northern pike

American  

noun

1. a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.

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Etymology

Origin of northern pike

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

You’re more likely to snag a northern pike if redworm, leeches or minnow are on the end of your line.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

The state keeps records based on length for the catch and release of muskellunge, northern pike, lake sturgeon or flathead catfish.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2018

The purchase included Monster Lake, where Walter Klenzak, of Kankakee, caught the still-reigning state record 26-pound, 15-ounce northern pike on Nov. 9, 1989.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2018

But only artificial lures are allowed, except for anglers targeting northern pike or muskies, who can use sucker minnows longer than 8 inches.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2017

The northern pike are by many people called pickerel and sometimes when in water with pickerel are mistaken for muscallonge.

From New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission by Ellis, DeLancey M.