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Offline shippeevt

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pike champlain
« on: Mar 26, 2014, 04:57 AM »
Making a trip to burlington to see friends this weekend... thinking about bringing my buddy pike fishing. Hes all about it the summer and never has done it through the ice or ice fished in general. Any ideas on what area or how much water they may be in up there, this time of year?
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Offline woodyvt

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #1 on: Mar 26, 2014, 05:32 AM »
Pretty much any bay.....the gut,sandbar,keeler,dillenback.....been getting them in 3-15' of water.

Good luck!
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Offline MJB518

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #2 on: Mar 26, 2014, 05:41 AM »
Isnt pike season closed? Pretty sure it is here in NY.
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Offline pikeaddict

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #3 on: Mar 26, 2014, 06:17 AM »
Quote from: MJB518 on Mar 26, 2014, 05:41 AM
Isnt pike season closed? Pretty sure it is here in NY.
Table 2 and 3 (Champlain) water bodies are open all year to pike.
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Offline lakerman

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #4 on: Mar 26, 2014, 06:18 AM »
open year round on champlain
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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #5 on: Mar 26, 2014, 11:48 AM »
Dilenbeck or Missisqoui bays are good bets. Sandbar and Gut also would be good. Should be moving into the shallows so I would set up from 12' to as little as 3' of water. Wish I could get up there this weekend. Who knows maybe it will still be fishable when I come up for opening of tout season
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Offline cbice

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #6 on: Mar 26, 2014, 08:18 PM »
I drove out and fished on about 30" of ice 2 weeks ago today.  The northern part of the lake is gonna be good for a while yet. 
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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #7 on: Mar 26, 2014, 08:32 PM »
There will be a lot of ice for a while, but getting on and off will become impossible after the first few warm days.  I'll have to invest in a plank to keep the season going. 
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Offline shippeevt

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #8 on: Mar 27, 2014, 05:13 AM »
cool thanks for the advice!  now i just gotta find more tip ups lol!
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Offline PerchSlayer21

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #9 on: Mar 27, 2014, 02:53 PM »
Has anybody been up on carry bay, havent been up for little while, wernt sure if any pike have moved in up there, thinkin bout goin up Saturday, I heard theyve been catchin them up at the gut, dillenback, so forth but wanted to see anybody been gettin them out of carry bay, and what the ice conditions were up there. 
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Offline Fish Farmer

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #10 on: Mar 28, 2014, 02:08 PM »
Quote from: MJB518 on Mar 26, 2014, 05:41 AM
Isnt pike season closed? Pretty sure it is here in NY.


Shootin' season just opened up for pike on Champlain :P.
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Offline cbice

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Re: pike champlain
« Reply #11 on: Mar 28, 2014, 05:58 PM »
I haven't heard of much action on Carry this year.  I don't know what the deal is there but the sandbar seems to be just as slow.  I fished the Sandbar a couple weeks ago with a friend and we only caught 4 small pickerel, a perch and a bowfin.  You would think the pike would be moving in at some point.  Maybe the good March spots will be good April spots this year.
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