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300	Posted: May 09, 2024 - 05:14 am #permalink #1
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 196 Member No.: 2952 Joined: January 16, 2013	We’ll. Do you think pike have moved out of the shallows by now ?

300	Posted: May 10, 2024 - 05:00 am #permalink #2
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 196 Member No.: 2952 Joined: January 16, 2013	Over a 100 hits. Nobody been out ?

bobowski	Posted: May 10, 2024 - 09:22 am #permalink #3
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 111 Member No.: 6766 Joined: May 07, 2014	I haven't been out yet. These guys were out opening weekend. Its a pretty good read. https://www.newwavefishingacademy.com/post/...ng-is-cancelled

300	Posted: May 10, 2024 - 05:44 pm #permalink #4
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 196 Member No.: 2952 Joined: January 16, 2013	Great read. Thanks

EsoxWanderer	Posted: May 12, 2024 - 12:41 pm #permalink #5
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 124 Member No.: 14917 Joined: December 26, 2017	Haven’t been out for pike yet. Weird year with the way early ice out/limited ice. April was kind of cold though. My personal and baseless conjecture is that they shouldn’t be far from the shallows.

Jerkbaiter

Posted: May 13, 2024 - 04:26 pm

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World Record Trout

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QUOTE (bobowski @ May 10, 2024 - 09:22 am)

I haven't been out yet. These guys were out opening weekend. Its a pretty good read.
https://www.newwavefishingacademy.com/post/...ng-is-cancelled

Very good blog, thanks for sharing

Dbfish	Posted: May 13, 2024 - 09:47 pm #permalink #7
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4464 Member No.: 1601 Joined: February 29, 2012	Fished the derby out of Waubashene with my daughter on Saturday May 11.Can confirm pike are still shallow as we fished in 6-13 fow,landing 31 pike! Others at derby were fishing in similar conditions and were also managing double digit numbers. If your having difficulties catching pike,maybe it's time to change your tactics?

300	Posted: May 14, 2024 - 06:24 am #permalink #8
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 196 Member No.: 2952 Joined: January 16, 2013	Ya. Might have to, fished shallow and deep. I was out around Waubashene channel all those places. Not sure where to try next. I must say I’m catching the small ones, but where are the big girls. I cast, troll. All types of lures etc Back bays, etc etc. guess got to move to different locations Thanks

2Cold	Posted: May 21, 2024 - 06:14 pm #permalink #9
Adult Trout Group: Members Posts: 250 Member No.: 2682 Joined: January 07, 2013	Fished the Wauba area this weekend and hit 40 plus pike in 4hrs plus a few bass.....but nothing over 8lbs...mostly 3-4 lbs if that....fought great though for small fish.....stomachs empty? 5 to 10 ft shallow with minimal weed growth in the bay.

300	Posted: May 21, 2024 - 07:31 pm #permalink #10
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 196 Member No.: 2952 Joined: January 16, 2013	Yes. Lots of those little chitters. Got to find those big girls

2Cold	Posted: May 21, 2024 - 08:18 pm #permalink #11
Adult Trout Group: Members Posts: 250 Member No.: 2682 Joined: January 07, 2013	We also did not see one Gar Pike in the areas we target , when there are usually tons of them around now....never catch them but see them all the time??

Woodfarmer

Posted: May 25, 2024 - 10:10 am

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Adult Trout

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QUOTE (Dbfish @ May 13, 2024 - 09:47 pm)

Fished the derby out of Waubashene with my daughter on Saturday May 11.Can confirm pike are still shallow as we fished in 6-13 fow,landing 31 pike!
Others at derby were fishing in similar conditions and were also managing double digit numbers.
If your having difficulties catching pike,maybe it's time to change your tactics?

What were you using if you don’t mind me asking?

EsoxWanderer	Posted: May 27, 2024 - 08:23 am #permalink #13
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 124 Member No.: 14917 Joined: December 26, 2017	Hey gents, at least some of the big pike are still shallow in some of the same locations they usually use at this time of year. Water temperatures were pretty typical for this time of year. Good luck,

Dangerfield	Posted: May 27, 2024 - 02:13 pm #permalink #14
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 62 Member No.: 16156 Joined: July 16, 2018	they're up shallow about an hour north of Barrie last weekend. I would imagine they're full on in Parry Sound by now. No topwater action, but inline spinners, glide baits and spinnerbaits were working well.

bobowski	Posted: May 27, 2024 - 05:38 pm #permalink #15
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 111 Member No.: 6766 Joined: May 07, 2014	Got a bunch on the weekend fishing outside of the bays looking for the healthy vegetation.

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