Print article A big fish deserves a big fish story, and we’re here to tell you how 11-year-old Aimee Pike of Wasilla used her bare hands to pull a 34.5-inch, 9.5-pound burbot out of the icy waters of Lake Louise last month. It was around midnight on the last night of a three-day fishing trip, and everyone in the party of four had caught a fish but Pike. Everyone was relaxing around a fire when Pike decided to get her gloves from a tent sheltering her fishing setup. What she found inside made her forget all about her gloves.