Reelin' in Records: 49 Inch Northern Pike Caught on Lake Pend Oreille

“I’ve Been Looking for This Fish for 30 Years.” Idaho Angler Lands Record Pike

Timothy Hicks and his brother Steve are die-hard northern pike fishermen. On June 13 they were having a banner morning catching oversize pike that had just spawned on sprawling Lake Pend Oreille in northwest Idaho. “They spawn late on Pend Oreille because it’s so deep and cold,” Hicks tells Outdoor Life. “The fish had moved out from bays and were holding along deep weed edges in 15 feet of water.” The brothers worked the deep weed edges with lar…

Record pike caught in Lake Pend Oreille

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Reelin' in records: 49 inch Northern pike caught on Lake Pend Oreille

Timothy Hicks of Post Falls joins the Idaho fishing hall of fame for his 49.75-inch Northern pike.

Northern Idaho angler lands new state record catch-and-release northern pike

A Post Falls angler has reeled in a new Idaho catch-and-release state record northern pike.The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced that Timothy Hicks landed a 49.75-inch northern pike while fishing on Lake Pend Oreille on June 13.The fish surpassed the previous state catch-and-release record, set by Scott Blahnik in 2020, by three-quarters of an inch.Because Idaho's catch-and-release record program requires records for most species to be…

North Idaho Angler Lands New State Record Northern Pike on Lake Pend Oreille

SANDPOINT, ID – A Post Falls angler has landed a new Idaho catch-and-release state record Northern pike after reeling in a 49.75-inch fish on Lake Pend Oreille earlier this summer. According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Timothy Hicks caught the record-setting Northern pike on June 13 while fishing on the lake. His fish measured 49.75 inches, surpassing the previous catch-and-release state record established by Scott Blahnik in 2020 …