Bringing in a walleye and having a large northern pike attempt to relieve you of your supper to have his supper is always a thrill. It pays to pay attention and keep a good grip on your fishing rod even if you think it is “just another little walleye”.
I think that when you hook a walleye, it gives out a fish style distress signal and a fish in distress is like a ringing dinner bell for an opportunistic predator like a Northern Pike.