Winter pike?

[Locnar]

I'm going to Cook's Bay this weekend, looking to catch a pike... Never fished for pike in the winter, any tips?

[bassman87]

dress warm. itll be more enjoyable

[DRIFTER_016]

Fish one line with dead bait suspended 1 to 2 feet off bottom and jig with your other line.

Run either an airplane jig or Lindy darter tipped with a shiner or small smelt.

If using the darter hook the bait so it hangs horizontal on the 2 trebles so it looks like a fish under a fish.

[Rizzo]

buy some suckers, buy some cheap tip ups. Attach sucker to tip up via line/hook, sit and wait for flag to pop up. Pretty much all it takes the spots I fish

[Fishing 24/7]

is cooks bay part of a river or lake.

 

if river go shallow 4-5 ' of water hook a sweet sucker over size the darn thing like WHAT!

 

hook it quick strike style and every 15-20 minutes lift the bait 1 ' to stir the smell of the daed bait.

 

if in a lake.

 

find a drop or hump with weeds.

 

go from shallow to 30 FOW again over size the minnow and move it around .

 

run and gun the bay like a BAWSS! dont stay in the same erea for 99 houre.

 

sometimes when you run and gun your drop the minnow right in there face and it will take you 2-3 minutes and youl have a BRUTE on your line!

[pics]

I used to fish the south end a lot in 5-6 feet of water. Its a lot of fun when you can see them hit...

[Spouph]

Fish one line with dead bait suspended 1 to 2 feet off bottom and jig with your other line.

Run either an airplane jig or Lindy darter tipped with a shiner or small smelt.

If using the darter hook the bait so it hangs horizontal on the 2 trebles so it looks like a fish under a fish.

 

 

I am pretty sure smelt are Illegal in ontario. I have to double check that though.

[Spouph]

Ya just double checked can't use smelt.

[DRIFTER_016]

Ya just double checked can't use smelt.

 

Salted shiners will work as a substitute.

[Locnar]

Thank you all for some tips, hopefully I can land me one this weekend.