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Where can I catch pike in New York?
In New York, there are several prime locations for targeting pike, especially if you're looking for those aggressive strikes and epic battles that pike are known for. Based on the video context provided, it seems like areas with access to both spawning and feeding grounds are key. Early in the season, pike tend to move up into rivers and inlets to spawn, so targeting these areas can be fruitful. As the season progresses, they often move out to areas where they can easily find prey, such as the mouths of inlets or along weed lines.
Some specific tactics mentioned in the video context include fishing around old wooden pilings, which can create perfect ambush spots for pike. Also, looking for clear water can be advantageous, as it allows you to sight fish and react to pike chasing your lure.
When it comes to tackle, a medium-heavy to heavy rod with 60-pound test line and an 80-pound fluorocarbon leader is recommended. This setup can handle the pike's sharp teeth and strong fights. For lures, glide baits, spinnerbaits, and other large profile lures that create commotion and mimic injured fish can be very effective.
If you're fishing in New York and targeting pike specifically, consider areas like the St. Lawrence River, which is known for its pike fishing, as well as the various lakes and rivers in the Adirondack region. Always be prepared to move and find new spots if the action slows down, as pike can be very location-specific depending on the time of year and conditions.
Remember to handle pike with care, as they are toothy predators, and always practice catch and release responsibly to maintain the fishery for future anglers. If you have a specific area in New York in mind or need more localized advice, feel free to ask, and I'd be happy to provide more tailored information.
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Fishing The #1 Bass Fishery In The WORLD! -- (On The Border New York) by Jon B. → yup yup yup yup yup and instantly puts me into my another Rod okay hang hang on Pike always love to do this kind of like I said we're gonna counter much more like I mentioned prior we're going to counter much much more other than the famous Smallmouth that's right here's a pretty example this little northern pike equally as beautiful as the Smallmouth different colors totally different attitude in these fish and uh they have teeth armed with teeth help me crush the blade of jig just a light little bite I'm surprised he ate it so softly you guys are notorious for being aggressive eaters see you later dude how clean that water is holy all right well this is the fish on this point is kind of slowed down I mean there you have it Pike eight at Fourth small good so we're gonna hop to another spot I think the whole Mantra I want to kind of keep with this trip as if there's no fish or if there's fish there that's not biting time to move pack up shop go find some fresh water find some areas with different covered grass got five right so we got we got four days to figure this place out and every second counts on this body of water and this measure foreign come on come on baby please be a big one too I'm rushing over and don't want anything to do with the
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EPIC Backwater Fishing for NORTHERN PIKE! (Vicious Strikes) by Jon B. → all the ecosystems and all the cool fish like the brook trout and everything's native whatever blah blah we're gonna go fish a spot that I have not tried yet and see if we can catch our first main Pike of the day you guys have asked for it so here it is let's make it happen all right it's good act like my bass fishing rod but it also doubles as a pike setup as well it's a six foot medium heavy six foot heavy and on here I've got some sixty pound test which is just perfectly fine for pike and as a leader I've got eighty pound fluoro eight pounds like good enough ideally you'd want to use steel leader or a hundred pound at least that's the muskie you guys say we're using just a big three 300 sized counters I mean there's so many basic you throw for pike big blade baits top waters big live baits I think I'm gonna start off with the glide bait just because that's what I've had luck on in the past yeah it's enough probably to focus on the most big cocktail double a big wide it's just it just slays a bass apparently like it to last times you're on this so we're gonna give it a try and if that doesn't work maybe it's just like a downside situation we just need to throw some smaller lures but I guess
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Fish My City NYC Recap by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → rod and reel was a trolling rod with a trolling type reel with leadcore line you know last but not least great thing about these shows is we get to film for a lot of bonus fish as well and what's a trip to New York city without fishing in Central Park and I fished that place since I was 18 or 19 years old and it's an amazing place to catch a lot of species including carp and bass but I want to talk to you about the bait that I used for best and this is if if I'm fishing a place and I want to try to catch one no matter what the time the year this is my go-to rig and I used a wacky rigged soft stick bait we were at Central Park and just like the stripers it was post spawn for the largemouth as well there were fry garters male guarding the fry and the bigger females were on isolated wood and isolated clumps of weeds and nothing beats that thing right there and basically it's a 5.25 berkeley PowerBait the general I used it in green pumpkin and I paired it with a VMC weedless nikko hook in one on the final piece of the equation was a little tiny sixteenth ounce half moon weight in the back of it and I would cast that thing out there and basically let it fall right next to that isolated wood or
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