[messey]

I am from Saskatchewan and like Erik said we can hunt them there. I agree they don't always taste the best but if you know what lakes to hunt then they can taste a lot better then the stereotypical pike. The pike that eat shrimp as there staple food taste the best and there flesh will be very pink. We eat a lot of pike since they are easy to come by and fairly easy to shoot. I have swam along side some large pike (over 20lbs) and they just watch you, the largest one I have ever seen I poked with my gun just for kicks. If you know how to fillet them you don't get any bones, it takes a lot of practice to get good at actually cutting the bones out and leaving the meat.

We cook most of our pike over a fire right after hunting so our recipes are simple, our favorites are…

-Beer and pancake batter (Aunt Jemima’s) this one hides the fishy taste well and the taste changes depending on which beer you use.

-Flour and lemon pepper

-Salt and vinegar chips crushed up