Fish Were Biting: If you've seen one, you've seen them all. My wife and I went out on the lake at 4:15 p.m. By 5 p.m we'd caught 6 Northern Pike all about 28 inches or more except one.

Grandpa Knows How Loc: OC, California

If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
My wife and I went out on the lake at 4:15 p.m.
By 5 p.m we'd caught 6 Northern Pike all about 28 inches or more except one.
If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Saved one for tomorrows supper.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

If those were your target fish, you did a fine job, congrats!

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
My wife and I went out on the lake at 4:15 p.m.
By 5 p.m we'd caught 6 Northern Pike all about 28 inches or more except one.
If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Saved one for tomorrows supper.

I hope you had a glove on, Grampa. You're going to eat one, UGH!!!!!!

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

That's one husky customer there! Beautiful big Northern pike, and what fun to have also caught several others too!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
My wife and I went out on the lake at 4:15 p.m.
By 5 p.m we'd caught 6 Northern Pike all about 28 inches or more except one.
If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Saved one for tomorrows supper.

Nice catching Grandpa. They are certainly fun to catch. Thanks for the picture.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
My wife and I went out on the lake at 4:15 p.m.
By 5 p.m we'd caught 6 Northern Pike all about 28 inches or more except one.
If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Saved one for tomorrows supper.

Good fishing there Grandpa, that's fast catching, I live in central Florida and never had a chance to catch a Northern Pike they looks like a (pickerel) that we have here they look to be about the same fish!!
I hate it when they hit my top water lure because usually it's no longer useable after that 😂 but they do put up a good fight, you must have been steady reeling them in🎣🎣

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Nice. I am sure glad there is a bias against northers for food. So many get thrown back, making more dinners for those of us that know how to clean them. What a great fish on the rod and on the dinner plate.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

bapabear wrote:

Nice. I am sure glad there is a bias against northers for food. So many get thrown back, making more dinners for those of us that know how to clean them. What a great fish on the rod and on the dinner plate.

bapabear, they are good eating but you have to know how to clean them like you said, when I want to catch them I use old plugs just for them they will hit just about anything. I cut the sides off and leave the skin on and then cut crossways about every 1/2'' and that lets the hot grease dissolves all those little hair bones and the meat just comes right off the skin 😋

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Chuckay wrote:

bapabear, they are good eating but you have to know how to clean them like you said, when I want to catch them I use old plugs just for them they will hit just about anything. I cut the sides off and leave the skin on and then cut crossways about every 1/2'' and that lets the hot grease dissolves all those little hair bones and the meat just comes right off the skin 😋

I use the five filet method with good success. I like panko breaded fried fish. I will have to try your method when I again get to fish in pike water. I have to drive about 5 or 6 hours to reach pike water in Eastern WA or Idaho. Thanks

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Big one ☝️

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

bapabear wrote:

I use the five filet method with good success. I like panko breaded fried fish. I will have to try your method when I again get to fish in pike water. I have to drive about 5 or 6 hours to reach pike water in Eastern WA or Idaho. Thanks

I don't know if they are the same fish as a Northern Pike but looks like the same. Most people here don't eat them either, that's like the garfish not many people eats them but they are really good eating 😋 you just take a meat cleaver and chop down the top of it's back and cut out what I call the (back strap)that runs down both sides of the fish.. now that's a great piece of fish. The filet mignon of fish.😂😂😂 I was raised in the country and there's a lot of stuff you can eat in the water and on the land that people don't even know. Hope you are having a great day, Chuck

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Chuckay wrote:

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There is not much I won't try. That being said, there is not much I have not liked. Nothing that I can think of from the water except dried squid as a snack. It is just to strong for my liking, but makes good broth.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

bapabear wrote:

There is not much I won't try. That being said, there is not much I have not liked. Nothing that I can think of from the water except dried squid as a snack. It is just to strong for my liking, but makes good broth.

Talking about food, about time to go out back to the pond and catch a softshell turtle🐢 to make some stew, now that's some good stuff, and 🐊 long tail lizard 😂

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Chuckay wrote:

Talking about food, about time to go out back to the pond and catch a softshell turtle🐢 to make some stew, now that's some good stuff, and 🐊 long tail lizard 😂

I love snapping turtle. That is the only type I have had.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

bapabear wrote:

I love snapping turtle. That is the only type I have had.

Never had it, all we eat are the softshells and each part has it's on taste the front legs the hind legs and the meat on the back all taste a little different. Very good eating, do you have them up there?