Cast and Blast Weekend

[Buschy]

Well the casting part of the weekend went well, but the turkeys didn't want to cooperate.

I was fishing for pike NE of Bismarck in a lake that traditionally treats me very well. I found an area with runoff coming into the lake and found quite a few pike waiting to spawn. They weren't interested in smelt on the bottom, but a jig and twister tail was enough to induce a few bites. The fish were full of eggs and weighed between five and eight pounds.

Enjoying the sun and scenery.




Pike in the shallows.





Time to pull out the fillet knife.



Turkeys were scarce, but the deer were curious about the decoy.

 

[elk_hunter]

That looks like it was cold but fun!

 

[mtmiller]

Nice slimers. Looks like some great fillets coming off them.

 

[----]

Cool pictures, looks like a great time.

 

[Sytes]

Very nice. Thanks for the pics! Good stuff.
I gave it a shot a week or so ago without success. Guess that is why they call it fishing rather than catching... LOL!

Give some more tips into the pike hit... One can never learn enough.

 

[Muley1]

Great pics Buschy. Do you pickle the pike? We are going to try our hand at turkeys in two weeks out west with the hopes of some luck as my daughter is coming with for her first true hunt.

 

[Dinkshooter]

You never get out and have any fun do you?

 

[Big Fin]

Snot Rockets of that size are quite good in the skillet. Turkeys will pay next weekend, I am sure.

 

[Oak]

Looks like it's spring...

 

[1_pointer]

Very nice!!! Looks like some very good eats.

 

[ashersdad]

Now that sounds like a fun weekend!!

 

[Outdooraddict]

Spring cast and blast- that's awesome. I hope you were enjoying that beer too... that's the life.

 

[Buschy]

Sykes,

I am no threat to the fish population of any lake. I usually wait until the ice comes off and the fish have spawned, then throw a smelt or herring on bottow of the lake. It usually doesn' take long before the fish find it. It's lazy man's fishing and I love it. No boat to operate, just relax in the sun and watch the rods.

Muley1,

I love pike fishing and learned years ago to fillet them using the "boneless" method. Mine are only about 80-90% boneless though.

 

[Bwana]

Looks like a great outing Buschy. I would LOVE to find a northern lake around here and introduce my kids to those toothy fighters. I grew up fishing for them on the Jim River around Arrowwood Refuge back in the day and there is nothing I have found more fun to catch.

But before I can do that we need to give the turkeys a try this weekend. Danged family obligations are seriously cutting down on my hunting opportunities but did manage to catch a few walleyes last Sunday afternoon while the inlaws were visiting.