This weekend I went fishing for pike in the Looking Glass, although by this time in the year, my success with esox luscious (northern pike) starts to fade.
I started the day fishing all the pools with cover near-by, but did not get so much as a follow, nor did I see any pike. Through the course of the day I did not have any luck, and that lasted until I got to my last spot of the day, under the Bridge Street bridge at DeWitt's Riverside Park. My spirits were dwindling as I fished this spot for about 20 minutes with nothing happening. Then, the idea of trying to catch a smallmouth popped into my head. I tied on a 3 1/2 -inch green pumpkin tube, and started to poke around. It wasn't long until I had what I first thought was a very nice smallmouth. After fighting it for about 15 seconds, however, I realized it was my old friend, the northern pike, and a nice, 24-inch specimen at that.
Two things surprised me about this pike: one was how cold it was when I picked it up, and two, why it had hit a small little tube intended for smallmouth. It was basically a bonus fish for me, since I thought I wouldn't be catching anything!
Unfortunately, this might have been the last pike I'll catch before hardwater season- and it's time to starting thinking about that!
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