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| I have a small pike river (creek) very close (S. MN) by that I know holds some big pike 20+Ibs. The river is never more than 20' wide and most of the time quite a bit narrower. I don't think there is any holes that are greater than 6' (but I could be very wrong here, its just highly doubtful). With no access to cold water in the hot summers, how do the pike find relief from the hot water? Its seems that every article written on trophy pike fisheries says the the water "has" to have deep cold pockets.
Thanks
MJB
Edited by MJB_04 10/10/2003 5:50 AM
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Location: Valentine, NE USA | Personall, I take issue with the "must have deep, cold water" issue...
We have some of the best pike fishing in the US, and most of our waters are fiarly shallow (4-15').
When I moved here from Montana, I came with the knowledge that trout prefer shaded areas during the summer...applied that to pike fishing...and found it to hold true. Most of the larger (12-15#) Pike I catch are in shaded areas.
That's my best guess.
Brian
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Location: Pardeeville, WI | Good question,
Are there springs underneath the river?
My buddy caught a huge pike 20+ pounds and it was in 4 feet of water up a little river inlet in the middle of July. It hit at about dusk after a 90 degree day. That destroyed everything I had read about Pike liking cold water, unless the river inlet water coming into the lake was cold, I have no explanation as to why a Pike that big was in such a shallow area or like I said maybe underwater springs?
It seems kind of weird that Puckaway has Wisconsins State record Pike.
It only averages 3 feet deep. And they use the Puckaway strain to stock Pike in Wisconsin. |
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Location: Sheboygan Falls, WI | A lot of it has to do with the health of the river. One of our local rivers routinely got over 80 degrees in summer until a little work was done to remove obstructions and reduce run off. A few holes (none over 5 feet deep) were made in the river and this year the water never got above 73 degrees. It actually supports trout now! A healthy river, even a small one, can run quite a bit cooler than you'd think. |
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