A Question For Don Anderson

[Mudflap]

Hello Don;

I was fishing a local haunt west of RedDeer the other day and noticed 4 larger pike in what I thought was a "trout" stream. Do pike feed on browns? I caught one small one on a streamer and released it. As I did I had the following running through my head..

 

Throw him in the willows? as to not eat browns..

 

What do you suggest? By the way there were a total of 8 trucks parked there on Saturday.......everyone seems to have the itch around RedDeer.

 

Please advise

[EdB]

I would think a pike would feed on most anything it could get it's mouth around wouldn't it?

[DonAndersen]

Mudflap,

 

There have been pike there since forever. Some very good ones. If I recall correctly, the pike season is open. They make decent eating. Don't think that they effect the population much although they certainly eat trout. I've seen one catch a trout that I spooked upstream. Wasn't a pretty sight. But that's nature. Sometimes you are the grub!

 

PS - I was there Friday before the herd. Caught a few trout.

 

catch ya'

 

 

 

Don

[Suntoucher]

Spoke to someone who saw more than 10 pike in one big pool alone...yikes! I bet they grow big and well there feeding on them little trout.

[Tako]

Pike = native. Broonies = invasive.