hi all

well winters here now short days, long nights,cold miserable days , not the best for carpfishing.... most winters i switch to pike fishing .when i can actually get out that is ..

this year im gonna put some time in and try and up my personal best of just over twenty pounds .. seen as most of my piking is done in daylight ill mainly be fishing saturdays and sundays as im working in the week with 1 days leave left till next april.......

anybody else pike fishing this winter ???

peppi

ive been out for the last 48 hrs carping

but while there a guy i know had a 22lb 7oz pike , stunning fish , great orange autumn colours
he had it on a little roach live bait



gonna switch this winter and put 2 rods for carp and 2 for pike

im thinking you have probably had a pretty rough 48 hours there jiffa .........

great fish the pike .. had a good few over the last 4-5 years never really bothered with them before .our local lake is packed to the rafters with them ..gonna start getting up early saturday,sunday mornings and get down there before its light .. got the dead baits already got lamprey,sprats,makki,roach ,
dont bother with live baits think its a bit cruel myself

hopefully ill better my low twenty this winter .....

peppi

yes mate pretty rough , sound familiar

my mate had a 27lb mirror at 1.30 in the morning, boy it was cold then

all worth it though defo gonna have a go for them .


ive seen a few 30lb carp but this 22lb pike was special , lovly looking old warrior . there one in there thats been had at just over 30lb , ive seen the pics but my pal lost one that made this 30 look like a tiddler at the net (took a 3lb odd jack )

good luck with you quest pep

I haven't been for years, but remember plugging for pike in the early 80s when it was so cold the line froze in the rings if you left it for more than 10 seconds without reeling in. Caught about 16 jack pike one day.

yea i will be,as usual.more so this year as i got laid off recently th this building trade carry on,i will be using the fly,on the lochs up hear.

will be going to Monford Bridge soon for a flick about .. also trying to find a place near me for pike on the fly..
That will be an experience i can tell ya!
feel everything through the fly rod..

Ah, well! I'm afraid my winter Piking days are done - unless I want hugely inflamed arthrritis! The last one I caught was a fit young jack of about 10 - 12 lb, taken on a 6Lb tip and a No.10 rated Fly rod. By Crikey, you need to feel the"take" of a Pike, its beyond anything else I've felt. Talk about "Thump!!!", the rod damn near flew out my hands! Took half an hour to get the young'un ashore, but was worth it. Checked it for health, then returned. It fell to a large Whiskey fly, designed for Salmon with a barbless treble hanging out the back.
Go for it Tree Man, its a hoot!
Mine came from the Ouse in York just out of town and nearly trespassing ( ) in the Bishop's back garden at Bishopthorpe. I strongly recommend that stretch for young and even big pike.
And the Swale near Topcliffe - that holds some right old hulks of Pike. I've seen ducks vanish by Topcliffe, just a big splosh, a few feathers and duck-no-more. Never mind Duckula, meet Pikula?


Indeed you do

i aint been for a while, but to inspire others here's a shot of my PB 24lbs
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my pb pike at just shy of twenty one pounds caught on a makki tail ...

cast out, tightened up, attached bobbin,

bobbin was pulled from my fingers...... resulting in a screaming run !!!!

i recast a lot when piking i think the splash attracts them to your bait

peppi

You should try a fly rod, really you should. Or have you? We just don't know!
Forgot what the effyouseakay what I was going to say now ......








Damned Cannabis! Bah!

Oh yes, pike.

Looking forward to fishing for some pike this year. The state record comes from a lake about 30 minutes from my house... record is 67lbs!! (Tiger Muskie)
Yup.. cant wait to get out and do some Pike fishing... usually once the lakes freeze over.

Good grief.
The first time a lake freezes over here I'm welding myself to the fire basket.
You made me shiver just thinking about it. <-- Trying to keep my hands warm smiley.

yeah i pike fish. i carnt really stand sitting in a bivvy in the cold carping or even piking for that matter.

Normally go wobble some dead baits down the local river. had a 18lb 6oz Saturday dont have a pic as i normally go on my own.

Hey guys, is it safe pike fishing? I have only ever carp fished but the lads I go with reckon pike fishing is real dangerous, apparently too easy to lose a finger, always put me off!

learn how to handel them , then its not different to carp

fish saftey 1st

check out the pike angling club of great britain bud...its all there how to unhook and handle them ...there very fragile more so than carp or whatever .best to go with some with experience tbh till yu get the jist off it !!!!

peppi

Loch AWE, I think it was February last year.... 26lbs 4 oz Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

the fly is deadly in the right hands

f_h

Nice fish fishhead i love pike fishing & cant wait to sample the fishing down here in england as everyone i speak to tells me theres big pike everywhere, whether i can catch them or not is another question my PB is a measly 10lb & ive put in many a mashed hours on the bank but i dont really mind cos i luv it even if i dont catch. Used to fish some local waters back home but they were shite, was like trying to get blood out of a stone trying to get a fish out them. Used to travel & fish Loch Lomond, Loch Tay, Loch Awe, all the big fish venues, id mostly blank but my m8 would always get a couple & he wasnt doing anything different to me, was always good times tho, cant beat fishing with a bag of green getting mashed all day with not a care in the world, ahhhhhhhhhhhh bliss yip, need to get my fishing gear in order

Healthy

evening all

im up 6-30 am in the morning gonna go out to do my first session of the year .weathers looking ok,ish deadbaits are ready etc etc etc

wish me luck folks ill need it ...be back later today with some photo,s of pike hopefully if not it,ll be some scenic shots of course ........

either that or a big fat blank ...either way it,ll be nice to get out and sit on the cold

peppi

Hope u get some big fish today peppi, im going to go for a walk round my local lake again today to check it out, cant wait to get out but need to sort rod licence n shit out first & get my gear down from scotland get plenty of pics m8........

tight lines

Healthy

well got up to be met by a frozen water butt in the garden so left it at that and went back to bed

typically the days turned out wonderful

peppi

go into daviedoom at youtube and you will see a 18lber getting caught off of 1 of the boys

went yesterday blankd agian but the guy that was ther got a 19lb pike it gave him a good scrap. goin next week hope a get a bit of joy then

been fishing 30 years and never caught a Pike. Never fished anywhere that held any, except when fly fishing. I have recently found a drain with some in and i fancy giving it a try. Watch out Esox

you should give it a bash with the fly m8

Ive just started piking, 2 months of blanking so far Cant wait to get the first one on the bank its not for lack of trying.Great pics guys. 908

Great pic

I have to say that the pike looks well p*ssed off. Never seen such an unhappy looking fish

Great catch

Hi Peppi good to see your still dipping the old rod.

Ive got some great old Pike recipes if you want them. Some Polish ones as well.

I remember my mate caught a whopper pike killed it took it home and put said fish in his bath with running water to keep fresh. He went to get it and the cold running water brought the stunned fish back and it nearly took his finger off!

Give me a shout if you want old Classic Pike Recipes though.

madge

Pike on the fly.... proper job son!