There are four species of pike in North America, but the best known is the northern pike, Esox lucius Linnaeus. Although the fish is still looked upon with disdain in some areas and derogatorily called the "jackfish " or "snakefish, " pike fishing continues to maintain considerable prestige. Fishing for the "northern " or the "great northern " carries with it a certain myth, much of it due to some strange fish stories.

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