood for ...

Chain pickerel are a nuisance. At least that’s how a lot of bass anglers think of them. Throughout their huge range, pickerel share many of the same waters as largemouth and smallmouth bass and are ...

With colder weather, anglers are having success catching fish through the ice in Pennsylvania. Here's what to know.

The lakes in New Jersey's higher altitudes are freezing up, and anglers took to the ice this weekend to catch bass and ...

In the hierarchy of Esox, the chain pickerel sits squarely at the bottom both literally and figuratively. Compared to their big cousins, the pike and muskie, they don’t get much love despite being ...

Well, it looks like we just endured a genuine blast of real winter weather. That is, enough to put a few inches of “unsafe ice” on our central Maryland lakes and ponds. Shucks, I was hoping for some ...

Pickerel can be caught year-round, but the prime months are November through April. In warmer months, pickerel seem to retreat to depths, weedbeds and pad fields. But as waters cool and vegetation ...

What’s wrong with pickerel? It’s listed as one of our freshwater gamefish, but just about every angler I mention pickerel fishing to shrugs and gives me a funny look. I know the bass — both large and ...