here ya go:

> Suckers and burbot may be taken with spear or bow and arrow the entire year

> Northern pike may be taken by spear or bow and arrow sept 1- Apr 30, and may be speared only by persons completely submerged jan 1 - dec 31 (except as noted above for lakes and the tolovana river drainage) this wouldnt apply on the chena

> Whitefish (excluding sheefish) may be taken by spear or bow and arrow sept 1 - apr 30 and may be speared the entier year only by persons completely submerged.


http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/state...3AYKtanana.pdf

I really feel the pike fishing is poor at best in the mainstream chena. Come summer there are a few spots that are so so good. There are definatly better places then the chena for pike.

There are definatly some whitefish in the chena, we've nabbed them in spring on fly rods. Usually between my pard and I will nab one or two every year. 95% of the time this is luck however if we know they are there, we seem to do ok on them. (a pearl scud we've conjured up, or a pheasant tail nymph, both bead heads)

The burbot would be a trip, IF you could see them. I do know a fantastic sucker hole if you into that deal. To be fank, you can almost pick them up by hand if they'd sit still. This is right behind the big push of grayling we fish, in which usually push's the grayling out of our holes and farther up the chena. I am sure there is a way to catch them and I have no doubt you could shoot them. They are very small though, not really sure if it would be worth the time.