Northern Pike, a non-native invasive species, are threatening salmon and trout stocks in the Northeast. Apparently the problem started in Alaska and has now spread to Washington state, Idaho, Montana and beyond.
The pike like to hang out in shallow, reedy areas where they prey on the fingerlings of these species. In some areas they have wiped out the other fish. They have been implicated in the crash of king salmon runs in the Deshka River.
Some anglers are defending the pike saying that they make good fishing.
Here are links to two articles reporting on this. The Peninsula Clarion. United Press International.
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