The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced that multiple state fishing records have been broken as the 2026 fishing season heats up. The new records highlight the exceptional fishing opportunities available across the state as anglers head into … Continued
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) recently announced that Matt Born of Reedsville, West Virginia, caught a new state record chain pickerel. Born landed the 27.95-inch, 5.65-pound fish on April 21 using a homemade spinner on a 4-pound … Continued
In January 2015, Lee Haile III of Towson set a new Maryland state record for chain pickerel with a fish that weighed in at 8 pounds. The record pickerel was caught in a pond near Salisbury, MD. The previous state … Continued
Chain pickerel are relatively small members of the pike family. Although they do not reach monstrous sizes like their larger cousins (musky and northern pike), they are formidable gamefish. Anglers distinguish chain pickerel from other pike species by a conspicuous … Continued