Iillustration of northern pike study data.

These graphs compare trap net data from different years on Medicine Lake near Bemidji. Data from 1988, the year before special pike regulations took effect, shows an overabundance of pike less than 20 inches. The most current trap net data, from 2002 and 2003, shows how the number of larger pike increased after 14 years of special regulations.

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