![]() Abundant in most Alabama river and reservoir systems, pickerel thrive best in large sluggish streams and oxbows with minimal current and thick vegetation. They look similar to northern pike, but a chain pickerel gets its name from the chain-like markings on its side.”Ĭhain pickerel range from southern Canada to Florida and west across the Mississippi Valley to Texas. “Chain pickerel are found throughout the state. ![]() “Chain pickerel are native to Alabama, but not many people target them,” says Chris Greene, an Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division biologist. The state record redfin only weighed 13 ounces. A similar species, redfin pickerel, range across southern Alabama, but rarely weigh more than a pound. The Alabama state record weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and came from the Perdido River system in Baldwin County. Sometimes erroneously called pike, chain pickerel resemble northern pike, but seldom exceed 30 inches long or weigh more than three pounds. Often called jackfish, southern pike, duckbill, and other names – including a few unfit to print – chain pickerel hit extremely hard and fight with speed and ferocity, but most Alabama anglers consider them a major nuisance. R.” Mundinger shows off a chain pickerel he caught on a spinnerbait. Water wolverines provide outstanding sport Cliff “J.
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