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Northern Pike
Northern Pike have a long body with dorsal fin near tail. Head is long and flattened in front. Dark green back. Light green sides with bean-shaped light spots.
About This Species
Northern Pike are a serious piscivore — meaning they eat other fish. Unlike fish built for roving around and migrating, pike have their fins loaded toward their back end. This gives them explosive power from a standstill when they whip their tail. The ambush prey (like whitefish or juvenile salmon or longnose suckers) in an explosion from a bed of weeds or from behind a submerged log.