Pike guide for the Ontario shore angler

[MichaelAngelo]

Useful resource, have a read!

http://tony.tonydong.com/fishing/pike01.html

[squidd]

(02-08-2012 11:49 AM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  Useful resource, have a read!

http://tony.tonydong.com/fishing/pike01.html

Awesome link! taught me quite a big there. I know little cleo makes glow-in-the-dark spoons, do pike hunt at night?

[BarracudaBoy]

(02-08-2012 02:18 PM)squidd Wrote:  

(02-08-2012 11:49 AM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  Useful resource, have a read!

http://tony.tonydong.com/fishing/pike01.html

Awesome link! taught me quite a big there. I know little cleo makes glow-in-the-dark spoons, do pike hunt at night?

I googled and couldn't find clear answer...

no: http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/ind...c=163274.0
yes: http://www.lake-link.com/forums/Pike-Fis...-for-Pike/

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[Frank81]

The only pike I ever recall seeing at night time were some Northerns caught through the ice on some northern lakes, but I have never caught one in the night time myself.

[MichaelAngelo]

Maybe one thing is that my ratio of day time to night time fishing isn't 50:50... far from it. So it's hard to judge.

[BarracudaBoy]

Here's where my confusion stems, in the winter pike move into bays to spawn? At the same time there's less weed growth so it's less ideal of a place to find them.

What's the reason for the winter/ice-out pike phenomenon?

[manitoubass2]

Pike do hunt at night time, especially in areas where natural baitfish and other fish become active. Right at dusk is a great time to fish pike, when they move into shallows in greater than normal numbers.

In water with walleye/perch they push shorelines and shallows, and the pike will follow in right after them.

During ice out when pike move into shallows flats and bays, or near the creeks fed rivers and lakes, they are not concerned with cover nearly as much as summer. certain baitfish like sucker minnows move into these same areas where the pike will be, so they will be feeding. Also, if its a muddy area like I experience, there also foraging on invertebrates. At this time, the pike can be aggressive for short peroids of time, then slow right down. When they slow down, slip bobbering big sucker minnows can be deadly. When they become active, spinnerbaits, texas rigged plastic creature baits, grubs etc will work very well. If your looking for the most active fish, it's a good time to "walk the dog" with big Rapalas etc, like the Subwalk.

It all depends on the area too though... It's really a matter of putting in your time, figuring out patterns and just gaining experience. The more time fishing, the better you'll get at finding, and hooking big pike.

Oh, and look for ambush points. Like weedlines, a big submerged rock, and eddie off a rock current break, things like that. Pike are big time ambush predetors

[bettercallsaul]

(02-08-2012 02:18 PM)squidd Wrote:  

(02-08-2012 11:49 AM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  Useful resource, have a read!

http://tony.tonydong.com/fishing/pike01.html

Awesome link! taught me quite a big there. I know little cleo makes glow-in-the-dark spoons, do pike hunt at night?

I caught a pike this fall at night with a little cleo spoon while targetting salmon. It's not an anomaly because I've seen pike caught before at night.

[photo_rob]

I've caught pike at night, and I find they generally turn on right as it gets dark. So I don't know about the "pike don't feed at night" theory.

[MichaelAngelo]

(03-09-2012 01:25 PM)photo_rob Wrote:  I've caught pike at night, and I find they generally turn on right as it gets dark. So I don't know about the "pike don't feed at night" theory.

What colours were you using? Or bait?

I wonder how much colour matters at nighttime...