If you ever think you are using too big of a bait for pike, don't! Pike will
often eat other fish that are a 1/3 to 1/2 their own size.
Indiana has only three of the four species of pike in our waters. We have
the Muskie (Esox masquinongy), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), and the
Redfin Pickerel (Esox americanus). The one specie that we do not have is
the Chain Pickerel (Esox niger).
There is a silver pike that is found randomly in the pike range. The pike do
not build nests, they randomly scatter their eggs and then abandon them.
Once the fry reach about a month old, they will start to eat each other. This
holds true throughout their life as anyone who has fished in good pike
waters can attest to. Often times when catching a smaller pike, a bigger
pike will grab it as it struggles to free itself from the hook.
The fish spawn just after ice out when the water temperature that they
usually spawn in is around 40 degrees. They can live up to 25 years of
age, so these fish have the capabilities to get huge!
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