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GunnyGene wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:23 pm

Nope. Tried it once. That was enough.

JayZuv wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:19 am

One of my favorite times of the year! We have lots of smaller lakes nearby that offer some great fishing through the ice. I typically like to target pike and walleye on my tip ups, and jig for crappie inside my hut while I wait for a flag. Bring some friends, a heater, and a grill, and it’s always a good time

Pat wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 23, 2019 2:10 pm

GunnyGene wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:23 pm

Nope. Tried it once. That was enough.

Anything cool and exciting happen ???? Or just didnt like it ??? Lol

Ridgerunner665 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:16 pm

I love fishing in winter...its the best time for catching big blue cats.

Catfishing... my wife and I spend a lot of time fishing... but when the water freezes we just stay home.

Ridgerunner665 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:52 am

38 pounds 8 ounces... she caught it this past Friday night.

Pat wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:06 pm

Should be back on hardwater in around 6weeks .... I'm ready , is anyone else ???? This picture still makes me laugh ,my yougest boy had no idea what his brother was up to and was pissed when he seen it lol IMG_20151115_161613827.jpg

Greyhawk wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:24 pm

Pat wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:06 pm

Should be back on hardwater in around 6weeks .... I'm ready , is anyone else ???? This picture still makes me laugh ,my yougest boy had no idea what his brother was up to and was pissed when he seen it lol IMG_20151115_161613827.jpg

I'm looking forward to it! I spear fish myself. It's sure fun, just like looking into an aquarium. Most of the time we angle for perch through the spear hole and when all of the perch scatter we know a northern is lurking around and it's time to get the spear ready! Great way to pass the time in the winter.

"Alaska Department of Fish and Game" wrote: Generally, when pike are introduced to a shallow vegetated lake or a slow-moving weedy river in Southcentral Alaska, they eventually consume all of the juvenile salmon and trout. When the salmon and trout are gone, they start cannibalizing each other and eating invertebrates or other animals like ducklings, frogs, and rodents. In time, the large pike are harvested by anglers or die, and the remaining pike population often consists of "hammer-handles" — small pike that won't grow because there is no longer sufficient food to support substantial growth. Once the population is under "stress," their biological response is to mature at this smaller size and increase their reproduction. The end result is a lake full of stunted, little pike. This pattern has been repeated in Southcentral lakes. Typically it is these small pike that have the greatest impacts on rearing salmonids. This is because large pike tend to eat larger fish. Small pike tend to feed on salmon fry and smolt, and they feed more often than larger pike.

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?a ... pike.areas

Pat wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:01 pm

My boss at work tells me all kinds of storys about spearing pikes , sounds like a blast !!! Down here in the part of Alaska i live in , Fish and Game have posioned all the lakes and got rid of all the Northern Pike.

CT_Shooter wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:29 pm

Pat, it sounded so ominous that I had to look it up to learn why Northern Pike have been strategically eliminated in Central-Southern Alaska. They are known to be a harmful invasive species.

"Alaska Department of Fish and Game" wrote: Generally, when pike are introduced to a shallow vegetated lake or a slow-moving weedy river in Southcentral Alaska, they eventually consume all of the juvenile salmon and trout. When the salmon and trout are gone, they start cannibalizing each other and eating invertebrates or other animals like ducklings, frogs, and rodents. In time, the large pike are harvested by anglers or die, and the remaining pike population often consists of "hammer-handles" — small pike that won't grow because there is no longer sufficient food to support substantial growth. Once the population is under "stress," their biological response is to mature at this smaller size and increase their reproduction. The end result is a lake full of stunted, little pike. This pattern has been repeated in Southcentral lakes. Typically it is these small pike that have the greatest impacts on rearing salmonids. This is because large pike tend to eat larger fish. Small pike tend to feed on salmon fry and smolt, and they feed more often than larger pike.

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?a ... pike.areas

Pat wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:01 pm

My boss at work tells me all kinds of storys about spearing pikes , sounds like a blast !!! Down here in the part of Alaska i live in , Fish and Game have posioned all the lakes and got rid of all the Northern Pike.