DCHP-3

northern pike

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large species of pike, Esox lucius, found in northern waters.

Quotations

1952
The Great Northern Pike (Brochet) can reach forty pounds in weight. American anglers sometimes call this fish a 'muskie' for it resembles the muskellonge.
1961
. . . commercial fishing was influential in the development of Lac La Biche itself. In its busiest days, 500,000 pounds of whitefish, pickerel, northern pike and tullibee were marketed from its waters in a single year.