Known for its long, yellow body, long snout, toothy mouth, and dark vertical bar under the eye. The feisty Chain Pickerel or “Jack” is often found around sunken ledges and weed beds in the deepest parts of a freshwater river, pond, or stream. Anglers say that the Jack is a good fighter and fun to catch, but only average to eat because of the many bones.
Diet
Smaller fish when young, larger fish as adults, frogs, snakes, worms, mice, other small mammals, crayfish, and insects
Activity Pattern
Diurnal (Active during day)
