Fishing for Chain pickerel

Esox niger
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The chain pickerel is a freshwater fish known for its elongated body and distinctive chain-like pattern. It typically reaches 15-24 inches in length and weighs 2-4 pounds. Preferring weedy lakes and slow-moving streams, it is an ambush predator, feeding on smaller fish, insects, and amphibians. Agile and solitary, it is prized by anglers for its spirited fight. This summary is AI generated

NJGreatOutdoors, Fishbrain angler since 2017

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Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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