I've been doing tree hay for 2 years up here in canada. I've been thinning a strip of a mixed hardwood/softwood forest for silvo pasture (and just an overall healthier forest in general) taking some of the softwood for lumber and the hardwood for posts and firewood but put up leaves for tree hay, then in following years I come along and collect the treehay from the coppices/pollards. Our hay prices have dropped since last year. I'm seeing squares of alfalfa/grass and clover/grass hay for $5 (canadian) a bale and quality big round bales for $20-$30. They were double that last year. Despite hay prices being low I still put up tree hay for my dairy/meat goat herd simply for the nutrient diversity and nutritional benefit for the animals. That and our winters are very long up north. Not unusual to have snow for 6 months of the year up here.
I once caught a 6.5lb cutthroat on a fly at Reservation lake in Northern AZ and upon release a giant pike came out of nowhere and attacked it in 3ft of water. It was mortally wounded after initial strike and finished it off about 15ft from me. He's right, they will eat anything no matter the size. Im now more aware of my surroundings when wading above my waist at that lake.
I've caught huge pike fish all year round winter spring especially summer and of course fall. It's not true that you can't huge pike in the summer I've caught 20 lbs plus pikes in my lake which only holds 4 feet of water in the summer.sime as low 3 feet.
