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Chain pickerel to

Posted By: Dtheg

Chain pickerel to - 06/20/15 07:47 PM

How to? What special is needed ? PLEASE HELP
Posted By: Bass Bug

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/20/15 08:11 PM

you mostly need winter
Posted By: Crazy4oldcars

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/21/15 02:12 AM

February. Cold water. Bright colors. Push lots of water. Grassy area.

Kirk
Posted By: Dtheg

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/21/15 02:27 AM

Wellllll heck I hoped i could catch in summer
Posted By: LoneStarCarper

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/21/15 02:44 AM

Originally Posted By: Bass BugŪ
you mostly need winter


I spit/snorkeled good scotch upon reading this, can confirm best advice.
Posted By: I FISH 4

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/21/15 03:22 AM

November - February is the best time, but you can find them in and around deep weed beds, this time of the year we use RIO InTouch Sinking Line WF5S6.
Posted By: Dtheg

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/30/15 03:36 AM



This is the big fish lol.
Posted By: Bowfin47

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/30/15 04:00 PM


Posted By: Bowfin47

Re: Chain pickerel to - 06/30/15 04:42 PM

Originally Posted By: Crazy4oldcars
February. Cold water. Bright colors. Push lots of water. Grassy area.

Kirk


Kirk is correct, but the same advice will allow you to hook up a few this time of the year.. However, the fight wouldn't be a long as in the winter, as they prefer cooler/colder water.

Like pike, chain pickerel are ambush predators who prefer to attack from the weeds...

I prefer to fish clear water with a solid wall of submerged vegetation where ya' can work a red/yellow bunny style streamer deep along this weed edge. However, in the summer in northwestern Louisiana I have also had success with damsel fly nymph patterns... I was targeting bream, but had a ball with pickerel!

Go slow and preferably not too shallow.

You'll have better luck in Caddo or other east Texas waters containing good populations of pickerel. See: http://www.gameandfishmag.com/fishing/fishing_tx_0205_01/
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