06-14-2014, 01:32 PM
[quote davetclown]this fish has many names "depending on the state it is caught in'
in michigan they list them as northern pike, but many of the old timers here and many anglers across the detroit river from us call them chain pickeral as well.
[url "http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNorthern_pike&ei=7lWbU6qKN8GZyAS5yoKYDA&usg=AFQjCNEsdKm98fH9uPdYmyK1wtX8dgRTNA&bvm=bv.68911936,d.aWw"][#1122cc]Northern pike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/#1122cc][/url]
If I remember right, west verginia has a bass called a jack.[:p][/quote]
Pretty sure they are indeed two different species and not a simple location name. We have Pike here (as well as Tiger Musky) but no Pickerel.
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in michigan they list them as northern pike, but many of the old timers here and many anglers across the detroit river from us call them chain pickeral as well.
[url "http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNorthern_pike&ei=7lWbU6qKN8GZyAS5yoKYDA&usg=AFQjCNEsdKm98fH9uPdYmyK1wtX8dgRTNA&bvm=bv.68911936,d.aWw"][#1122cc]Northern pike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/#1122cc][/url]
If I remember right, west verginia has a bass called a jack.[:p][/quote]
Pretty sure they are indeed two different species and not a simple location name. We have Pike here (as well as Tiger Musky) but no Pickerel.
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