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Weird Pike Behaviour

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  • 13-05-2009 9:33pm
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    SucCes09
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭


    Pike fishing on the Suck last weekend, and noticed a pike about 5 yards away from me in the shallows with it's tail in the air and nose down. Obviously i lobbed me deadbait in beside it and wobbled it past it. No take. tried away as the fish moved closer to me - still no take. Then i noticed (as it was only 2-3 yard away) that there was actually 2 pike, and they looking more like they were grazing in the shallows!!!
    Eventually they both saw me and made a dart for it.

    We were trying to figure out what they were at.
    1 - Could they have been spawning - but way too late in the year???
    2 - Feeding on other spawn - not sure pike do that???
    3 - Feeding on something else ???
    4 - Any other theories?


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    Compton
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Compton


    spawning


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    stylie
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭stylie


    Pike sometimes spawn late, what were the sizes ?


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    SucCes09
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭SucCes09


    they were smallish Pike - 5-6lbs - i would be suprised to hear that they were of age to spawn - but it may provide a clue as to why the fishing was so crap too...


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    neil_hosey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭neil_hosey


    as far as i know, a jack of 2 pound can spawn. Ive taken a fish of that size 2 weeks ago which has sperm coming out.. A more experienced angler told me this was the case.


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    Funkyzeit
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭Funkyzeit


    So is it a common myth that Pike spawn in Feb\March?
    What does it depend on?


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    paddy2008
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭paddy2008


    most of the time the weather is a big factor.pike can start spawning then the weather change,ie cold and wet.once it warms up again they move into shallows again.


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