Pike

[buster1118]

So on Monday a buddy of mine and I will be heading out in the area to try and do some pike fishing. He has never been ice fishing and wants to pull a pike out of the ice for the first time. Usually I am a walleye guy or pan fish but I don't have many spots for pike. Just a few names of decent lakes would be appreciated I don't need any certain spots but some good advice is always appreciated. Thanks.

[Morneau132]

Frances / Kelly-Dudley / Tetonka

Shiners have been working better than sucker minnows for me this winter. 12 fow has been better than shallow

[riverrat56]

Frances will put fish on the ice but normally small once. I'd try German/Jefferson or Tetonka.

Find the weedline or even better a hole in the weeds on a shallow weed.

[SouthernMNFisher]

We hit the pike good on Francis.... Shiners is all we used! Good Luck!

[white175]

get any crappies or sunfish in the bay ? takeing grandson out this weekend and gotta keep his busy. thanks

[SouthernMNFisher]

we caught a bunch of sunfish... we went in from the back boat landing )not the one in town) I dont know the name of the bay. There are a ton of weeds until you get out about 200 yards... Should be able to see where people have been setting up. We were in about 9 ft of water with very minimal weeds.

[SouthernMNFisher]

ohh and if the sunnies all of a sudden stop biting then there is a pike nearby.... everytime the sunnies quit biting we hooked a pike. Not very big pike but it was fun gettin them in! Sunnies were hitting on waxies and pike on shiners