This beautiful 41.5-inch pike caught and released by angler Bryan Shirey this week is the latest in a number of really big pike caught by Bow Narrows fishermen.
All of these big northerns were exceptionally beefy. This lunker could easily have tipped the scales at 20 pounds. Normally a 20-pound pike would need to be 44 inches in Red Lake.
A week ago a 43-inch pike was weighed and found to be 23 pounds.
Why are the pike so plump? No one knows for sure but a good guess is all the small walleye that seem to be everywhere this year.
At the same time walleyes are equally as fat. We're catching 22-24-inch walleye that rip the line off your drag. These fish are also apparently finding plenty to eat.
Incidentally, just about every one of the huge northern pike caught of late were taken while walleye fishing.
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