Author Topic: Vermont Pike Regulations ?? (Read 2373 times)

dickbaker · « **on:** Dec 06, 2017, 08:12 AM »

Have I mis-read the regulations or are Vt fishermen allowed to keep 5 20 inch pike?
Doesn't seem like good management to me.
Dick

williev18 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 06, 2017, 09:09 AM »

that would be correct, they where origonaly considered a nusance species and had to be eliminated to protect an already dropping trout population. VT hasnt fully embraced pike as a trophy spies yet. NH's 1 pike over 28" makes much more sense for trophy fish. Honestly i put back an thing over 36" now any way to protect the breeders, but thats just my choice.

bootstrap · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 06, 2017, 09:18 AM »

plenty of them in champlain. few will drive here to fish for one fish per day.

dickbaker · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 06, 2017, 10:21 AM »

Quote from: bootstrap on Dec 06, 2017, 09:18 AM

plenty of them in champlain. few will drive here to fish for one fish per day.

I agree. NH's 1 fish over 28 inches is pretty restrictive but it does permit production of huge numbers of 24"- 40" pike. Champlain regulations are way too liberal. Shoot them, spear them or take dozens of 20" fish in a day of ice fishing with way too many tipups?? Pike are a wonderful fish and I love to eat them now that I find bone removal easy.
Just my feeling and I spend a lot of the year on the Inland Sea!
Dick

Nosaj · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 06, 2017, 07:18 PM »

dickbaker · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 07:17 AM »

Jason, Denny mentioned that you are the comedian for the "ice box" group BUT Hawkeye is the REAL fisherman!!
Dick

aquarium234 · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 07:26 AM »

I would have thought the amount of toxins in the big ol pike would be enough to get people to let the big ones go. We release all of our pike unless they are gonna die due to a bad hooking. But I don't hold anything against people eating pike, rather that then seeing perch fisherman leaving them for the seagulls to eat. I hate a wasted fish. IF only they understood pike increase perch size ....wish more paid attention in biology class....

Nosaj · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 09:51 AM »

Quote from: dickbaker on Dec 07, 2017, 07:17 AM

Jason, Denny mentioned that you are the comedian for the "ice box" group BUT Hawkeye is the REAL fisherman!!
Dick

You got me there

Hawkeye, Denny and I need to make a trip North to fish for toothy critters on your section of the river.

dickbaker · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 10:38 AM »

Jason, Where did you big pike come from?
Dick

Nosaj · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 01:29 PM »

Quote from: dickbaker on Dec 07, 2017, 10:38 AM

Jason, Where did you big pike come from?
Dick

The water

Nosaj · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 01:30 PM »

Quote from: Nosaj on Dec 07, 2017, 01:29 PM

The water

The river down here.

39-1/2 15+ lb my PB

Pissed off Hawkeye because since he has been catching them I hadn't caught one over 28 and he had 3 in the 36-38 range. I told him after his last one that if he caught another yard stick pike and I only caught a ruler pickerel I was stuffing him down the hole.

Smelty88 · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 02:44 PM »

I let this beauty go back to swim another day. Maybe catch her when she's 44" long My PB 41" 16lbs caught last ice season!

dickbaker · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 02:51 PM »

Quote from: Smelty88 on Dec 07, 2017, 02:44 PM

I let this beauty go back to swim another day. Maybe catch her when she's 44" long My PB 41" 16lbs caught last ice season!
(Image removed from quote.)

great fish and super picture. Thanks
Dick

tbern · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 02:52 PM »

Quote from: dickbaker on Dec 07, 2017, 02:51 PM

great fish and super picture. Thanks
Dick

. X2!!

Nosaj · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 07, 2017, 07:22 PM »

Nice fish, I let the big ones go. If I get a 40+ I will probaly take some pictures and measurements and get a replica mount. My fish being a 1/2" short saved me $800

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 08, 2017, 10:53 AM »

I let them go too. Released this cow. She was way over 20lbs....

Released this too:

And this:

All would be great on the wall but id rather have a shot of catching them again...

tbern · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 08, 2017, 10:59 AM »

Man, beautiful looking fish!! Great that you released them.

Neksportsman850 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 08, 2017, 08:28 PM »

/\ What's the last fish? I cross between pickerel and pike?

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 09, 2017, 04:43 AM »

Quote from: Neksportsman850 on Dec 08, 2017, 08:28 PM

/\ What's the last fish? I cross between pickerel and pike?

Tiger musky. Musky and Pike cross.

dickbaker · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 09, 2017, 11:18 AM »

We've taken a few pike/pickerel hybrids from champlains. They are beautiful fish but nothing that could compare to that Tiger Musky. We call the Champlain hybrids Tiger Pike?
Dick

Nosaj · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 10, 2017, 03:58 AM »

Those are some nice fish!
Were you tempted to mount the hybrid?

TRT · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 10, 2017, 12:26 PM »

Tiger - Musky caught down in MA?

spot · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 11, 2017, 06:45 AM »

I keep a lot of them and throw a lot of others back. Nothing is ever wasted.

I have no issues with the catch and release crowd, however I wish there would be less shaming of people who choose to eat some portion of their catch.

TRT · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 11, 2017, 10:26 AM »

Its a legal fish up to the "catcher" to decide whether to eat fish that night?
Personally, I think the smaller fish are tastier than trophies but to each his own.

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 11, 2017, 10:46 AM »

Quote from: TRT on Dec 10, 2017, 12:26 PM

Tiger - Musky caught down in MA?

It was caught thats for sure...I cant seem to remember where though

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Author Topic: Vermont Pike Regulations ?? (Read 2373 times)