Found Where the Pike Have Been Hiding

[NickM221]

During the week last week, I managed to hit the river twice, and caught 2 pickerel each time. Not exactly the toothy critters I was looking for, but it was nice to have some action and land my first river pickerel.

This weekend was some of the best PR fishing that I've ever had. I managed to land around 10 Pike over the course of 2 days and had a few others that spit the hook. Most of the fish were in the mid 20's to low 30 inch range, with a few little guys thrown into the mix.

The first spot I arrived at gave me a pretty cool surprise when I looked in the water. Those aren't logs... There's 6 pike in that hole.



These guys wanted nothing to do with me. They were more interested in hanging out and trying to keep cool than my lure. I think this guy knew what I was up to. He just sat there smirking at me.



After watching them hang out in the shallows, I moved on to another spot where I started finding some more hungry fish.







Day 2 was just as successful and fun.









Kinda bummed that some of the pike picked up leaves during the landing process, but it couldn't be helped since the leaves got in the net when I scooped them up.

Just a reminder that if you're fishing for these guys during the summer, keep them out of the water as little as possible, and make sure that you take your time to revive them. I keep the fish in the net while I unhook them, take them out for a quick picture, and then let them rest up in the net for a minute before sending them on their way

[23cardinal]

Great work! Hammer those gators!(then release them oh so gentle)

You don't have tick/ mosquito issues in shorts?

[Chrisper4694]

that's pretty cool. I think i'm most impressed you can actually see into the water on that river with a photograph

[Captiva]

Congrats on a great day and I really enjoyed the pictures and report. For me, the pike on PR have been disappointing this year and I've tended to only catch about one small one per trip. I'm hoping it gets better in the fall.

[Esox Luciano]

Nice river report and catches to match! I feel ya on the shorts but you're definitely brave for rolling like that!! Keep em' coming man!!

[Fred E. Goose]

This weekend I'm planning on hitting a spot that's been good to me for smallies and bait, here's hoping I stumble upon some "logs" too! Thanks for the report, Nick, sure makes some of our half empty glasses start to look half full.

[JDTuna]

Nice fish, Nick!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice BAG-O-PIKE dude!!! Looks like you got em really good. Awesome to know they're still on the feed! Great report!!!

[Humanzee]

Great report. Thanks, enjoyed reading and seeing the pics!

[NickM221]

Thanks everyone. I'm glad you enjoyed the pics!

Originally Posted by 23cardinal

You don't have tick/ mosquito issues in shorts?

Not usually. Sometimes right around sunset the mosquitoes get bad, but I've only seen a few ticks so far this year. For the most part my muck boots have kept me safe.

Originally Posted by Fred E. Goose

This weekend I'm planning on hitting a spot that's been good to me for smallies and bait, here's hoping I stumble upon some "logs" too!

Thanks Fred! Good luck! I haven't actually caught any smallmouth out of the river yet. I'll have to give it a try at some point.