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	Chain Pickerel Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Chain pickerel, a popular gamefish along the Atlantic Coast, are found in Maryland primarily in freshwater impoundments and the tidal tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.
		Chain pickerel are the smallest gamefish in the Esox (Pike) family and are characterized by a slender body, long snout, large mouth and a sharp set of teeth.
		The chain pickerel is distinguished from its relatives, the Northern Pike and Muskellunge, by its prominent chain-like markings on a contrasting lighter green background.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /fisheries/education/chainpickerel/chainpickerel.html (377 words)

	The Pike of New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The chain pickerel is widely distributed in lakes and rivers south of the Adirondacks and east of the Genesee River.
		The chain pickerel is green to bronze in color, with eight sensory pores on the undersurface of the lower jaw and a conspicuous dark bar beneath each eye, which extends straight down or slightly forward.
		Early spawning increases the young chain pickerels' chances of survival, because they are large enough to feed on the newly hatched young of other species.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/fish/fishspecs/piketext.html (2519 words)

	Florida's Freshwater Fisheries-Chain Pickerel
		Throughout Florida, chain pickerel are found in heavily vegetated lakes, rivers, swamps and backwaters, in or near grass beds, lily pads, stumps and underwater snags, usually in quiet areas with slow or no water flow.
		Nor should the chain pickerel be mistaken for its larger relatives, the Pike (Esox lucius), commonly referred to as a Northern Pike or Great Northern, or the Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy).
		Since chain pickerel often share habitats with bass and are tempted by the same lures and live baitfish, it should come as no surprise when one shows up at the end of a line.
	www.floridaconservation.org /fishing/updates/chain.html (646 words)

	Pickerel - Chain Pickerel - Pickerel Fishing - Pickerel Baits and Lures
		The chain pickerel is an Atlantic coast freshwater fish which is found in a variety of bodies of water such as streams, lakes, ponds and rivers.
		Chain pickerel are also attracted to a variety of live bait and lures but some of the favorites are minnows, streamer flies and spinners.
		Chain pickerel is a type of fish which is readily available in freshwater bodies along the Atlantic coast.
	www.fishingstringer.com /pickerel.html (440 words)

	Chain Pickerel in Alabama
		The state angling record (6 lb, 5.5 oz) was caught in Dyas Creek, a tributary of the Perdido River in Baldwin County, in 1976.
		HABITAT AND BIOLOGY: Chain pickerel prefer large streams, rivers, reservoirs, and swamps where there is minimal flow and substrates consist of silt and mud.
		As with the redfin pickerel, the adult diet consists of aquatic insect larvae, crayfishes, and sunfishes, especially bluegill.
	www.outdooralabama.com /fishing/freshwater/fish/pikes/chain (383 words)

	Carolina-Fishing.com : Chain Pickerel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The chain pickerel is popular in North Carolina and other areas of the eastern and southern United States with those anglers who choose to pursue it, although compared with other game fish such as the largemouth bass, relatively few anglers seek this fish.
		The chain pickerel reaches 14 inches in three years; it takes about six years to attain a stout 20 inches; and if it survives to the probable maximum of 10 years, it should be 36 inches long and weigh approximately 9 pounds.
		In North Carolina the pickerel is found primarily east of Interstate 77, with the heaviest populations along the Coastal Plain and on the coast.
	www.carolina-fishing.com /species.aspx?SpeciesID=28 (909 words)

	Petes Bait & Tackle - Chain Pickerel Profile
		The chain pickerel is a popular gamefish in the eastern and southern parts of the United States.
		Chain pickerel provide anglers with a year round fishery with good numbers of fish caught during the warmer months as well as thru the ice.
		Pickerel are aggressive feeders and the diet includes minnows, crayfish, insects, frogs, mice, newts and just about any other living thing that enters it’s domain and this includes smaller pickerel.
	www.petesbait.com /species/pickerel.php (692 words)

	Chain pickerel - Discover The Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The chain pickerel is a long, slender fish with a duckbill-shaped snout and sharp, needle-like teeth.
		Chain pickerel are located in the eastern portion of the United States and in parts of southern Canada.
		Chain pickerel are considered a popular catch in the United States, but only in certain areas due to the pickerel’s tendency of attacking and destroying trout populations.
	www.dto.com /fwfishing/species/generalprofile.jsp?speciesid=302 (762 words)

	Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture - Chain Pickerel (Esox Niger) Species Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The chain pickerel is limited to eastern and south-central North America, south from Colchester County, Nova Scotia, east of the Allegheny-Appalachian mountains, to central Florida, west to eastern Texas, and north to Missouri and the Tennessee River system in Alabama.
		Chain pickerel should not be transported alive from one watershed to another, as they can have an adverse effect on native fish.
		The chain pickerel is a solitary fish, establishing territories in the summer and hiding motionless in the vegetation most of the time.
	www.gov.ns.ca /nsaf/sportfishing/species/chain.shtml (1048 words)

	Triggering Chain Reactions
		Chain pickerel are common in the Eleven Point and Current rivers and their tributaries.
		Missouri's pole-and-line record chain pickerel weighed 5 pounds, 1.5 ounces and was taken from the spillway at Clearwater Dam in 1974.
		Chains don't eat while protecting their eggs, but they will pick up intruding lures and carry them away from the nest area, giving you time to set the hook.
	mdc.mo.gov /conmag/2001/12/10.htm (1654 words)

	Catcherman.com - Chain Pickerel Fishing
		While most of the summer pickerel hide in thick weedbeds, during the early spring and late fall the weeds of most lakes are dormant.
		Pickerel tend to swallow baits deeply which is why line cutting can occur, but avoid this by setting the hook earlier.
		Pickerel cannot be lipped without a glove, so net the fish into the boat, take the hook out with needle nose pliers, and put one hand just behind his head, the other, if needed, on the tail.
	www.catcherman.com /features/chainpickerel030212ljb.htm (1052 words)

	Fish ID: Chain Pickerel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Pickerel move deeper in very hot weather or, if shallow cover such as lily pads or a dock is present, to shady spots where the water is cooler.
		Chain pickerel are found through much of the Midwest as well as in the Northeast and South.
		Chain pickerel are slimier than most fish, so use a towel to hold the fish when removing the hook.
	www.outdoorlife.com /outdoor/fishing/article/0,19912,1076697-2,00.html (301 words)

	NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - Chain Pickerel
		Chain pickerel are an excellent species to target during the early spring, due to their preference for cooler water.
		Chain pickerel are ambush predators that will follow lures for short distances with great bursts of speed.
		Chain pickerel are a very adaptable species living in a wide range of habitats throughout the state.
	www.njfishandwildlife.com /fish_chain_pick.htm (318 words)

	Creature Corner
		Chain Pickerel are considered the runts of the pike family.
		Chain pickerel are sometimes called “chained lightening” because of their method of acquiring food.
		Chain pickerel are sometimes used in fish management programs to reduce the overpopulation of some fish species such as sunnies.
	www.orgsites.com /nj/fvla/_pgg2.php3 (5370 words)

	Pickerel :: Fishresource.com
		Chain pickerel range from Maine to Arkansas and north to the Great Lakes.
		As the smallest members of the pike family, chain pickerel do not usually inhabit the same waters as the larger pike family members, northern pike and muskellunge.
		Chain pickerel frequent the same structure-filled waters as largemouth bass and rarely venture far from sections of aquatic growth.
	www.fishresource.com /fish/fish014.asp (906 words)

	chain_pickerel
		A close relative of the muskellunge and other members of the pike family, the chain pickerel is named for the chain-like pattern on its sides.
		Chain pickerel are native to the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of North Carolina, as well as other Atlantic and Gulf Coast drainages from New England to western Louisiana.
		Similar to muskellunge, chain pickerel are solitary fish that often hide in aquatic vegetation where they wait to ambush unsuspecting prey.
	www.ncwildlife.org /pg03_Fishing/profiles/pages/chain_pickerel.htm (310 words)

	Assabet River Stream Watch
		Chain pickerel spawn early in the year, ususally right after the ice melts.
		Young pickerel feed on insects at first, but when they reach about 3 inches in length, they begin eating other fish, which is their principal food.
		A chain pickerel usually lies in wait in a weed bed and grabs the prey with its large mouth, which contains many, long sharp teeth.
	www.assabetriver.org /streamwatch/ChainPick.html (190 words)

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		The chain pickerel typically inhabit slow moving streams and densely vegetated lakes.
		Chain pickerel spawn in spring when water temperatures reach 47 to 52 degrees F. Spawning usually occurs during daytime over flooded vegetation at depths of 3 to 10 feet.
		Unfortunately, literature regarding the culture of the chain pickerel appears to be limited.
	aquanic.org /publicat/state/ky/cool2.htm (2883 words)

	Pickerel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Chain Pickerel (Esox niger) is identified by a fully scaled cheek, and green chainlike pattern on its yellow side.
		The Chain Pickerel is longer than it is thick.
		The Chain Pickerel prefers shallow areas of vegetated lakes and swamps, and backwaters and quiet pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/r/d/rdm196/Pickerel.htm (80 words)

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		Chain pickerel are generally distributed throughtout the eastern United States and southern and eastern Canada in quiet, weedy waters.
		Chain pickerel are one of the first fishes to spawn after ice-out in the spring.
		Pickerel are also known to feed on frogs, snakes, ducklings, mice and muskrats.
	www.maineguides.com /aaa/fish/pickerel.html (277 words)

	NANFA Fish in Focus Redfin pickerel, Esox americanus
		I am assuming that they would be eaten by larger predatory fish in these habitats, or would have difficulty competing with the larger predatory fish, such as their cousin the chain pickerel, that are often found there.
		I found that two large chain pickerel had taken up residence in the trap and they appeared to be well fed.
		After a few aggressive smacks, the pickerel will not have enough of its pectoral fins left to maintain an upright position, it will start listing, and the fins will no longer be adequate to aid in moving water through the gills.
	www.nanfa.org /fif/eamericanus.shtml (1622 words)

	Pickerel
		Otherwise the coloration is much the same as that of chain pickerels.
		The snout is shorter and broader than that of a chain pickerel.
		Redfin pickerels may be the dominant predator fish in small creeks.
	floridafisheries.com /Fishes/pickerels.html (705 words)

	Lake Martin Fish
		Esox means "pike," and niger means "dark," or "fl." Like its close relatives, northern pike and muskellunge, the chain pickerel is equipped with a large mouth, well adapted for piscivory.
		Chain pickerel are usually olive-green or yellowish-brown on the back and sides, shading to a creamy yellow underneath.
		There is a distinctive pattern of interlocking dark bands on the back and sides that is reminiscent of a chain-link fence.
	www.lakemartin.com /FishInfo.asp?FishID=71 (221 words)

	Maine Land Outlet, land in Maine for sale
		On the four-and-a-half by one-mile long lake you will find superb fishing for smallmouth bass, brown trout, chain pickerel and perch, as well as several nearby brooks for great trout fishing.
		The fishing is aplenty, with waters filled with smallmouth bass, brown trout, chain pickerel and perch.
		With its crystal clear water and great fishing for smallmouth bass, pickerel and white perch, this one-of-a-kind lot is not to be missed.
	www.landforless.com /landsalemaine.htm (3573 words)

	Chain Pickerel ID (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Chain Pickerel ID Skip Maine state header navigation
		Most of the pickerel caught in Maine are age 3-5, at which time they range in length from 14-19 inches.
		Pickerel are a member of the pike family.
	www.state.me.us /ifw/fishing/fishidentification/pickerel.htm (126 words)

	Bass Fishing Forums - Chain Pickerel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Chain Pickerel, along with Northern Pike and Musky, are the three main members of the pike family.
		The pickerel is the smallest, has a chainlike pattern on the yellowish sides.
		I grew up fishing pickerel and they are a blast when you are into some decent ones.
	www.bassresource.com /bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1130240592/4 (1242 words)

	New State Record Chain Pickerel... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Tallahassee resident Jep Dove recently shattered the chain pickerel state record while fishing on Lake Talquin, an 8,800-acre reservoir west of Tallahassee.
		Clifton Hathaway who caught a 5.75-pound chain pickerel in June 1995 at Wrights Creek in Holmes County held the previous state record.
		This is not the first big chain pickerel caught in Lake Talquin.
	myfwc.com /whatsnew/04/chainpickrecord-st.html (286 words)

	Chain Pickerel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The US record Chain Pickerel was caught in Georgia, and weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces, measuring 31 inches long!
		Chain Pickerel are smaller cousins of the Northern Pike, or Muskellunge, which grow much bigger!
		They are larger, however than the Red Pickerel, or the Grass Pickerel.
	www.mynaturephotos.com /chain-pickerel.htm (79 words)

	"Chain Pickerel" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The pickerel are the most fascinating fish to catch and to understand.
		They enjoy persuiting their prey when it is really trying hard to get away from it.
		If I did not answer any of your questions about these amazing fish, click here to email me a question.
	www.expage.com /fppickerel (128 words)

	looking for tips to catch pickerel - BassFishin.Com Forums
		Pickerel in Canada like rocky bottom fast moving water as well as weed beds near drop offs.
		They are thick in Virginia, and if you do want to catch them JB told you the best to do it.
		Pickerel are generally considered to be a warm-water fish.
	www.bassfishin.com /bassfishingforums/showthread.php?t=7302 (887 words)

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