Pike

A carnivorous fish that can grow more than 1 metre in length, with 700 teeth, it is sometimes nicknamed the "freshwater shark". Don't worry, a pike will never attack a swimmer, but record catches of up to 1.30 metres have made Serre-Ponçon lake famous among anglers from all walks of life. Sedentary and solitary, pike thrive in calm waters with weak or stagnant currents. In these waters, it chooses places where it can hide (seagrass beds, stumps, etc.). Generally living concealed in vegetation or in the darkness of the seabed, it has a lifespan of 10 to 15 years. It breeds from February to March. From 15,000 to 45,000 eggs can be laid in mid-June as soon as the lake covers the wet meadows in the Liou area.