That's a dandy & it s/b good eating!! I was raised in Minnesota, & ate pike a lot, along with other warm water fish. They are good tasting. As with all fish occasionally you would get a strong tasting one, but that's the nature of eating fish. Generally the smaller ones were tastier, but not always--
It makes me wonder when people complain of the "Y" bones in the pike--we never cut them out--they are easy to remove when the fish is cooked, so I don't see the problem--I guess it's an inconvenience for some, but I never considered it as such--
Congrats & enjoy the fish!!