Any info on Church slough Pike

[whiptail]

Any one got info on what to use for Pike on church Slough and where to start..

[Fishy Fishy]

Jigging spoons or tip ups mostly, this year's been really hit or miss

[Young Blood]

Smelt on tip ups. This year is the first time I've ever been out and got skunked though. Not sure whats going on. I talked with a guy that lives there and has been out almost every day since it froze and he said its one of the slowest years he has experienced. I did hear they may be hanging deeper than normal for whatever reason. Good luck!

[missoulafish]

The power of the internet to "slow down" a fishery...
Reminds me of some "locals" I heard complaing about not catching any big fish this year after they bonked every fish that came through the ice last year. Keeping sleds full of fish has that effect...

[Fishy Fishy]

The ones I have caught have been around 25 FOW right off bottom.

[Young Blood]

The power of the internet to "slow down" a fishery...
Reminds me of some "locals" I heard complaing about not catching any big fish this year after they bonked every fish that came through the ice last year. Keeping sleds full of fish has that effect...

Reminds me of giving a guy an accurate report based on your experiences thus far this year. I suppose one could B.S. a guy though and feed them stories of unicorns and rainbows (no pun intended). A bit presumptuous to blame some slow fishing on people keeping their limit of fish.

[Fishy Fishy]

I think these lakes take more punishment from open water fishing than ice fishing.  I do see a lot of dead pike on the ice though, sad to see such a waste. 

[missoulafish]

A bit presumptuous to blame some slow fishing on people keeping their limit of fish.

Especially if the internet lets more people get their limits.
I guess I could be talking out my a$$ if i haven't seen it happen  more than "once".
Maybe the fish aren't biting.
Maybe when the conditions are perfect, the fish that aren't there will start to bite.

[Fishy Fishy]

It does happen, look at mcweneggor slew once people headdress about the crappie fishing it was a city out there.  The die of 2 years ago didn't help either. Oh well back on topic!

[BK_Fisherman]

Plenty of pike in Church, they just see far more pressure than any of the other sloughs due to lack of access as near as I can tell.

[whiptail]

Thank you every one for the info i'll post pic of tomorrows day. I do catch and release but I also like to eat a few.

[Neptune]

Plenty of pike in Church, they just see far more pressure than any of the other sloughs due to lack of access as near as I can tell.

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