Author Topic: Northern Pike (Read 4270 times)

Oaktree1215 · « **on:** Jan 24, 2019, 12:08 AM »

I have been catching fish through the ice for over twenty years on ponds and small lakes, I've never caught a Northern pike with or without ice, does anybody know of a place where it would be easier than others in northwestern Indiana or north central?

river_scum · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 06:34 AM »

closest (almost guarantee it pike) I can get for you is chapman lake, warsaw. sorry but out of my area. good luck on your quest. set high!

denhar · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 06:37 AM »

Try Lake James.Good Pike there don't know about the ice.

mr.pike12 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 06:44 AM »

Only problem with Lake James is you’re not suppose to eat pike over 29 inches.

river_scum · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 06:54 AM »

he wants NW lakes.

denhar · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 07:23 AM »

Kankakee river is good. Willow slough has some nice pike

CrappieJigger29 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 07:33 AM »

Warsaw had Pike barrbie chain has muskie. Some of the valpo chain has some but not great numbers or size

Jctracker17 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 08:33 AM »

Hudson lake in new carlisle has a good population of pike. And is pretty good for panfish as well

Edge · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 10:10 AM »

The Tippecanoe River has plenty of pike and you wouldn't need to go too far. If your looking for lakes, try Lawrence or Myers south of Plymouth.

Oaktree1215 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 10:11 AM »

Thanks for all the info you guys really helped me narrow it down I hope this cold weather has the ice strong by Saturday. I'm probably going to go to Chapman.

hoppy63 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 10:17 AM »

Quote from: mr.pike12 on Jan 24, 2019, 06:44 AM

Only problem with Lake James is you’re not suppose to eat pike over 29 inches.

Why not supposed to eat over 29"

? Fishing regs??

stephen20 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 10:22 AM »

I have caught a ton of pike out of Hudson lake. Nothing huge yet, but there’s a bunch in there.

mr.pike12 · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 10:27 AM »

Looks like they changed it this year for Lake James. One 8 ounce meal a month up to 36 inches. And one meal every 2 months of pike bigger than 36 inches

Oaktree1215 · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 10:36 AM »

I always check the consumption advisories because I do a lot of river and creek fishing. No telling what all gets dumped or has been dumped into the water. Hopefully the season is long enough for me to try more than one of the places you guys suggested.

pearcheyes · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 12:46 PM »

Wawasee lake has some real nice notherns

Edge · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 01:08 PM »

Fancy new map for fish consumption info.

https://www.in.gov/isdh/23650.htm

If you make the trip to Kosciusko I would recommend Wawasee over any other in the county for numbers.

river_scum · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 02:16 PM »

if you go to chapman, go out and to left. there is a point out there(look at map). past that point there is a necked down area. done good all threw there. its a high percentage travel route to the other basin.

Oaktree1215 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 06:15 PM »

Thanks river_scrum. Ill let you know how it all pans out

river_scum · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 25, 2019, 07:19 AM »

lake james doesn't have a lake specific guide, its a state wide guideline. look at top of the page.

and you never know what home owners are putting in the water at any lake! that's not in any guide.

they did ease up on guide lines a bit. wonder why? walleye from the Maumee used to be a level 5, on the big ones.

wait hold it. I went looking on dnr site and found this. http://www.eregulations.com/indiana/fishing/fish-consumption/ what do we believe? lol

mr.pike12 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 25, 2019, 07:37 AM »

Lake James did, level 5 do not eat pike over 29 inches. They changed it apparently

spencerville · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 25, 2019, 02:03 PM »

I've put worse in my body back in the day. ........

Jig_Head · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 27, 2019, 08:39 PM »

A buddy and I got 2 each today and missed a few others. Here's my bigger one, went 29"

hounds · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 27, 2019, 08:47 PM »

Nice Jig Head

Oaktree1215 · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 28, 2019, 06:44 PM »

Sweet! Live bait? Tip up? How deep?

Jig_Head · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 01, 2019, 07:12 PM »

Quote from: Oaktree1215 on Jan 28, 2019, 06:44 PM

Sweet! Live bait? Tip up? How deep?

Shiners on tipups. Shallow, only 4ft

Oaktree1215 · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 01, 2019, 09:44 PM »

Thanks for the info sir#

icehoe · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 01, 2019, 09:54 PM »

if I was targeting pike, I would hit up Hudson lake as well.

Oaktree1215 · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 02, 2019, 12:34 AM »

How do you get on hudson, Icehoe?

garyr83 · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 02, 2019, 03:21 PM »

Dont't over. Look some of the Muskie lakes they are just as. Good

Jig_Head · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 02, 2019, 03:34 PM »

Oaktree, you get that pike yet?

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Author Topic: Northern Pike (Read 4270 times)