Northern pike fishing is excellent at Williams Fork Reservoir, as Andy Yutzy can attest. Casting from a boat, he had already caught and released three smaller pike before hooking a monster last week ...

Given its central proximity, it's near year-round fishing access and it's fairly robust ecosystem, the Des Plaines River has provided many an angler the chance to expand their fishing skills.

Anglers looking to tangle with big, toothy predators in fresh water would be hard pressed to find better targets than muskie and pike. The two game fish are closely related, and they inhabit some of ...