White spokked pickerel is the only one representative of the pike fish - Esocidae in our waters which has one genus and five species.
It belongs to typical carnivorous species, grows fast with sufficient food and in its 1st year of age 
achieves a weight of 0.6 kg and sometimes even more. 
In its initial stages it feeds on fine plankton, benthos, small fry and larvae of chironomids. When it grows to a length of 21 mm it becomes a cannibal, and later it is an exclusive predator. 
In its third year it reaches a length of 40-50 cm and weight of 1 to 3 kg. 
It grows to a maximum weight of 5-12 kg and length of 100 cm. 
It highly appreciated at the domestic and foreign markets for its excellent cuisine qualities and for preparation of specialities. 

We catch pike from 1 July to 31 December. It is successfully caught using live small fish or drawn bait - dead fish or various types of spinners. 
It is a precious farming fish and much-sought-for object of the fishing sport.