pike

steve · pike

well there was loads of people out and about after pike to day but did not see any caught the broards dont seem to fish very good now for pike.

fish

nice looking day there! tell us a bit more were you using lures or bait?

steve

i was not fishing myself but every one was useing dead baits spratts ,herring etc some tried wobbled dead baits and spinning but still no joy.'local hero john wilson would have shown them how its done'

i think not

fish

gareth would have fealt right at home amongst all those blankers!!!!

Gareth

juckler

The broads used to be the place to go

I do a fair but off the witham in lincs some of the drains are very shallow if you follow them and find deep stretches like where the drains drop a level and theres locks etc the piking is quite fast and furious with 30 plus fish in a session being not unusual.
Ive had pike to thirty pound and seen bigger that wouldnt touch a bait no matter what you were on.
Location is the key every time ive found otherwise its a hit and miss afair best time to spot where theres big pike is next month as they start to spawn ive found a few good places by watching for them spawning.

steve

yes i agree with you its about doing your homework, on some of these big broards its a job to know where to start but the specialist angler have quite a few gismos now depth finders, fish finders etc but you still need your 'hunting skills' to get the best catches.

juckler

Looks a great set up you have there Steve

I like to see proper wild fish them record breaking fish out of stocked trout lakes are not for me.
Its good that a lot more are piking in the summer nowdays they fight a lot better in the warm water