They also used baitfish called shiners in the 3- to 4-inch range to catch pickerel, perch and a northern pike. “Bigger bait, bigger fish,” they said about looking for larger minnows to place ...

But their value is all relative to your mindset and tackle. Fish gear too heavy, and pickerel aren’t much sport. In fact, your average pickerel would require the lightest trout rod on the market for ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lifted seasons and creel limits for fish in three lakes as the waterways will be ...

Pickerel Lake Road, just hearing the name can make Petoskey drivers tense. With memories of driving down the middle to avoid hollowed-out shoulders, only to arrive at a canyon in the intersection.

Just months after a pilot project was launched to reduce the spread of invasive chain pickerel and smallmouth bass, rules around tossing the fish back have expanded provincewide. Anyone fishing ...