Attention Anglers:  There are still plenty of toothy and hungry monsters ready for battle in Whitewater Lake. Just ask Madelyn or ten year old Nathan who both caught and released forty-one inch Northern Pike – and both on the same day. No, it was not the same fish – thanks for asking. They were caught on the eastern end of the big 26 mile long lake near our Strikers Point Lodge. Madelyn’s came while trolling a silver Williams Whitefish in 23 ft of water along side the rock wall in Caribou Bay. That grassy area, is known for Pike, and with our high water levels, remains a “must stop” for Pike anglers. Nathan caught his in the “llama” in shallow weedy water using a red and white Johnson minnow variation. It’s shaped like a silver or gold minnow but the paint scheme is like a red and white Daredevil – you can see it on the lip of the fish in the picture above. So the big Pike are both deep and occasionally visiting the grass. Go figure!

The Grayson River area – at the western end of the lake – came close to giving up a record sized Pike this week as well. The fish was half in the boat but proved to be too much to handle. It was very conservatively estimated at about 48 in.

The weather this past week was basically clear and warm and rainfree – with one small downpour as the exception.  However, there have been a lot of hot still (dog) days. Fishing can become tough in these conditions as Walleye move deep and become lethargic. However, if you keep on the move, it is never a problem to find some active fish on hot sluggish days like these. Walleye can be found at 20-30 ft of water – moving water even better – and there is usually a big Pike or two nearby. Or as we like to say, “If you think you like eating Walleye, you ought to be a Pike.”
…Tyler Lancaster