EASTLAKE, Ohio — There's nothing like an evening spent on the water fishing. It's something 13-year-old Sam Spataro loves to do. "I always try my best to go out and catch fish," he says. "He's caught ...

All fish are predators, but northern pike come dressed for the part—needle teeth, vacant eyes, thick slime, serpentine shape—which is part of what make pike fishing so much fun. Their primeval ...