Pike, northern (Esox lucius)
(Linnaeus, 1758); ESOCIDAE FAMILY; also called great northern pike, great northern pickerel, jack, jackfish
This is a holarctic species, meaning that it occurs around the world in northern, or Arctic waters. In North America it is found in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Labrador to Alaska and south to Pennsylvania, Missouri and Nebraska, USA. In Northern Eurasia pike are found from France to eastern Siberia and south to northern Italy.
Like the muskellunge, Esox masquinongy, and the pickerels, E. niger and E. americanus, it is a long, sleek, pr... Read More
This is a holarctic species, meaning that it occurs around the world in northern, or Arctic waters. In North America it is found in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Labrador to Alaska and south to Pennsylvania, Missouri and Nebraska, USA. In Northern Eurasia pike are found from France to eastern Siberia and south to northern Italy.
Like the muskellunge, Esox masquinongy, and the pickerels, E. niger and E. americanus, it is a long, sleek, pr... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
25.00 kg
(55
lb 1
oz)
All-Tackle (Length) World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
120.0 cm
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
10.85 kg
(23
lb 15
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
12.56 kg
(27
lb 11
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
16.24 kg
(35
lb 12
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
19.60 kg
(43
lb 3
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
21.45 kg
(47
lb 4
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
18.05 kg
(39
lb 12
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
18.10 kg
(39
lb 14
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
15.64 kg
(34
lb 8
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
14.74 kg
(32
lb 8
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
6.01 kg
(13
lb 4
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
5.90 kg
(13
lb 0
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
7.26 kg
(16
lb 0
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
9.38 kg
(20
lb 11
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
10.49 kg
(23
lb 2
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
8.16 kg
(18
lb 0
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
8.65 kg
(19
lb 1
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
9.64 kg
(21
lb 4
oz)
W-24 kg (50 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
10.97 kg
(24
lb 3
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
12.24 kg
(27
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
13.15 kg
(29
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
12.47 kg
(27
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
15.19 kg
(33
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
16.33 kg
(36
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
19.50 kg
(43
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
7.12 kg
(15
lb 11
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
4.71 kg
(10
lb 6
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
7.77 kg
(17
lb 2
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
8.73 kg
(19
lb 4
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
8.02 kg
(17
lb 11
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
8.65 kg
(19
lb 1
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
10.43 kg
(23
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
11.33 kg
(25
lb 0
oz)
F-Smallfry
7.60 kg
(16
lb 12
oz)
M-Junior
14.20 kg
(31
lb 5
oz)
M-Smallfry
10.21 kg
(22
lb 8
oz)