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well... they eat anything that they can get their mouths on, small fish, leeches, chipmunks (if they fall in the water), frogs, baby otters, birds (all kinds), martins, and basically anything that is meat and is smaller than them, even their own kind.
Big pike generally do not eat small minnows, frogs and bugs. Their main food is Walleyes. The big pike will usually hang out where they can ambush and devour Walleyes. The prime ambush area is points leading into shallower bays. Big pikes are guerilla leaders on their own. They will also hang around rocky points, shoals, islands and other places where there are plenty of Walleyes. The most obvious place to get a big trophy pike is at the mouth of a stream or river gullies between islands. The big pike just sits there quietly, waiting for Walleyes to swim past them.
Northern Pikes are known to be very easy to deal with; it will hit just about any lure. The most popular lures for Pike are the "red & silver" and the yellow "five-of-diamonds" Daredevils. Pike are also known to hit jigs, Rapalas and Thunder sticks. Some of the biggest pike have been caught with small jigs. It makes a perfect sense because the big pike will patrol the outer parameter of the schools of Walleyes.
Pike loves to play with your bait. A big pike has the habit of hitting the lure and bait many times before falling to the bait. So you need to be very patient till you catch that elusive Pike. If you get a big pike on and then lose him in the process, just wait a little while and he will hit again for sure. They are so voracious, that they forget quickly and start to feed again.
Most anglers try to use Dare devils and one very effective way to maximize the attraction of a Daredevil or other spoons is to hard slap them. What you attempt to do is cast towards your target zone but cast up very high so that your lure falls into the area you intend to fish. Jerk your line towards you when the lure is just above 2 to 3 feet above the surface. This makes the lure slap on the surface. If you are doing it perfect, you can hear the Daredevil slap. The sound of spoon will trigger a feeding response. With clear water, the red and silver color lure works best. With muddy or iron-rich, clogged water, a yellow Five-of-Diamonds Daredevil seems to work better. In muddy or iron-rich water, rattle baits are far better as the pike can locate your lure purely by sound.
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Do angler fish eat northern pike?
Nope, because anglerfish live in the depths of the oceans of the world, whereas Northern Pike are a freshwater lake and river fish.
What food does a norther pike eat?
While they are young and small many other local fishspecieswill likely eat Northern Pike. For that reason smaller Northern Pike seek shelter in areas like weed beds. As they grow larger the level of predation falls and they tend to move away fromtheshelter of the weed beds. Theirmain predators then become other large Pike or large Musky.
What is a young pike called?
I was unable to find an alternate name for the female pike however what is commonly known as the Northern Pike is also known as, great northern pike, American pike, jackfish, the great northern pickerel.
How does the northern pike hunt the large mouth bass?
Large pike are ambush predators, and often will take bass up to two pounds. Large bass will also eat small pike.
What is the scientific name for a northern pike?
The scientific name for Northern Pike is esox lucius.
Is a northern pike a consumer decomposer or a producer?
The Northern pike is a carnivore so its a consumer.
Does a northern pike lay eggs?
yes,they are egg layers.
Is northern pike capitalized?
no
What fish are related with the Northern Pike?
Many fish are related to the northern pike. Pickerel are one type of fish related to the northern pike, and there is also all types of freshwater muskie. and the walleye is a cross between some type of pike and a perch.
Is the northern pike nocturnal?
A northern pike is active during all parts of the day. It is not nocturnal but it can feed at night.
Are northern pike warm blooded or cold blooded?
Northern pike are, like all fish, cold blooded.
What country did the northern pike originate?
The northern pike is a native to northern north America , most of Europe, and Asia. They are circompolar and common in most of their range. The northern pike is a native to northern north America , most of Europe, and Asia. They are circompolar and common in most of their range.
