Chain lakes pike trip
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:22 pm
My buddy Jim Thompson and I took off last Wed. at 6am for a little Chain lakes pike fishing. We got to the Medicine Lake boat launch at about 7:45 and jetted up to Killarney for some Pike action. Asked to a couple boaters how the fishing was and they said they had got some fish so we were hoping for a good day. First fish on the day was this toad smallie out of Killarney that hit a 7" hard swimbait. It put up a great fight
We got bites from some pike in Killarney with a nice 8 lb fish that hit my spinner twice right at the boat but didn't stay hooked up. landed a small pike there before we left for greener pastures.
Biggest pike landed on the day was this 7lb. pike out of Swan lake. I hooked up on 3 different pike in Swan.
The first one I hooked was a monster that took my white Fish-N-Fool Lures Spinnerbait. I didn't think I needed a steel leader with a spinnerbait as I have fished them that way for many years wtih no problem, but I was wrong. This monster swallowed the bait whole and cut me off after a short but exciting battle. We both saw the fish well and my best guess would put it in the 40" to 44 " range. I quickly tied a Chartreuse Fish-N-Fool Lures buzzbait on and got the fish pictured on the next cast in the same spot I had just hooked the monster at. I think I found my new favorite spot on the Chain lakes.
I got hooked up on one more fish in that same area that was about 6 Lb. on a soft swimbait but it come unhooked as well. We landed S.M.Bass, L.M.Bass, Crappie, and Pike. I hooked into a nice big L.M. at Swan fishing my floating mouse b ait in the weeds. One more from Swan.
We ended up with to many baits to count 7 pike on and 3 landed.
I plan to go again this next Wed. as I have that day off work. Hope to find the Monster that cut me off and get my spinnerbait back! LOL
We got bites from some pike in Killarney with a nice 8 lb fish that hit my spinner twice right at the boat but didn't stay hooked up. landed a small pike there before we left for greener pastures.
Biggest pike landed on the day was this 7lb. pike out of Swan lake. I hooked up on 3 different pike in Swan.
The first one I hooked was a monster that took my white Fish-N-Fool Lures Spinnerbait. I didn't think I needed a steel leader with a spinnerbait as I have fished them that way for many years wtih no problem, but I was wrong. This monster swallowed the bait whole and cut me off after a short but exciting battle. We both saw the fish well and my best guess would put it in the 40" to 44 " range. I quickly tied a Chartreuse Fish-N-Fool Lures buzzbait on and got the fish pictured on the next cast in the same spot I had just hooked the monster at. I think I found my new favorite spot on the Chain lakes.
I got hooked up on one more fish in that same area that was about 6 Lb. on a soft swimbait but it come unhooked as well. We landed S.M.Bass, L.M.Bass, Crappie, and Pike. I hooked into a nice big L.M. at Swan fishing my floating mouse b ait in the weeds. One more from Swan.We ended up with to many baits to count 7 pike on and 3 landed.
I plan to go again this next Wed. as I have that day off work. Hope to find the Monster that cut me off and get my spinnerbait back! LOL