Fishing the week after Christmas?????

[ronaultmtd]

I'll have some extra bunker in case you want to catch some nice blue catfish- first, I want to try for some pickerel with the 1/16 oz jighead tipped with a minnow in the shallows- if I catch any, it is strictly catch and release- high tide is 7:32 a.m and low tide is 1:07 p.m. Friday- figure to launch around 8:30 a.m. and fish the falling tide-

[Shady]

Just wanted to check in to see if others were still planning to hit the creek tomoro. Could all the cold rain that we had have shut the bite down?

[ronaultmtd]

Who knows? The cold water might trigger a good pike bite- I am still planning on being at the Slavins launch around 8:30- 8:45 a.m.

[Shady]

I didnt even know there were pickerel in there, are there a lot?

I will probably get there around 730 or 8 and try the deep spot just down stream from the ramp first, then head up creek and look for you.

[ronaultmtd]

No one fishes for them there that I know of, but why not? Fresh water creek off the main River- isn't that where you normally find pickerel? The habitat, cover and such should be favorable to pike- The Snakehead is an ambush predator like the pike and they are there- one big problem for anyone fishing for pike is the number of LM bass here- heavy bass population that makes it hard for a pike to grab your lure- I have rarely ever been skunked here catching bass- real quality bass fishery-