In the hierarchy of Esox, the chain pickerel sits squarely at the bottom both literally and figuratively. Compared to their big cousins, the pike and muskie, they don’t get much love despite being ...

A Maryland angler was on an important mission: find a large chain pickerel and catch it. Rashan Hunt searched and searched for the species, catching “lots of fish that didn’t make the cut,” he told ...

While most anglers are currently pursuing striped bass up to 50 pounds, sea bass up to 11 pounds, scup, flounder, and bluefish at the coast, a good number of freshwater anglers are reveling in the ...