pickerel

[ pik-er-uh l, pik-ruh l ]

/ ˈpɪk ər əl, ˈpɪk rəl /

any of several small species of pike, as Esox niger (chain pickerel) and E. americanus americanus (redfin pickerel), of eastern North America.

the walleye or pikeperch, Stizostedion vitreum.

British. a young pike.

Origin of pickerel

First recorded in 1300–50, pickerel is from the Middle English word pickerel. See pike¹, -erel

Skittering is a favorite method of fishing for the pickerel in weedy ponds.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
The peril was perhaps averted by the saving grace of that pickerel.

A Top-Floor Idyl |George van Schaick
It is also known in Canada as dor and okow, and among the commercial fishermen as "pickerel."

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
Katepskonegan is one of the shallowest and weediest of the lakes, and looked as if it might abound in pickerel.

The Maine Woods |Henry David Thoreau

When he pulled his bill out of the creek a pickerel came with it.

The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse |Arthur Scott Bailey

pickerel

/ (ˈpɪkərəl, ˈpɪkrəl) /

any of several North American freshwater game fishes, such as Esox americanus and E. niger: family Esocidae (pikes, walleye, etc)

C14: a small pike; diminutive of pike 1