| In May, when one goes fishing for northern pike, | | | | Pike trolling and pike bait fishing during this time of |
| pike move into shallow waters to spawn. It is | | | | year will be the most effective way because it |
| now pikes are at their heaviest, making the really | | | | will be the easiest methods to enter these depths. |
| big ones easiest to find and catch. A large female | | | | With trolling ; cannon downriggers are among the |
| pike weighing 22 lbs or more may have as much | | | | best in the market. |
| as 2.2 - 4.4 lbs of eggs, however, we | | | | A useful thing to take advantage of is to invest in |
| recommend that big pike must be released to | | | | a fish finder. I recommend a good one among |
| maintain a sustainable high pike stock. | | | | lowrance fish finders. In the summer months pike |
| Which pike lures one chooses is a personal choice, | | | | can be harder to find because when fishing for big |
| but I prefer a northern fly, shallow moving | | | | northern pike you have to fish in deeper waters. |
| wobbler or shallow moving fishing spoons. If you | | | | With no wind it can be a challenging task to find |
| are interested in northern fly fishing and want a | | | | pike so it is best to fish in the evening and the |
| visual marker when you fish, try a pike popper. | | | | morning, since windy and grey weather often |
| After spawning, pike move to deeper water, and | | | | makes pike more active than in the middle of the |
| this is when you can really have fun when | | | | day. |
| catching pike because they use a lot of energy | | | | When it comes to fishing techniques during the |
| and lose a lot of body mass during spawning and | | | | summer you may want to fish fast and vary |
| are very hungry. In this period anything from pike | | | | your technique -in other words, combine fast and |
| angling, throwing wobblers, trolling and fly fishing | | | | slow winding. |
| will do to catch a pike. | | | | Big bait often attracts big pike, especially after the |
| Jerk bait is extremely effective for pike and it will | | | | spawning period when the pike need a lot of food. |
| raise your pike fishing to a higher level - | | | | When the water becomes colder in September |
| guaranteed! With jerk bait you can fish in any | | | | and October the pike come into shallow waters |
| depth of water, whether shallow, deep or in | | | | again (6 - 18 feet) which allow the use of most |
| between. Fishing with it will often lead to hard | | | | fishing methods. Autumn and Spring are |
| attacks and spectacular fights. | | | | considered as the best seasons for fishing for |
| Fishing with topwater lures as so-called pike | | | | large pike and as the water is usually colder it |
| poppers is really exciting as they move forward | | | | may be an advantage to fish a bit slower. |
| on the surface and are preferable for use near | | | | Never forget to invest in fishing pliers and a digital |
| weed lines and/ or underwater vegetation. Pike | | | | fishing scale as we all want to know the exact |
| attacks these with deadly force and huge | | | | weight of especially the bigger ones. |
| splashes. Extremely fascinating! | | | | I hope you have gotten some useful tips for |
| In June and July, pike prefer to enter deeper | | | | choosing Pike Lures when out pike fishing. |
| water (10-30 feet) and are harder to get in find. | | | | |