Partridge Lake
This 104-acre lake in Littleton offers ice anglers an excellent destination for winter pike, chain pickerel and largemouth and smallmouth bass. From I-93, turn right off Exit 44 onto Old Partridge Road. Travel about one mile, and then turn right onto Partridge Lake Road. Turn left onto the dirt road about a mile ahead.

Corey’s Sport Shop, 35 Meadow Street in Littleton, is the place to go for bait and information.

RHODE ISLAND
Hundred Acre Pond
This 83-acre pond in South Kingston is privately owned, but public access is negotiated between the owners and the state Department of Environmental Management.

Be sure to check the status of current access rules before heading out. But Hundred Acre Pond is well worth the trip (and any begging for landowner permission that may be required) because it gives up state-champion pike.

State access is available on a walk-in basis off Plains Road.

Johnson’s Pond
This 659-acre pond, also known as the Flat River Reservoir in Coventry, is stocked with northern pike. The growth rate for fish over four years of age is above the state average.

The lower growth rate at earlier stages indicates “excessive survival,” which translates to too many fish -- just the kind of problem an angler likes to have!

Access may be had at Zeke’s Bridge on Harkney Hill Road.

VERMONT
Anglers everywhere know about pike fishing in Lake Champlain -- one of many great hardwater destinations for exciting pike action. Lake Bomoseen, Lake St. Catherine and Lake Hortonia all offer anglers the chance to do battle with big pike.

For a complete listing of where ice- anglers have been landing big pike, visit www.vtfishandwildlife.com.

Regulations vary by location, so be sure to check the law book before heading out.

Lake Hortonia
This 400-acre lake in Hubberton is close to the New York border. Access to the lake is off Lake Hortonia Road by turning left onto Fishing Access Road. The access area is on the right.

Get bait and bite updates at Ed’s Bait Center, 2060 Route 22A in Fair Haven, or call (802) 265-3388.

Also try Tom’s Bait and Tackle Shop, 456 Route 4 in Bomoseen at (802) 265-8654.