pickerel
noun
pick·er·el
ˈpi-k(ə-)rəl 
plural pickerel or pickerels
1
a
dialectal, chiefly British
: a young or small pike
b
: either of two fishes resembling but smaller than the related northern pike:
(1)
(2)
: one (Esox americanus) of eastern North America having green or red fins and a black bar below and slanting away from the eye
2
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Enough northern pike and chain pickerel are still spawning with each other to keep those fish lines strong; currently the fish hybridization happens at the tail end of the pike spawning season and the very beginning of the pickerel’s mating.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Or there’s the Water Gardens, peppered with Victorian water lilies and pickerel plants.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
During the winter, however, most pickerel just fight a dogged, deeper effort for freedom once hooked.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
Trout, pike, and pickerel—all of which are popular on the table—have many more small bones that need to be dealt with than snakeheads.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 July 2023
Range and Distribution of Muskie vs Pike Northern pike and muskies are members of the Esox family of fish, which also includes chain pickerel and grass pickerel.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Additionally, overgrown, ultra-shallow shoreline areas that hold spawning sunfish, prowling largemouths or ambushing pickerel are often best fished from the confines of a quiet, stealthy yak.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources quickly jumped in to dispel any worry about the pickerel.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
By hooking a shiner through the back and using a long-shank hook and 15-pound fluorocarbon, I rarely get cut off by pickerel.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Or there’s the Water Gardens, peppered with Victorian water lilies and pickerel plants.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
During the winter, however, most pickerel just fight a dogged, deeper effort for freedom once hooked.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
Trout, pike, and pickerel—all of which are popular on the table—have many more small bones that need to be dealt with than snakeheads.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 July 2023
Range and Distribution of Muskie vs Pike Northern pike and muskies are members of the Esox family of fish, which also includes chain pickerel and grass pickerel.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Additionally, overgrown, ultra-shallow shoreline areas that hold spawning sunfish, prowling largemouths or ambushing pickerel are often best fished from the confines of a quiet, stealthy yak.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources quickly jumped in to dispel any worry about the pickerel.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
By hooking a shiner through the back and using a long-shank hook and 15-pound fluorocarbon, I rarely get cut off by pickerel.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
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pickerel
noun
pick·er·el
ˈpik-(ə-)rəl
plural pickerel or pickerels
1
: either of two fishes resembling but smaller than the related pike
2
: walleye
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