Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), family Esocidae.
Chain Pickerel at a glance
- Scientific name
- Esox niger
- Family
- Esocidae
- Stocked in
- 0 waters (agency records)
- Verified in
- 74 waters (agency lists)
Data page. The written guide for this species is on its way from our editors; until it is published this page is noindex.
Where chain pickerel are stocked
None of the stocking records we load (Washington, New York and Texas so far) include this species.
Waters where the state agency lists chain pickerel
- Hudson River, NY
- Black River, NY
- Unadilla River, NY
- Cayuga Lake, NY
- Lake George, NY
- Skaneateles Lake, NY
- Cannonsville Reservoir, NY
- Otsego Lake, NY
- Saratoga Lake, NY
- Sodus Bay, NY
- Hinckley Reservoir, NY
- Delta Reservoir, NY
- Rondout Reservoir, NY
- Hemlock Lake, NY
- Canadarago Lake, NY
Sources: WDFW fish plants, NYSDEC stocking lists and fishing-water lists, Texas Parks and Wildlife stocking history; species facts from USFWS and NOAA public-domain profiles. How we use data