Summertime bass anglers may shun pike when they bite, but come winter, many anglers get excited about ice fishing for northern pike. And why not? They are widespread, aggressive and easy to catch.

Northern pike are one of the most widely distributed fish across the Ice Belt. It seems comparatively few people fish specifically for them in summer, but in winter, many anglers set out tip-ups ...

Daniel Bevevino, 42, caught a 45-inch northern pike while ice fishing in a remote part of Allegheny Reservoir in northwestern Pennsylvania. Bevevino plans to have the fish mounted by a taxidermist.