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 ...

As it goes with many fisheries, catching trophy pickerel can require you to get a bit out of your comfort zone, forgoing guaranteed bites in smaller water and going where there are fewer — but bigger ...

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