Anchorage Daily News

• PIKE VIDEO: Fish and Game's Division of Sport Fish has a 34-minute instructional video showing the many ways northern pike can be taken in Southcentral. This VHS is available for $7 at Fish and Game. Call the Anchorage office (267-2218) for details.

• PIKE SPEARING REGS: Except in Alexander Lake, northern pike may be taken by spear, sport fishing gear, ice fishing gear or by bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow with a line and the arrow must have a barbed tip). When fishing through the ice for northern pike, anglers may use two hooks on a single line, provided that both hooks are attached to one single piece of bait. For more detail, check local fishing regulations online at www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/reghome.cfm

• NORTHERN COOK INLET PIKE SPOTS: Anderson, Memory, Prator, Long, Crystal, Shell, Onestone, Chuitbuna, Figure Eight, Sucker, Flathorn, Lower Vern, Upper Vern, Lockwood, Whiskey, Hewitt, Donkey, Threemile/ Tukhallah, Trapper, Trail, Neil, and Kroto lakes, No Name/Cabin Lake, and lakes of the Nancy Lake Recreation Area (except Nancy Lake). Flowing waters of Fish creeks (both in lower Susitna River and Kroto Slough), Witsoe Creek, and Indian Creek.

• KENAI PENINSULA: Mackey Lakes, Tote Road Lakes, and Arc, Cisca, Derks, Scout, Stormy and Union lakes.

• PIKE LOCALES: Fish and Game's Web site has a page listing all the rivers, streams and lakes in Southcentral with confirmed pike populations. www.adfg.state.ak.us/

• MAT-SU PIKE DERBY: Feb. 1-March 31 of next year. For more information, call Nancy Sult at 232-1387 or check the derby Web site at www.matsupikederby.com.

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