Northern Pike (Esox Lucieus) pike, great northern pike, jack, jackfish, pickerel snake, gator

Without a doubt, the northern pike is a voracious predator -- consuming three to four times its weight during the course of a year. Besides smaller fish, its diet includes frogs, crayfish, small mammals, and birds -- almost anything within range.

Length: 18 to 30 inches

Weight: 20 ounces to 8 pounds

Found in Lakes: Michigan, Huron, Ontario, Erie and Superior

World Record  55 lbs. 1 ounce Germany

A fish of exceptional flavor and texture -- provided the skin is carefully removed before cooking. In the 17th century, Izaak Walton gave a recipe for roast stuffed pike that called for sweet marjoram, pickled oysters, mace, claret wine and anchovies. The result, he claimed, was "too good for any but anglers and honest men."

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