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 ...

The chain pickerel were in a biting mood for last Sunday's ice fishing contest on Lake Hopatcong ...

Now is the time for pickerel fishing. But first a word on safety. Ice and cold water are dangerous. Even so called “paper ice” can damage any boat. A more common problem is ice on the boat ramp, which ...

The lakes in New Jersey's higher altitudes are freezing up, and anglers took to the ice this weekend to catch bass and ...

Pickerel can be caught year-round, but the prime months are November through April. In warmer months, pickerel seem to retreat to depths, weedbeds and pad fields. But as waters cool and vegetation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice fishing is officially here.

In the hierarchy of Esox, the chain pickerel sits squarely at the bottom both literally and figuratively. Compared to their big cousins, the pike and muskie, they don’t get much love despite being ...

The deep freeze has iced up Lake Hopatcong good and the Knee Deep Club's annual ice fishing contest is a go for this Sunday on the state's largest freshwater lake. It's been a couple years since the ...