The chain pickerel, a member of the pike family known for chain-like pattern on its greenish body, were in a biting mood for last Sunday's ice fishing contest on Lake Hopatcong, hosted by the Knee ...

Fishermen have been dragging sleds out onto the lake and drilling fishing holes with augers in the coves for at least two weeks now. Murphy said the yellow perch, pickerel and bass are biting but ...

For the record, a chain pickerel was the winner there too. Janine DePula, of Mercerville, won the "All Other Species," category with a 4-pound, 8-ounce largemouth bass.