Spend the day on a boat, canoe or kayak, or pick a shady spot along the shore and catch one of the many freshwater species Massachusetts offers, including trout, salmon, pike, pickerel ...

Chain pickerel don't get top billing, but this time of year they're absolutely worth pursuing — especially if you want to catch a big fish.

Anglers buying a sportfishing licence this year will have to agree to catch-and-kill rules for smallmouth bass and chain pickerel.

The categories were rainbow/brown trout, walleye/chain pickerel, and yellow perch. For David Gentner, this year’s contest was ...