[icejigs]

Has anyone fished a river in the winter for Pike? what types of bait work good this time of year? It is to warm this year and here in lower Michigan we don't have any snow or ice so figured i would go to this river that i know has a lot of pike and try my luck.

Thanks

[fatfingers]

Northern pike are a great sportfish. They respond to a variety of lures and can be easy to catch at times.

Try bass type spinner baits and spoons. Vary the size, color, and retrieve.

I've done well with spoons but only in rivers here in Ohio. In lakes I usually do much better with Rapalas and spinnerbaits, not spoons.

Firetiger daredevil spoons work well in the rivers for me.

[emptycooler]

I have been fishing a river near my home in PA. and doing very well using large crankbaits with a pull then pause retrieve.Firetiger and chartreuse are working well.