In Common With Most Coarse Fish, Pike Have A Normal 'Growing Span' Of 12-15 Years Only. Ageing From Scale Reading Will 'Under-Age' Old Pike Which Have Ceased Growth Because No Growth Checks Will Be Recorded On The Scales.
Anglers Observations Have Shown That Pike Do Not All Die Once Growth Ceases: We Know That Some Fish Can Live On Well Into Their 20s & Possibly Older. For Example One Fish, Which Was Tagged At A Weight Of 16.75lbs & With A Length Of 36.5in Was Aged At 14 Years. Six Years Later It Was Re-Caugth Weighing & Measuring Exactly The Same! Pike Are Known To Live To A Maximum Of Fifty Years. |
