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The two gravel pits where I fish,one is murky and the other is gin clear, the clear one Ive fished back in late spring and caught two pike,one on a jerkbait and one on a jig,and ever since the water warmed up , not even the 'hammerhandles' can be found, so will they show up again in october and november? Also do big pike come towards the shallows this time of year? In the murky pit during this time of year should the bigger pike be more catchable,caught nothing but pike in the 8 to 20 inch range,also these are smaller bodies of water.
Greetings,
Pike tend to like cooler water. Most of them are probably in the deeper cool water in the summer. I would expect them to come shallow again as the water cools. I would concentrate on where their food source is. They may have been shallow as a result of spawning. I don't think water clarity would mater much.
Hook Em' Hard,
Joe
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Joe Junion (Jomusky)
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Specializing in Musky fishing and ice fishing for Northern Pike and Walleye. I don't know anything about old tackle or rods and reels. Questions of this nature will be rejected.
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I have been an avid musky angler for over 20 years and am very active in the musky community.
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I am the President of the C & R Musky Club of Appleton. We are one of the clubs which belong to the Wisconsin Musky Clubs Alliance. I also belong to the World Musky Alliance. I have been an active member at MuskieFirst.com since it started.
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Jomusky.com, CRMuskyClub.com and MuskieFirst.com
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My education about fishing has come from reading every article and book I can find, networking with many people, fishing with many different people (some well known), and plan up hitting the water hard and thinking about all the details.
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I have won a few tournaments and club awards over the years.
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Due to family, work, tournaments and time on the water I don't have time to guide.
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