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Article: Take Your Pickerel: Don't forget this abundant and often overlooked gamefish.(Fishing)
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- Field & Stream (West ed.)
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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Byline: John Merwin
Back in 1845, when Henry David Thoreau first moved to Massachusetts' Walden Pond to confront the essential facts of life, one such encounter involved chain pickerel. The philosopher got all gushy over the colors of "this great gold and emerald fish," while comparing its wildness to the superficial concerns of nearby suburban Concord. The paradox still pertains: Pickerel fishing remains fantastic sport, even in the land of soccer moms and shopping malls, and especially in the fall, when the fish begin an aggressive feed before winter.
SEARCH THE SUBURBS Chain pickerel have a deep green back blending to lighter green-and-gold sides ...