Pike minnow

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Anthony Nolet

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Has anyone ever kept small northern pike minnow? They're pretty awesome little fish and they're probably even better once they get some size on them
 
the size tank one would need is monstrous even for this site not to mention the chiller to go along with it. pickerel are a much more realistic fish to keep if you want an esox.

just got one myself
esox americanus americanus (redfin)
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Edit:eyes skipped over the minnow part :)
 
I'd like to keep one someday, along with most of the big western Cyprinids haha. I'm curious if anyone has kept them too?
 
I don't think a chiller would be necessary. I see juvies in the south Umpqua all summer. That river is not cold. Me and a friend went fishing at the forks (where the south meets the north Umpqua) and he caught a 12"-15" in the south. I've only seen them the last 2 or 3 years.
 
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