This chart from a 1970 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report shows how great was the commercial catch of blue pike (a variety of yellow pike that was wildly popular for fish frys) — and how ...

The author at 14-years-old, hooked a giant Northern Pike—twice—while on a family vacation in Hayward, Wisconsin. The catch changed everything.

Tips for beginners to catch their first bass, to a review of the Benchmark EDC, and the wild story of a boy catching a giant pike that changes his life.