Redfin Pickerel

Also called: Redfin, Little Pickerel

Small pike-shaped fish with a duckbill snout, dark vertical markings, a dark bar below the eye, and reddish lower fins.

Shallow, heavily vegetated ponds, wetlands, and slow streams.

An ambush predator that attacks small fish and aquatic animals from cover.

Small spinners or other small moving lures worked near vegetation.

Distinguish from Chain Pickerel by its markings, shorter snout, and fin coloration.