Summertime bass anglers may shun pike when they bite, but come winter, many anglers get excited about ice fishing for northern pike. And why not? They are widespread, aggressive and easy to catch.

Daniel Bevevino, 42, caught a 45-inch northern pike while ice fishing in a remote part of Allegheny Reservoir in northwestern Pennsylvania. Bevevino plans to have the fish mounted by a taxidermist.

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