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Life of a Northern Pike and How to Fish for Pike 

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Northern pike are a top-level predator of fresh waters, and a popular species to fish for. This video discusses the biology of the northern pike, spawning activity, and how to catch a pike with fishing tackle.
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@Logan-cw9yr
@Logan-cw9yr 5 месяцев назад
This format of video is what I've always been looking for and constantly failing to find with other fishing channels. A comprehensive guide on the life cycle of a fish is, in my opinion, the absolute best way to figure out how to catch it. Other channels seem to just go out in their expensive boats, go over 1 or 2 fishing methods they like to use, and then hock whatever lures they're being paid to advertise. This is a truly valuable resource, well done.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
You've summed up many of my frustrations with other channels as well. Understanding the biology of your target species is so important. Much more important than the price tag on your boat or your rod/reel.
@rzambory2938
@rzambory2938 4 месяца назад
great job !!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
@@rzambory2938 Thank you - I appreciate the comment
@pauls2731
@pauls2731 3 месяца назад
I agree. I get so tired of listening to other channels rave about their sponsors' products.
@rodbelding9523
@rodbelding9523 5 месяцев назад
Pike are seriously the coolest fish. You haven't lived until you've witnessed a pike inhale a lure.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
They are awesome fish
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@ML-ks2lj I have snorkeled with pike and have also successfully fished for them while snorkeling! Being underwater with them while they fly around like a bullet is pretty crazy.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@ML-ks2lj Me too. It's great to be in the fish's world.
@sky1army423
@sky1army423 3 месяца назад
You haven't lived until you've witnessed a torpedo coming behind your top-water lure. Fills you with adrenaline.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
@@sky1army423 I know that feeling! 🙂
@fyshfysh1281
@fyshfysh1281 5 месяцев назад
A couple buddies of mine want to get me into fishing, and all these recent how to videos have been amazing.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Excellent - thanks for sharing. Good luck fishing!
@Szuubs
@Szuubs 5 месяцев назад
short, sweet and to the point. well done
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks - I appreciate the feedback!
@Treadn01
@Treadn01 5 месяцев назад
This video was one of my favorites and very informative! The AI thumbnail represents the traits of a Northern Pike very well.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Awesome, thank you!
@TGormania
@TGormania 20 дней назад
As stated before, I have been fishing most of my life but only now am I learning how to fish. We have a pretty heavy population of Chain Pickerel around the grassy areas of the lake we have a camp on. As you have mentioned it in the video, they are easy to catch. I can be out trying to get a few small mouth bass but not get anything. I now know I can head to certain grassy areas and am pretty much guaranteed to get a few pickerel. I have learned that they don't like bait that just sits there. They seem to like action. I started with a frog at first but they just couldn't seem to really get a hold of it. Then I tried a jitterbug and BOOM!!!! Last weekend, trying braided line for the first time-finally, I caught a couple with a Rapala floater and also a torpedo. As always, thanks for the info. I am learning a lot.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 20 дней назад
Cool. The Jitterbug is a classic! Neat lure with a neat action.
@AdamsOlympia
@AdamsOlympia Месяц назад
Some of the most fun fishing I've had was using a Rebel Wee Crawfish lure on St Joseph river in Indiana. If it was the right time of year, almost every other cast landed a hard fighting pike.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
Awesome
@willkinchington1920
@willkinchington1920 5 месяцев назад
Can this become a series? Like a video similar to this for each gamefish? Largemouth and smallmouth, salmon, Muskie, etc.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
That sounds like fun to me. I appreciate the suggestion.
@willkinchington1920
@willkinchington1920 5 месяцев назад
@@FishingwithNat no problem. Something like that would make inexperienced anglers (like myself) better informed on what time of year to fish each gamefish and where
@prawnstar9213
@prawnstar9213 3 месяца назад
Hope we don’t overfish these guys.. it might be the land of 10,000 lakes but I’ve noticed a decrease. My grandpa used to tell me that they used to gather fisherman to fish certain lakes near brainard and fish as many as they could within a weekend to stop them from eating all smaller walleye. They would catch so many they would use them to make fertilizer for their farms. After pickling a choice few of course.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
The pike and walleyes got along fine before humans became so abundant around them. They know how to find their own balance.
@j.7701
@j.7701 4 месяца назад
I love pike, great fight and good to eat if prepared properly, tough to clean for me. I always use mepps as a lure
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
A Mepps spinner is killer for pike. I use a #3 or #4 for them all the time. I like eating pike too but yes, they can be a pain to clean.
@4knanapapa
@4knanapapa 3 месяца назад
Back in the 50s and 60s we would vacation in Little Current Ontario, my dad like to troll for Pike in the North Channel, back then it was lamphery marks that were the bane of pike, I remember the thrill of catching one even at the age of 7 or 8
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
Sea lampreys are so nasty. I've seen them on pike, carp, salmon, and brown trout. I can't imagine being a fish with one of those attached to my side.
@ikazukison2
@ikazukison2 5 месяцев назад
best fishing content on youtube
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks - I appreciate it
@jamesporter2626
@jamesporter2626 2 месяца назад
Thanks for the concise break down of pike habits and habitats 👍
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for the feedback!
@coldhands00
@coldhands00 5 месяцев назад
I am planning a trip this summer to fish for pike, this video shared some really valuable information. I didn't know about Lymphosarcoma, I am a catch and release angler, this is great to know. Thanks again for another stellar video Nat!!!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Great - thank you for sharing this feedback. Good luck this summer!
@leftmono1016
@leftmono1016 5 месяцев назад
Keep an eye on water temperature. Here in the UK they recommend max 20 degrees C. Pike are very aggressive but also very delicate fish 👍
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@leftmono1016 Yes, 20*C is approaching the maximum temperature tolerance for pike, especially the larger ones.
@joeellis2692
@joeellis2692 4 месяца назад
2 years in a row. We were catching pike with these sores. Didn't know till now. Our local lake, nobody fishes it. If so, only from shore. Very rarely do you see another boat. Lake is a horrible, nasty green color. I recommend rinsing off boat shortly after pulling out. If not water will stain color. Lake used to be a great crystal clear lake. Great for muskie, pike, and largemouth. Lake Neatahwanta, Oswego County, Fulton, NY
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
@@joeellis2692 Sounds like the lake may have a serious nutrient/runoff problem contributing to dense algae/cyanobacteria blooms.
@dahlinthefiend
@dahlinthefiend 5 месяцев назад
My favorite pike lure is a spinner bait. Not the inline ones. The V shaped wire on the front keeps them from biting it off so I can run without a leader safely. It doesn't seem to me that it's big enough to keep them from just swallowing it, but I also have never had one bitten off like other lures, and have fished them ten times as often for those results.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
That makes a lot of sense to me. Pike love spinnerbaits!
@Steez0099
@Steez0099 2 месяца назад
Went out today to fish before work: I was there for large mouth bass but WOW: had 2 of these boys completely SLAM my swimbait, they are fighters & they completely destroyed steel leader, it was so fun, I couldn’t help but come learn everything about them. ( I caught both with a soft swimbait, darker green 3.5 inch & a smaller purple soft swimbait 2 inch - good luck fishing fellas. God bless you all!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
They are hard fighters for sure. They can take off like a bullet.
@Steez0099
@Steez0099 2 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat I’d be lying if I said that fish didn’t surprise me and shock me just a bit, I was shook for a solid 20 secs 😂😂
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
@@Steez0099 I know that feeling 🙂
@avdmustang
@avdmustang 21 день назад
Pike are my favorite to catch, so aggressive. When you bring in a big one up close it sorta looks like a gator. I noticed something interesting about them. The small and medium size ones will fight like a normal fish. But all the monster pike I've caught have swam towards the boat to cause slack in the line. They've learned in a sense so avoid that feeling of tension on them felt then swimming away. Could just be a small sample size but I was really cool to experience it. Reminded me of how the shark swam under the boat in Jaws when Quint first hooked it. "He's a smart big fish".
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 21 день назад
Interesting observation. I haven't noticed that trend with big pike here. Maybe they haven't learned that yet! 🙂
@GLepage74
@GLepage74 5 месяцев назад
I like this kind of video! You should definitely do more!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks - I will likely do more of these videos with other species
@DinoNucci
@DinoNucci 5 месяцев назад
Steel leader is a must
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Yeah a big pike will bite through anything but steel/titanium if it lines up in their teeth the right way.
@liltimothy8109
@liltimothy8109 3 месяца назад
I think it depends on what you’re using. You can probably get away with something like a spinner bait without a leader
@DinoNucci
@DinoNucci 3 месяца назад
@@liltimothy8109 nope
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
@@liltimothy8109 Or an inline spinner with a snap swivel works well too, since the snap swivel acts like a short steel leader.
@phil6844
@phil6844 2 месяца назад
Never used a steel leader and never had any issues.
@kevingodziebiewski2593
@kevingodziebiewski2593 4 месяца назад
Very informative!… I’ll admit I’m a steelhead snob..pike are fun and easy to catch…always fun
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
They sure are. Thanks for the feedback.
@IiroElmeri
@IiroElmeri 2 месяца назад
Hello, great video. It's interesting to see how people fish for pike around the world. I live in Finland and here we most often troll for pike and use metal leaders, also my friend taught me a way to grip pike. You take your hand and slide it under the gill and that allows for a good grip. But we use the same lutes you use exept the topwater frogs.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Cool, thanks for sharing your experience from Finland!
@Rose.Of.Hizaki
@Rose.Of.Hizaki 5 месяцев назад
Never heard of small pike being called 'snakes' or 'hammer handles' ... if they are really really small. We call them pencils. Otherwise we call the Jack's - e.g Jack pike for the ones bigger than pencils. Always great to catch them whatever size they are.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Absolutely. Those names are very common in the Midwest U.S. - not as common in other areas of the world.
@SavageVoyageur
@SavageVoyageur 5 месяцев назад
Snakes, hammer handles, slime rockets, snot rockets, water wolf, slimers.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@SavageVoyageur A fish of many names!
@19DannyBoy65
@19DannyBoy65 4 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat "Slough shark" is another one to add to the list that I've heard pretty commonly throughout western Canada
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
@@19DannyBoy65 I haven't heard that one but it makes sense!
@bretgrimes2051
@bretgrimes2051 4 месяца назад
Great video! Would love more videos like this on different species.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
Stay tuned...
@Kilo4lives
@Kilo4lives Месяц назад
These guys are the reason I got braided line on all my reels
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
They are fighters. Braided line is nice for pike fishing.
@pauls2731
@pauls2731 3 месяца назад
Such an amazing video
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
Thank you 🙂
@ChrisWhite.fishing
@ChrisWhite.fishing 5 месяцев назад
Very informative, general info. Own footage. Solid delivery. Well done.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks, I appreciate it.
@senatorjosephmccarthy2720
@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 5 месяцев назад
Besides being well done, I'd say it's rare too.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 Thank you. I put a lot of time and effort into my videos.
@seanpalmeter
@seanpalmeter 5 месяцев назад
The first gamefish I caught was a Northern pike. Great fighters.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Absolutely
@kgilliagorilla2761
@kgilliagorilla2761 5 месяцев назад
Unhook them boat side if possible. Nets and handling them removes their protective slime coating. I use a long needle nose and generally fish barbless.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
That's a good plan. I do a lot of unhooking boatside too.
@dominicpayne4393
@dominicpayne4393 5 месяцев назад
My favourite fish love from the UK
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
One of my favorites too!
@dougvuillemot8670
@dougvuillemot8670 4 месяца назад
Got a 23 and 7 8ths northern off the breakeall the other day in michigan.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
Awesome. Breakwalls are nice spots to catch big pike.
@sky1army423
@sky1army423 3 месяца назад
How to distinguish which fish is female and which is male??
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
During the pre-spawn period, females will have very large bellies, which can be a pretty good indicator. The surefire way to distinguish them requires a really close look and that is by examining the size, shape, and color of the fish's vent. These traits are different between the vents of males and females.
@davidwilliams1805
@davidwilliams1805 5 месяцев назад
Great job with the video! Some good information! Thank you for sharing this!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks
@johbob5l
@johbob5l 5 месяцев назад
Excellent Video - enjoyable and Informative.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thank you
@NitroBoarder17
@NitroBoarder17 5 месяцев назад
love the videos and love catching nothern pike!!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks 🙂
@travinash
@travinash Месяц назад
For anyone asking titanium leader is what you want
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
Titanium or steel is definitely helpful when fishing for pike
@nickerboker99
@nickerboker99 5 месяцев назад
I’d love to see a video like this about lake trout or walleye
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
More to come
@willrummell3670
@willrummell3670 5 месяцев назад
Awesome video. Would love to see something similar for Muskie if you get around to it. I've been fishing in the kawartha lakes in ON for them my whole life. Some years are better than others. Lots of bad years in row recently... lol.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the suggestion. Musky are tough to capture with underwater video. But I've gotten a few clips of them and I'll keep trying!
@pauls2731
@pauls2731 5 месяцев назад
Awesome video. I like the thumbnail too
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Cool, thanks!
@Gman737e
@Gman737e 4 месяца назад
Great video
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
Thanks
@codybarnett2217
@codybarnett2217 5 месяцев назад
This was awesome!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks
@robohippy
@robohippy 5 месяцев назад
I consider them to be fresh water barracudas... I have always thought it would be interesting to put a tag on them to see how much they move around in a lake system. I would think they would be always on the move...
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Pike spend a lot of time just sitting in vegetation waiting to ambush something that passes by.
@mrtnbrtt2093
@mrtnbrtt2093 5 месяцев назад
I see a pike at the exakt same spot in a small lake at my town every year.. he loves his spot
@robohippy
@robohippy 5 месяцев назад
Funny, since they are built for speed, I would think they would roam around a lot.... Guess I was wrong...
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@robohippy They're built for short bursts of speed to ambush their prey like a bullet.
@rds990
@rds990 5 месяцев назад
I love pike. I love a fish that comes to the boat looking PISSED !!! My largest is 44" on Lake of the Woods (Canadian side).
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Pike are great. 44" is a beauty!
@adventureswithjohnandT
@adventureswithjohnandT 4 месяца назад
Nice video!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
Thanks!
@DodoBird157
@DodoBird157 20 дней назад
Quick question. Do you think that if I was pike fishing and I had to go deeper with jigs, that a 4 inch white twister tail would produce good numbers and size of pike? Obviously I know I would catch dinks, but would some better ones be mixed in? Also, could I use a steel leader while jigging for pike or would that spook them?
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 19 дней назад
For every big pike, you're going to find a lot of smaller ones around. And pike will eat things that are nearly half their size, so even increasing the size of your lure isn't going to prevent you from catching some small ones. A 4" twister tail and jig will certainly catch pike of all sizes. You could also try some larger deep-diving crankbaits, spoons, or bucktails. Those would work better with leaders than jigs.
@DodoBird157
@DodoBird157 19 дней назад
@@FishingwithNat thanks. I was only saying jigs specifically because in summer pike can go very deep
@MrKarbaasi
@MrKarbaasi 2 месяца назад
This was good video! Thank you
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!
@freddyj5845
@freddyj5845 5 месяцев назад
Not only did I catch my first fish of the year last week but it was fat pike off navy pier! Got it on a ML rod with a crappie rig 😂
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Awesome. Pike on a ML rod are a lot of fun.
@freddyj5845
@freddyj5845 5 месяцев назад
@@FishingwithNatI legit thought he was gonna drag me into the water lol. I don’t know how my line or rod didn’t break but I finally got over my dry spell!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@freddyj5845 Awesome. There are some amazing pike in the harbors of Lake Michigan. A couple of them were featured in this video!
@comment8767
@comment8767 2 месяца назад
Pike make great aquarium fish ... you need about 200g tank and a good filter ... that way you can watch the pike
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
They are interesting in an aquarium for sure. Like you said, you need a very large tank because they grow quickly. They also eat a lot and prefer live minnows.
@comment8767
@comment8767 2 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat The advantage of keeping game fish is that they can be released if you do not want to keep up the aquarium.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
@@comment8767 True, but releasing a fish once it's been in an aquarium can also spread aquarium diseases from other fish into the wild, so you have to be careful about that
@trudave_official
@trudave_official 5 месяцев назад
Amazing video!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks
@SaskFisher
@SaskFisher 5 месяцев назад
Great video! Love the thumbnail! May I ask what Ai generator?? Guessing that it was? Thanks!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks - you're right - the image was created by Copilot.
@SaskFisher
@SaskFisher 5 месяцев назад
Well done! Love it. Ai is insane....see where she goes here soon haha.@@FishingwithNat
@Bleda412
@Bleda412 5 месяцев назад
What happened with those fish at 1:21? The grass is moving, but all the fish are still?
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Their fins are still moving, but maybe they sensed a weird vibration and stopped swimming to look around?
@Bleda412
@Bleda412 5 месяцев назад
@@FishingwithNat Thanks. That was super cool to see.
@alanstrong55
@alanstrong55 5 месяцев назад
Pike are tasty. They are also boney. Just got to filet those fish carefully. A pike sees a yellow perch and he is instantly hungry. The perch is nailed just like that. Yow!!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Pike are excellent eating!
@bottoms_up2175
@bottoms_up2175 5 месяцев назад
Quality content, very informative. Do walleye next?
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Possibly. Lots of ideas for this spring and several people have suggested that this become a series with other species covered. Thanks for the feedback - I appreciate it.
@kunaiwithchain5278
@kunaiwithchain5278 5 месяцев назад
Hope we can see some more fish bio videos
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the suggestion. I had fun with this one and will probably do more.
@izaakoakey1260
@izaakoakey1260 5 месяцев назад
This should definitely be a serious. Yellow perch next!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the suggestion. I had fun with this one and would like to cover other species too. Lots of ideas for this spring and summer!
@bigcity2085
@bigcity2085 21 день назад
So you have caught pike while snorkeling...spear gun ? Net ? I'm from the mid west, used to dive in Florida, now I live in Colorado. I want to go out and get some pike on the snorkel. Tips...would be great.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 21 день назад
No spear gun. I have a couple of short, homemade "snorkel rods" I use to jig while snorkeling. The first pike I caught while snorkeling was actually with some old line/jig and a Gatorade bottle that I found in a tree.
@mitchgingras3899
@mitchgingras3899 5 месяцев назад
Northern pike will dessimate all other large spawning-age fish. As their method of attack for large spawning fish is to t-bone large fish and continue to push the large fish in such a manner that water ceases to flow over gills. Once weakened, and well advertised to other pike who follow for a group feast. The females also carry 3X+ more eggs than other species. Northern pike will take over all other species in same waters
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
When pike are introduced to new waters, they can have this effect on the native species and they are considered invasive species in some parts of the world have they have not naturally occurred. Around here, they are native and co-occur with smallmouth, largemouth, walleye, sauger, musky, crappie, yellow perch, and more.
@jacobolson6145
@jacobolson6145 3 месяца назад
Absolutely love your videos. Not a fan of the weird ai art you use sometimes though lol 😅 not that it’s bad (which it is) it is also just unethical lol I’d ask that you don’t keep using them but you do you and I will keep watching either way :)
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Thanks for the feedback. This is the only video where any AI art was used just to illustrate the tenacity of the northern pike.
@Blaze3056.
@Blaze3056. 20 дней назад
I never try to catch pike but when I do they are either stiff as a board or put up a good fight
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 19 дней назад
True
@Fueledbyfishing13
@Fueledbyfishing13 5 месяцев назад
Really nice Thumbnail
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks
@DrewWithington
@DrewWithington 3 месяца назад
Pike have very sharp teeth so wire leaders are good.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
Absolutely
@shermy12345
@shermy12345 5 месяцев назад
God, I love catching these fish
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
They are awesome
@LucasTheF
@LucasTheF Месяц назад
It sucks that finding good spots are hard. Used to have such a good spot with my buddies but overfishing, construction and low waters ruined it
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
Yeah, it sucks when things happen to a good spot the wreck the fishing. I've had many spots ruined in various ways to the point that I don't even bother going there anymore.
@LucasTheF
@LucasTheF Месяц назад
@@FishingwithNat the worst part is finding a new spot that's good is so tough. The only spots I found is from word of mouth
@bobhmail7161
@bobhmail7161 5 месяцев назад
Hello Nat, Thanks for sharing your observations and experience. You sound like a biologist. Where did you collect your data? What have your learned regarding their feeding habits during winter when in shallow 8' - 15' or deep lakes 16'-100' (random) lakes are frozen. Do you understand how Pike stage on shelfs or near tributaries. I have made several observations with cameras while ice fishing in deep clear lakes where is appears that Pike can be trended, What I don't understand is what is triggering the Pike to hunt or transition. I ASSume it is several factors to include efficiency, but water temperature and barometric pressure are common coincidental observations. I'd like to better understand what causes Pike to be where they are and feed when they do feed. Do you know any references that really get into the weeds regarding Pike. Thanks again.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the comment. Professionally, I'm a lake biologist and botanist with a lifelong love of fish and fishing. You would enjoy a book called Northern Pike: Ecology, Conservation, and Management History. There are quite a few studies on northern pike that can be found via Google Scholar as well. From my experience and understanding, pike happily cruise the shallows under the ice looking for easy meals. They will sit near aquatic vegetation that remains evergreen (more than 10% of the aquatic plant species in Wisconsin remain standing and somewhat evergreen under the ice and snow). I don't think pike have clear staging areas that consistently vary throughout the season like a largemouth bass does, relating to shelves, creek channels, etc. They seem to be very opportunistic and will cruise around looking for good hiding spots where prey items are nearby. Their lateral lines and sensory pores are very sensitive to detect nearby prey.
@bobhmail7161
@bobhmail7161 5 месяцев назад
thanks@@FishingwithNat
@Hmm.223
@Hmm.223 5 месяцев назад
Nice video though I gotta say, personally not a huge fan of the AI thumbnail. Overall good vid though
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate all of it.
@timothyroche6445
@timothyroche6445 5 месяцев назад
20 to 30 lb test monofilament is sufficient to stop bite thru from pike
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
I generally use 20-30lb fluoro or mono leaders for smaller pike, but I had a big one bite through 50lb fluoro last summer.
@bushleague3472
@bushleague3472 5 месяцев назад
Maybe 20-30lb mono leader material, but pike can definatly cut 30lb mono line. I used 40-80lb Big Game mono leader material with good success, but due to the bulky knots tendancy to pick up weeds, I generally switch to steel once the weeds come in.
@timothyroche6445
@timothyroche6445 5 месяцев назад
@@FishingwithNat don't swim in that lake, I thought 20-30 mono was sufficient to stop bite offs, guess not, steel leaders will slow the bite
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@timothyroche6445 20-30lb is good for the smaller pike, up to maybe 30". Bigger pike than that are incredible in what they can bite through.
@LyrusLLupo
@LyrusLLupo 3 месяца назад
Few things make me happier than having a pickerel or pike come off the hook. This family of fish has no chill and unhooking trebles from them is just a sketchy process when they keep struggling.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
They definitely like to squirm around and risk hooking you or biting you!
@travinash
@travinash Месяц назад
It’s all how you handle them once you learn it’s really easy. We won’t use nets for this reason hand only :)
@fallows4life
@fallows4life 2 месяца назад
They are very common here in sweden but anoying as they are hard to filet and dont taste as well as perch and trout do
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
They are definitely harder to fillet than a perch or trout but I still think they taste pretty good
@fallows4life
@fallows4life 2 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat they're more then edible but just harder then perch
@boilerfortnite
@boilerfortnite 2 дня назад
To day I caught a foot long pike in the Athabasca river in Alberta cause I’m only a hour away from it and I brought it home but the meat was yellow and one fillet had worms so I threw them out I was sad tho but it was healthy on the outside and somehow I caught it without leader and my line never got snapped off I do not know how it never snapped my line off
@draw2death421
@draw2death421 Месяц назад
I live in Central Finland and ive had 3 of these in my net once. My river is infested with them since my shore is filled with water plants where they like to hide and hunt in. Id be happy but... well... i dont like the taste of pikes. They taste very mild and the meat is tender. I honestly only eat them smoked. Fun fish to catch tho.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
Fun to catch and I think they're pretty tasty too. My family likes pike breaded and coated with dill butter sauce.
@FunFoxDK
@FunFoxDK Месяц назад
hey man if i could take a second of your freetime and ask you if you know if there is pike in Olsbæksøen idk if you can just tell by how it looks on google maps but im planning on going there
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
I know that pike occur in Denmark but I don't know of specific locations. If they are there, I'd suggest throwing large inline spinners, spinnerbaits, or swimbaits to try to catch one.
@FunFoxDK
@FunFoxDK Месяц назад
@@FishingwithNat thanks for the help man I appreciate it
@Cheeseisboss
@Cheeseisboss 5 месяцев назад
New catch and release fisher here. If i do net a pike with lymphosarcoma, what is the best way to clean my net so i dont spread it around?
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Another thing to consider is if you catch a fish with an obvious lymphosarcoma sore, don't use a net to land it.
@Cheeseisboss
@Cheeseisboss 5 месяцев назад
@@FishingwithNat good point right there. Would I have to dispose of the lure?
@lennonjohndancel9330
@lennonjohndancel9330 Месяц назад
Can't count how many hooks they got from me
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
They are professional lure stealers
@Snoekverslaafde
@Snoekverslaafde 5 месяцев назад
How did you make the thumbnail and the one with the ducks?
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Those were generated with an AI (Copilot)
@askakas1834
@askakas1834 5 месяцев назад
is braided light line good for fishing??
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
I use 6lb braided line all the time on my light and ultralight rods, typically with a few feet of 4-6lb monofilament or fluorocarbon leader at the end.
@askakas1834
@askakas1834 5 месяцев назад
is the line at the end necessary?@@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@askakas1834 I like to have a few feet of leader at the end because I'm usually fishing realistic lures or live bait with that light line, and the clear mono/fluoro leader helps with that more natural presentation.
@detroitjc
@detroitjc 5 месяцев назад
I remember catching my first pike. Tried to land it in putting my thumb in its mouth like I would with a bass. Won't do that again!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Ouch - yeah that was a quick lesson learned! I had a pike clamp down across my thumb broadside this spring - it was torn up and sore for several days afterward.
@justin.fisherman
@justin.fisherman 3 месяца назад
how did u get those ai pics in their there awsome
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
Just played around with AI image generators until one of them spit out an image that represented what I wanted to illustrate.
@justin.fisherman
@justin.fisherman 3 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat do u remember what you looked up?
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
@@justin.fisherman No, I don't remember exactly
@Tyler-nj5dr
@Tyler-nj5dr 5 месяцев назад
About a 10 on the neat scale.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks 🙂
@spruce8876
@spruce8876 5 месяцев назад
The AI thumbnail is kind of a big miss. AI has a really tough time getting any sort of specific fish "right" and also just comes off as lazy and the images always look lifeless. Also, I feel as if AI images just do not stand out amongst other thumbnails in the algorithm and come off as generic. I'd feel much more confident that I was going to learn something going into a video that advertised itself with the actual physical thing it's trying to teach you about. Maybe just use a picture of a fish you've caught in the past, or try to ask a photographer of sorts if you could use one of their photos, perhaps something along the lines of a pike in its own habitat. I love your videos, but I just don't like seeing content creators "cheap out" into using the AI stuff.
@spruce8876
@spruce8876 5 месяцев назад
After watching the video, it looks like you had plenty of stock footage to use, and that footage was great. To be honest, you really only needed to use that for those brief clips that used AI and it would've not done the video any damage, if not only improved.
@ontheperkys
@ontheperkys 5 месяцев назад
I agree, whenever i see AI it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
@butterkan3584
@butterkan3584 5 месяцев назад
Yeah couldn't agree more man
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
I appreciate the feedback. I wanted a thumbnail photo that represented the speed and ferocity of the northern pike. The only part of the actual video that was AI-generated was the illustration of the pike and the duck, since it's obviously a one-in-a-million shot to actually capture a real photo of a big pike eating a duck.
@JackcatsandbassYT
@JackcatsandbassYT 5 месяцев назад
I don’t think its too bad. I do agree its a little lifeless though.
@Rokimanalways
@Rokimanalways 3 месяца назад
Caught a 105cm 8kg pike today
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Very nice!
@subarulegacy5497
@subarulegacy5497 3 месяца назад
omfg... That release at the 37 second mark had me bricked up, so sexy.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
Glad you enjoyed it. That was a beautiful pike.
@scoop-pm7lk
@scoop-pm7lk 5 месяцев назад
everyone I know including myself try to avoid cacthing thoze slimey things they look cool but you can have em ...
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Yeah they're not everyone's favorite!
@scoop-pm7lk
@scoop-pm7lk 5 месяцев назад
not sayin they are not fun to catch just saying I try and avoid them I caught an 11 pound 6 oz pike on my browning ultra light with 4 pound trilene XL it took a LONG time to get it in the pike was under the boat staring at the fish basket full of sunfish n crappies when it grabbed my bait Fun day there great video thanx @@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
@@scoop-pm7lk Sounds like a blast. But yeah, they are slimy, and they are good at stealing lures, so they can be pain too.
@JulianRodriguez-jb4wd
@JulianRodriguez-jb4wd 9 дней назад
Fresh water barracuda
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 9 дней назад
Yep - that's about right.
@dougiep2769
@dougiep2769 5 месяцев назад
You want the monsters go out at dusk and watch for schools . Then start ripping the edges of it. Caught some monsters on fly in in northern ontario
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the tip
@RH-sb5co
@RH-sb5co 5 месяцев назад
Freshwater Barracuda
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Yep, that's a good comparison
@randallnadeau1691
@randallnadeau1691 3 месяца назад
Caught pike in Canada on fingernail clippers, I was bored
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 3 месяца назад
I can see them striking that! Nice and shiny!
@billbones1000
@billbones1000 2 месяца назад
I hate pike! Many years fishing walleye in northern Quebec and they were a real pain in the ass. Constantly catch them and need to reel them in a toss them back.....they are as annoying as getting constant snags except full of teeth and slime. No point keeping them, full of bones, pain to clean and taste like a wet sock.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Not everybody likes them
@diaryofagoat-lass1023
@diaryofagoat-lass1023 5 месяцев назад
Always makes me laugh seeing people just casually tying lures right onto a line... Here in Canada we have real fish with real teeth so steel leaders are standard fair. Always baffles be too how people can just keep one lure on for hours at a time. I'm usually swapping lures every half hour until I find something the fish want, so a leader with a good clasp or clip are required.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
Swapping often can be a good way to be efficient on the water. If you know you're in a good spot and the fish should be there but you're not getting any action, give something else a try.
@lammybowers4800
@lammybowers4800 Месяц назад
Come on man, no need to cheapen your video with ai generated images
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat Месяц назад
The thumbmail image and duck image were simply to illustrate the tenacity of the northern pike. I appreciate your feedback though. I've stuck with my own images and clips in the other videos in this series.
@TimoIivonen
@TimoIivonen 4 дня назад
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@j3tt_
@j3tt_ 5 месяцев назад
good video, -please don't use ai though...
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
The thumbnail image was AI-generated but it does a good job representing the intensity of the northern pike and the topic of the video.
@j3tt_
@j3tt_ 5 месяцев назад
@@FishingwithNat Fair point!
@TokyoNightGirl-fk4cn
@TokyoNightGirl-fk4cn 2 месяца назад
💞Wow🤍🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🤍🧡
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
Thank you - glad you enjoyed the video!
@clickbaitcharlie2329
@clickbaitcharlie2329 4 месяца назад
Wtf?..pike-cancer?.
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
Yep. It's pretty nasty when you catch a fish with one of those big growths on it.
@clickbaitcharlie2329
@clickbaitcharlie2329 4 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat on tv saw a tumor removed from a pet white 2/yo rat...was touch &go for a bit, (but the rat pulled through)...
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
@@clickbaitcharlie2329 nasty!
@clickbaitcharlie2329
@clickbaitcharlie2329 4 месяца назад
@@FishingwithNat don't get pike here (European carp..yes), they sound like catfish, and armoured catfish, look like sturgeon?...you did a good job of making it look edible..
@JaquelinPoppema
@JaquelinPoppema 4 месяца назад
4 hg Find a place to work where you feel comfortable and comfortable. Make sure the area is free from distractions. ug
@nfchfhdh
@nfchfhdh 5 месяцев назад
ai
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 5 месяцев назад
The thumbnail image was AI-generated but it does a good job representing the intensity of the northern pike and the topic of the video.
@coldhands00
@coldhands00 5 месяцев назад
I love the the thumbnail@@FishingwithNat
@AngeloScarpa
@AngeloScarpa 2 месяца назад
You mad ? This is not devises this Wass one bite by lamprey wiils , lern beffore make this video
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 2 месяца назад
There are no lampreys in the lake where I took the photo of the pike with the lymphosarcoma sore.
@GrapeNuts-cm1ct
@GrapeNuts-cm1ct 5 месяцев назад
Pike are really just fresh water Baracuda!
@FishingwithNat
@FishingwithNat 4 месяца назад
That's about right!
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