Night Time Pike

[Guest]

I was told that a magazine posted a question about pike(they dont feed at night).Well I have been buzzbaiting pike and chain pickeral at night for years,am I the only one that found out that these bad boys hit and feed at night???

[Bobb-o]

i have never caught a pike at night but have gotten a couple small muskies while fishing crankbaits for walleyes and bass at night.

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[Guest]

while ice fishing last year me my cousin and a couple of his friends caught tons of pike at night. Earlier this year i caught my biggest of the season(6 pounds) so they do bite at night you just have to use lures that vibrate alot.

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[Guest]

Glad to hear I am not the only one.Seems to be this misconception that they dont feed at night,I fish the 1000 islands region and buzzbait till midnight for them and catch numbers like shooting fish in a barrell.

[Guest]

At night time do you think it matters what color u use? I would think the best time would be under a full moon. Did you guys find these fish shallow; less than 3'? I also think a buzzbait with a trailor hook would be your best bet. Id think vibration would be a big thing at night.

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[This message has been edited by fishstunner (edited 03-03-2003).]

[Guest]

I dont think color matters much its mostly the sound,but I do use black because of the so-called sillouette that its suppose to have.And also most of the pike I got were over weedbeds in 3-5 ft of water,and a full moon is an advantage.

[Steve Foss]

Color doesn't really matter. Pattern is lost in low light, too, so I always use a solid black, dark blue or purple night lure, and always one that runs above where I think the fish are holding, so it is silhoutted against the night sky. Even with very little moon, a night sky is a lighter background than the lure. Also, if you have some lures in bright colors you want to use for night fishing, and plan on ALWAYS using in low light, you can just spray on black exterior spray paint, so you don't have to go out and buy a whole new line of lures.

I have been fishing bass at night for many years on several clearwater lakes around Bemidji that are also full of pike. Spinnerbaits (tipped with pork frogs to make them look bigger), buzzbaits and rattle crankbaits are what I use.

I have never caught a pike at night, although I've caught several at dusk while walleye and bass fishing (through the ice and on open water). I know pike are caught at night in some places, it just seems a mystery why it happens in some fisheries and not in others.