local pike waters

How Deep Do Pike Go In The Summer?

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Geologically young, deep, clear lakes have pike populations that tend to suspend over deep water and cruise deep flats in the 25- to 60-foot range during summer and fall. Where can I catch pike in summer? During the heat of midsummer, tactics akin to fishing lake trout catch big pike in, say, 30 to 50 … Read more

Where Do Pike Go In The Summer?

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Once early-summer water temperatures in the shallows reach about 70 F, big pike seem to disappear. In effect, they head to deeper, cooler water, suspending above or inside summer thermoclines , lying across basins, or shifting toward areas where cool-water springs enter a lake. How deep do pike go in the summer? Geologically young, deep, … Read more