Chain pickerel are a nuisance. At least that’s how a lot of bass anglers think of them. Throughout their huge range, pickerel share many of the same waters as largemouth and smallmouth bass and are ...

Looking for a way to spend a pleasant October morning on the water with plenty of action as the bonus? Consider a short trip for chain pickerel, which turn on after the sluggish summer as water ...

Given the chance, what well-rounded angler doesn’t enjoy a pickerel fishing sojourn whenever we get the chance? For all of its supposed menacing features — a snakish body all tatted up with ...

Pickerel fishing is red hot now. Right on schedule: I like it when Mother Nature cooperates with my projected schedules. Reports have been pouring in to me from rivers and ponds through much of the ...

Thursday is the opening of walleye, northern pike, pickerel and inland tiger musky seasons. The LOC Derby opens Friday on Lake Ontario and a new contest, the Buffalo Walleye Bash Derby, is being run ...

I’ve been a fan of chain pickerel since I was a kid. That’s largely because where I grew up there weren’t any pike and even though there were some muskie haunts, those fish felt too unattainable. As ...

Prime time for pickerel fishing is now, and it will continue for the next six months — as long as waters aren’t iced over. Some of the best pickerel waters are the Magothy and Severn Rivers on the ...

The peak angling times for trout, shad and crappie bass are over. Prime time for river smallmouth has also ended although you can still pick them up on the Delaware and parts of the Lehigh. The ...

Pickerel fishing in the cedar waters of the south Jersey Pine Barrens normally has its ups and downs on any given year. This has a lot to do with the water levels in the sandy bogs, swamps and shallow ...

Fishing Forecast The bass fishing season kicks off Saturday, following weeks of catch-and-release only bass fishing. Meanwhile, CNY trout streams are still low. Fly guys should try sulphur emerger ...