Also known as
Northern pike
Where to find it
St. Lawrence River, lakes
Why anglers like it
- It is a powerful and very agressive opponent
- It is the perfect challenge for thrill-seekers
- Its fresh meat is excellent
Pro tips and tricks
- It is caught using line fishing and fly fishing
- It tends to stay in weedy places
- Trouver le brochet avec Benoît Farcy (in French only)
- Fillet and store a northern pike
- How to catch a pike during winter
Suggestion du chef
Quenelles de brochet (in French only)
How to recognize it
- Average length: 50 to 75 cm.
- Its body is dark (greenish to almost brown or dark grey) with lighter spots. There are little golden spots on the tips of its scales. Fins have black spots on them.
- It has a large mouth with big sharp teeth (the pike is a fearsome carnivore).
- It has large eyes on top of its long head.
- Its lower jaw is slightly longer than its snout.
- Consult the detailed fact sheet (in French only).
Good to know
- Length restrictions may apply
- Required licence : Sport fishing (except Atlantic salmon).