The seasonal affects....

[MikeH]

(02-28-2012 09:52 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  Here in the GTA, we've barely got any ice cover. I'm not sure how the spring "ice-out" pike phenomenon occurs, but there's no ice to melt!

Maybe MikeH can chime in about this. EDIT: oops didn't see your reply there

The Pike spawn is triggered by water temps and lengthening daylight, it's usually "ice out" because it's 40+ (approx 40-50 degree water temps for spawning). So even if the air temperatures are not consistently low enough for ice cover, once the water temps hit the right level, they will come into the shallows.

EDIT* Post spawn the females go on a feeding frenzy :-)