Hey, haven't posted in a while. I fished Lake Waramaug in New Preston Ct from my yak yesterday and I think I picked up a small Northern Pike. I've studied the differences between pickerels and pike prior to going there because my kayak buddy and I were thinking of going to Bantam, where we know Norhterns are, but never made it up there.

But I could swear this was a Nothern with bean shaped pigments and greenish background. The Ct angler guide doesn't state it as such but is it possible for them to be there?? I don't know... maybe I had the image in my head and I imagined what I think I saw????

BTW, caught a bunch of very nice bass there too. Great lake and unbelievable weather yesterday.

Pike are the widest naturally spread out fish in America (Alaska to some parts of Northern Mexico) they are in every natural lake, pond and river. Chances are that it was a pike, i caught a few that match your description.