Where to fish for northern pike
65 charters name northern pike on their own website, across 46 towns in 1 state.
State records for northern pike
The heaviest northern pike each state has certified, biggest first.
| State | Weight | Where | Year | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 46 lb. 2 oz. | Great Sacandaga LakeFulton Co. | 9/15 | Peter Dubucsource |
| Michigan | 39 lb | Dodge LakeSchoolcraft | 1961 | source |
| Alaska | 38.5 lb | Innoko River | 1991 | Jack Wagnersource |
| Wisconsin | 38 lb | Lake PuckawayGreen Lake | 1952 | source |
| North Dakota | 37 lbs 8 oz. | Lake Sakakawea | June | Melvin Slindsource |
| Montana | 37.5 lbs. | Tongue River Reservoir | 8/29 | Lance Moyersource |
| Mississippi | 37.25 lb | — | 2007 | Steve Stricklandsource |
| Oklahoma | 36.5 lb | Carl Etling | 1976 | Raymond Fernandezsource |
| New Mexico | 36lb. 0oz. | Miami Lake | 1974 | Samuel Roysource |
| Massachusetts | 35 lb | Quacumquasit PondBrookfield | 1988 | Don Greenwood Jr.source |
| Pennsylvania | 35 lb. | Allegheny ReservoirMcKean Co. | 2003 | Carl Stoltzsource |
| Rhode Island | 35 lb | Hundred Acre Pond | 1987 | D. LaRosesource |
Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.
Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.