Few people today know that there was a commercial fishery here in Buffalo. Thousands of pounds of Blue Pike were caught throughout Lake Erie and it was the favorite fish in restaurants.

This got me interested in Buffalo’s historical fishing culture, and that in turn led me to a particular fish that is emblematic of the rise, fall, and rise of the Niagara fishery: the blue pike ...

Regarding unusual fish, Skrypzak said every once in a while someone reports catching a blue pike, but “it’s merely a perch or ...