This past month has been one of the best times for pike fishing on the Looking Glass river in DeWitt in the last three years. My friends and I have had amazing success lately, including one special day when I caught a 20 and a 26-incher, and my friends hooked several pike in the mid 30s. I have to admit I was a little jealous that my friends were catching all these big pike, so I decided I needed to catch a monster of my own, and soon! My dad and I headed out to our regular pike spot in the DeWitt Riverfront Park where my friend and I had seen a huge pike just days earlier. The action started within five minutes of our arrival, as I cast a six-inch sucker under a bobber towards a pool. Soon after, the bobber start to move around, and I wondered if the pike was playing with it. I gave the rod a few quick pulls to see if the bait was making my rod move, or a pike. Then I saw a huge flash and I knew a pike was on and I set the hook! As soon as I set the hook, the pike immediately got tangled up in a brush pile. I let out more line, handed the pole to my dad and waded in. I got the pike untangled and was able to land him.
I can't claim total credit for landing this pike, since my dad was holding the pole while I was untangling my line. It was a team effort! The pike that we landed together measured 37 inches and was my personal best for 2015.
That day, I caught several other pike, one just over 30 and one just under 30. I caught both using the same tactic and the same bait.
Catching all these pike is fun, but it's also a sign that the pike population is increasing, and maybe a sign that other fish populations, like the smallmouth bass, are also increasing in the Glass. I look forward to more Looking Glass river pike fishing this summer!
