Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice fishing is officially here. Anglers are drilling holes through several inches of ice to catch ...

Summertime bass anglers may shun pike when they bite, but come winter, many anglers get excited about ice fishing for northern pike. And why not? They are widespread, aggressive and easy to catch.

Pike are aggressive all year long and can save a fishing trip when nothing else is biting. But the downside of pike is they are a pain to clean because their fillets contain numerous Y bones.