Finding Northern Pike and Muskie in lakes

Finding Northern Pike and Muskie

Lakes
Finding small pike is extremely easy in lakes. Fish near shallow
weeds or cabbage in 2 to 15 feet of water. The exciting thing about
fishing shallow weeds is that you will have lots of action with the small
pike and you will run into a big pike every once in a while also,
especially in the spring and fall.

Finding large pike consistently is much harder. They can be found
shallow early in the year and also in the fall, but they will be much
deeper throughout the summer. Successful pike fishermen target
large pike in 20 to 40 feet of water in the summer. Deep drop-offs
along points or near weed lines will hold big fish. Deep water close to
shallow humps will also hold big pike.

Finding muskies in lakes can be somewhat harder than finding pike
because they are not around in the same numbers as pike. Muskie
don’t move around as much as pike so when you spot a big one,
return to that area on a later date and you’ll have a chance to catch
that fish. You can find muskie in most of the same areas that you find
pike in lakes, however, they will also be around wood. Muskie like
wood much more than pike. Fallen trees along a deep-sloping
shoreline are ideal spots for muskie. Big muskie do prefer deeper
water, but these large fish can still be found in shallow water
throughout the summer.

In clear lakes, some fishermen have success fishing for muskie at
night. Pike fishing at night is poor, but muskie anglers catch lots of
fish with big, noisy top water lures. Fishing is best during the full
moon because there is more light penetrating through the water.

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