This is a Pickerel

Official 2012 New Hampshire Record Pickerel caught using a PK Flutterfish by Joshua Thibeault, 5 Pounds, 12.16 Ounces, 26.5" in length with a huge girth of 14.75".

Beautiful fish, specifically a Chain Pickerel I believe. Not common in Canadian waters that I know of. Thanks for posting.

too bad they dont catch walleye down there.

I believe there are Walleye in the northern states.

ThorahGuy....I have caught them when I lived in New Brunswick years ago in Grand Lake near Fredricton NB and they are Native to NB and NS.

Bob

Thanks for correcting me Laker Fisherman, I knew that but had forgotten, must be oldtimers I think they are really rare here in Ontario and absent west of here but gee, I could be wrong about that too.

ThorahGuy...I call them Seniors Moments and they make life more interesting. LOL.

Bob

If my grey matter serves me correctly, nsfisher/Craig had a chain pickerel caught in NS in his avatar photo.

Craig?

Disclaimer: My grey matter is like a pasta strainer.

Definitely a chain pickerel and we do have some lakes with them in the eastern part of Canada.

I used to work for the Nova Scotia Department of Inland Fisheries a few years ago and they are not native to the Province. They were introduced in the 80's and have had a huge impact on the native fish. They have spread to almost the entire Province and are now starting to enter some very sensitive water bodies. That being said, they are pretty fun to catch and can get surprising large.

MAtt

Are they Edible or good tasting fish ?

Well, they smell like fish Dan.

This is also a pickerel

grass pickerel

They are cute little guys, they look like a tiny pike (the word pickerel actually means small pike)

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