Night time Pike

[BlueDuck]

Do Pike bite at night?

[Captain1978]

no sir. Walleye,Bass,Crappie will bite at nite. I hear Tigers do too but I have never caught one.

[keepah seekah]

Do Pike bite at night?

oh yes they do!

[PIKE FISHERMAN]

When time allowed. I'd fish right up till dark, and would be picking the up the last 5 traps with a flashlight. I'd often have after dark flags, and not be able to see them until i walk up to the trap. never tried anything later than that, but have caught a few when it was pitch black.

p.s. not fun trying to remove a treble hook in the dark

[Captain1978]

I hear you on biting right after dark. But  hours after dark I have never caught them at night and they don't hunt at night like say Walleye.

[Wiener]

I hear you on biting right after dark. But  hours after dark I have never caught them at night and they don't hunt at night like say Walleye.

X2

I have caught Pike right at dusk, but not at night.


Wiener

[combsey]

i fish an overnight trip in upstate new york at least once a year in great pike waters and have never caught one after dark   some at dawn and dusk but never after the lights go out

[deadbait dave]

no! jong!!

[slipperybob]

I have caught Pike at night but more like a fluke.  It was just by pure chance.  I was over like 35 or 40 fow and the pike was 30' down.  I thought it was a crappie but when it bit and started to do the pike run.  Well that was it.   It was about 3 am.

Other than that, I do not known them to be night biters.

[RBIZ88]

i have caught a few jiggin bucktails for walleye from the boat. But never tried during the ice season.

[finlessbrown]

i've caught them from 3 am on but never had any luck on night trips

[BCice]

Twice i've caught a pike after dark and both times there was an artificial light source. One by lantern light shining down the hole. The other was from lights from a dock/marina lighting up the water.

[tipup_time]

only one.. and that tipup was set 4-6 feet off bottom by accident. i do most of my fishing at night so that pretty much says it

[OUTHNTN]

ONLY ONCE LAST WINTER.  CHECKED THE TIPUPS AT ABOUT 9 PM THEN WENT BACK TO THE SHACK.  JIGGED WALLEYE FOR 2 HOURS AND THEN CHECKED TIPUPS BEFORE HEADING BACK TO CAMP AND CAUGHT A 36" PIKE IN 14' OF WATER.  WASN'T A FULL MOON OR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT SOURCE.  DANG THING SWALLOWED THE HOOK TOO, SO IT DOES HAPPEN, BUT NOT VERY OFTEN. GOOD FISHIN' - OH

[MeatHunter737]

Twice i've caught a pike after dark and both times there was an artificial light source. One by lantern light shining down the hole. The other was from lights from a dock/marina lighting up the water.

if I were staying much past sunset, a lantern would be the best idea.... I will be trying that sometime...

[northernnyice]

seen 'em eat at night on chateaugay lake. All strains of musky will eat at night.

[Water Wolf]

I have never had much luck at night ice fishing for pike.

For me, it seems that once the sun goes down I have half and hour of pike activity and then, nothing.

I did get one pike at night a few years ago.
It was a clear night with a full moon, so the bit of light may have helped, not sure.

WW

[lakerman]

bettin that not many people know for sure cause they never tried it !

[Jessox80]

I tried an all nighter last year for pike and had one small one bite at about 3 a.m., with chew and screws all night. I also know an angler who got a 34 and a 36 on an overnight trip, but his was during a full moon.