| While Canada is renowned for its secluded fishing | | | | In Alaska, after spawning, the Northern Pike will |
| spots and giant trophy Northern Pike, Alaska is a | | | | hide away in deep water channels in rivers or |
| great destination for Pike fishing. Northern Pike | | | | lakes, near to their spawning beds. They use this |
| has their natural habitat north and west of the | | | | dormant period to gain strength before feeding |
| Alaska Range. In recent years, Pike had been | | | | and getting their weight up again. In the spring, |
| illegally introduced into the lakes and rivers in the | | | | before spawn, the males will be fairly lean, but |
| South-central region. This has resulted in a | | | | well muscled and slow moving. In Alaska, the best |
| year-round Pike fishing season, as ordered by the | | | | time for fishing for Pike is 7 to 10 days before |
| Alaskan Department of Fish and Game. Around | | | | spawn and straight after. This gives you the |
| these parts, no Pike hunting technique is frowned | | | | opportunity to intercept the Pike on their |
| upon by the authorities. There is no limit to the | | | | migratory journey, while they are still fairly |
| number and size of the Pike you manage to | | | | clustered together. |
| catch. | | | | Large Alaskan lakes have very little organized |
| Further north, Pike fishing becomes the usual | | | | structure in terms of the topographical outlay of |
| sportsmanlike activity that is enjoyed by so many | | | | the lake beds. This is somewhat confusing for the |
| anglers in North America. Despite a number of | | | | Pike to navigate to hunt and forage for food. For |
| factors against the Pike becoming a sought-after | | | | this reason, using dead bait is very effective. The |
| catch, there is a lot of interest in the species | | | | Pike is forced to use their keen sense of smell |
| from new anglers from the rest of the United | | | | underwater to trace the location of their food. By |
| States and renewed interest from local Alaskan | | | | using the strong smell of dead bait, they will |
| residents. The large size of Alaskan and Canadian | | | | actively seek out an easy meal that does not |
| Northern Pike is due to the large fish species they | | | | require long distance tracking. |
| prey on, such as Salmon, Trout and Walleyes. In | | | | Weather conditions play a big part in catching Pike |
| Alaska, as in other northern hemisphere countries, | | | | in Alaska. The windier it is, the more confused the |
| the Pike are renowned for being ferocious eaters | | | | Pike will be, due to the constant surface |
| and hunters. They have been documented to eat | | | | interference to its vision and hearing. This lack of |
| all sorts of water fowl, amphibians and have even | | | | sensory input will force a Pike to feed without |
| attacked small animals that hunt close to the | | | | fear or reservation, making any kind of bait or |
| water's edge. | | | | lure effective during rough, windy conditions. |