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Nope, not Easter eggs… it’s northern pike egg-take season in Minnesota

Once northern pike are brought back to the fish hatchery, they are sorted between males, females ready for the egg take process, and females not yet prepared. Andrew Scholten, DNR Waterville fisheries specialist, carefully extracts eggs from ready females into a black pan. (Photo by Brian Mozey)

The mild winter has prompted new concerns for Minnesota fisheries offices, particularly regarding the northern pike egg take. The state’s unusually early ice-out initiated pike reproduction ahead of when it normally takes place.
Craig Soupir, DNR Waterville fisheries area supervisor, noted that while egg collection for pike typically occurs at the end of March, this year it started in mid-March.

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