northern pike

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northern pike

See pike².

north′ern pike′

a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.

[1855–60, Amer.]

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northern pike - voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere

Esox lucius

pike - any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

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1988: Movements, habitat selection and activity periods of northern pike in Eleven Mile Reservoir, Colorado.

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At first, I thought they had caught a large northern pike when they were unable to get the fish out of the hole.

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mill in Frenchtown will be the only way to address the source of contamination that resulted in a "do not eat" order for northern pike caught in the Clark Fork River, a Missoula County official said.

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In his first chapter Pierce (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) provides a highly detailed examination of variations within Minnesota northern pike communities for the purpose of clearly delineating all aspects of pike ecology.

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When we moved to the Twin Cities, we took her fishing for walleye and northern pike in Minnesota's fabled lakes.

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Walleyes, northern pike, smallmouth bass--those are the primary fish in this area.

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They fish the Amur with the hope of catching a northern pike.

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