2011-12 spearing has started!

[fisherking01]

Well, this may be a bit misleading, but my Son Taylor was spearing yesterday on Fire Lake, near Eagle River, Alaska! no success, but he is excited to venture farther and try new spots. We were able to acquire a full package of spearing gear from a guy that was moving out of state. Since all of our stuff is in MN, it was awesome to make this deal that put him on the ice so soon! I'm exciteed to get out myself.

Since Pike are not native there are no limits and it is illegal to put a pike back in the water. This will fit well with extended week long spearing trips! Definitely exciting! Saw a picture of a 54 inch pike taken off of the backwater area of the Yukon river. Claims to have taken a 60 inch pike. I'd love to see that. good fishing to all the fellow spearfishermen in 2011-12! Brent

[MJ1657]

Good luck!

I really look forward to hearing about Alaskan spearing and hope you post some pics.

[mrklean]

Everyday I look at the weather I get depressed cold weather just not getting here soon enough. 2 years ago day after thanksgiving there was 5" of ice on some lakes this year we will be lucky to get a skim coat next week.

[Brad B]

my guess/goal would be to hopefully walking on a few local lakes by the first week in december. I may be seeing things but Dean lake looked like there was one little place that had what looked like a 1 foot section of ice forming in a protected area that is out of the wind. another lake by my house has this stagnent area where it goes under the road it looked like there was a little ice trying to form there.

[bassNspear]

we need to take a trip up there

[Brad B]

I was just seeing things I stopped tonight and checked the access. what I thought was ice was actually white foam formed from white caps. dang I must have the ice fishing/spearing bug bad to be seeing things.

[MJ1657]

we need to take a trip up there

Lets have the second GTG up there this year.

[fishuhalik]

count me in! mj, you'll cover the plane tickets for everyone right?

[MJ1657]

count me in! mj, you'll cover the plane tickets for everyone right?

Well um... if I hit the lottery before February you can count on me.

[fisherking01]

for the most part you can find cheap tickets to AK. Round trip on some deals for 400 bucks,, look to long range plans as short notice flights will cost way more. Open year around so spring before breakup will be killer for big pike pre-spawn. If you don't believe in harvesting big pike pre spawn, check out the alaskan view of pike which have decimated the native trout and other saught after species! I'm going to have a blast!

[bassNspear]

it would be a blast to go up there!!!

[BOUNCED]

for the most part you can find cheap tickets to AK. Round trip on some deals for 400 bucks,, look to long range plans as short notice flights will cost way more.

What time works best for you to pick me up from the airport?