Saturday, May 12, 2012

Northern pike are biting on Red Lake




Ben and I took a break from our cabin remodeling duties a couple days ago and tried our luck fishing for northern pike. It was a calm, warm evening and we decided to try topwater lures in a marshy area.
We caught several slot-size pike such as this 30-plus-incher Ben is holding. We were looking to get a few eaters for lunch the next day but most of the fish were too large to keep.
So we tried again last night but it was cold and windy and we couldn't even get a strike. However, we were delighted to see we weren't the only ones in the marsh that day. This curious moose watched us for quite awhile before moving out of sight.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dan, We seem to have that problem too. Getting fish below the slot to eat has become harder to do as the years go by. The slot has a lot to do with that. It means a lot more bigger fish now. Which is a good thing for all your guests as well as you. Promoting Bow Narrows is much easier if you show all the big pike. However, we like to eat fish when we are in camp. See you this weekend. Dave M.