Teen catches aggressive creature in WA pond

Teen catches aggressive creature in WA pond

By Helena Wegner

Source: thenewstribune

3/7/2024

Credit: Evan Hiatt

A teen reeled in an invasive and “aggressive” creature from a pond on a northwestern Washington island, officials said. Now wildlife officials are warning the public about the northern pike, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife said in a March 3 Facebook post.

Evan Hiatt caught the fish in a pond at the Land Bank’s Limekiln Preserve on San Juan Island at the end of February, according to a news release from the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank.

Pike, Northern

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