NORTHERN PIKE PROVIDE NICE LURE TO NORTH COUNTRY

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: September 9, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

DON ECKER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
09-09-1998
NORTHERN PIKE PROVIDE NICE LURE TO NORTH COUNTRY
By DON ECKER
Date: 09-09-1998, Wednesday
Section: SPORTS
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early
Column: OUTDOORS

It's hard to believe, but at one time the northern pike, a truly
exciting and hard-fighting gamefish, was dismissed as trash by many
sport anglers. Those were the days when trout and salmon were the
favored north country species. How things have changed!

Today, northern pike fishing with casting, spinning, or fly tackle,
is a principal target species at many ...

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