Pike fishing
Pike (Esox) are a fresh water predator found in the Northern Hemisphere. Several subspecies are distributed in Canada, North America, Europe and Asia.
Pike can grow up to 1,5m (59 inch) and weigh over 25kg (55lbs). They have a long greenish body with yellow spots. On their head and the jaw pike have several sensory pores. Their enormous mouth has sharp, backward-pointing teeth.
Trolling anglers use artificial lures, live bait or dead bait. Spinfishing with jerkbaits or swimmmerbaits, lare spinners, such as Mepps, Laxman and Piker, is another exciting way to catch pike. Fly fishing for pike is great to fish in shallow areas where other lures would get stuck easily. Streamers and pike flies (large Deceivers for example) can be retreived very slowly, especially when the waters get colder.
Pike use to "hide" under overhanging trees, close to the reeds or near posts, edges and underwater rocks for example. From their stationary position they attack all kind of prey fish such as smaller carp, roach or tench. They also feed on frogs and small birds.
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Black bass (Micropterus) is a common name for several species like the largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass for example. Famous for its great fighting skills, they are a very sought after game fish. Black bass are found in fresh water in the Canada, United States, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and France. Black bass are mostly caught spinfishing. They can grow up to 60 cm / 25 in.
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Carp (Cyprinus carpio) originally come from Asia, but since ages they are native to Europe. In the Middle Ages, monks introduced carp into ponds and lakes for food. Carp thrive in virtually any environment and can grow up to 80lb! Carp fishing is extremely popular in the U.K. and in Western Europe.
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Catfish are a diverse group of fish which have one thing in common: their barbels. They exist in all kinds of colours and sizes, ranging from the Mekong giant catfish in Asia, the wels catfish in Eurasia to the piraiba in South America. Catfish are the largest freshwater fish and they can grow up to 5m and weigh over 300kg!!
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The zander (Sander lucioperca) is a sought after game fish in Europe and western Asia. It's a common fresh water fish distributed from Spain to Finland and from Britain to Kazakhstan. They can be caught with spinfishing, dead bait and live bait fishing. Zander can grow bigger than 1 meter and weigh up to 15kg.
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