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Martian & Gills-Only: Ask and ye shall receive! Here's the link for the pike report: http://fishandboat.com/pafish/pike/00pike_overview.htm According to the PA biologists report, a 20# pike averaged 12.9 years old and 43" in length. The oldest average age reported was 15.7 years (49 inches, 31 lbs...)
Guess I was way off, thankx for the info, I know the larger pike don't eat near what the 3-6#ers do!!
I've heard that Esox species (Muskies, Pike, Pickerel) are capable of eating fish that are 2/3 their size. Apparently the numbers were fudged a bit or the pike didn't take into account some possible rounding errors... One quick thought for you Gills - PA has a relatively limited pike fishery and is considerably warmer than Michigan (where you live). It's entirely possible (and likely) that pike grow at different rates in PA than they do in MI so your guess may be correct for your area. If you are so inclined, you can probably check with your state's fish department to see what data they have on pike. I'd be willing to bet you can find studies online that would provide that information for your area.
I do a lot of research on Panfish,no matter how big a lake is Blue Gills live there entire life in 10 acres of water.