From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2007.1.72197
Young woman holding a large Northern Pike on a stringer. Location unknown. The northern pike known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the USA, (also called jackfish or simply "northern" in the Upper Midwest of the USA and in Manitoba, Canada), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. holarctic in distribution). Pike grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 28-47 inches. Even so, lengths of up to 59 inches and weights of 55 pounds are very rare. The heaviest specimen known so far was caught in 1983 at an abandoned stone quarry in Germany, where the species is called Hecht. This specimen was 58 inches long and weighed 68 pounds The longest pike ever recorded and confirmed was 60 inches long and weighed 62 pounds.
