Pike At The Parks

[Pastor]

This has probably been asked before but I did not see it in the topics. What kind of Pike are those found at the trout parks? Montaouk has several that have to be over 4lbs. should be fun on a fly rod.

[Kayser]

I have caught some grass pickerel, which don't get very big, but I think there might also be some chain pickerel in there as well.

Let us know if you decide to go after them.

Rob

[brianbarker]

This has probably been asked before but I did not see it in the topics. What kind of Pike are those found at the trout parks? Montaouk has several that have to be over 4lbs. should be fun on a fly rod.

Caught a ton under the concrete bridge and at the blue hole on spinning tackle and jigs but they are all small, I've never seen one over 12 inches. They arn't pike, they are chain pickerel, a cold water pickerel that is in the pike family but rarely do they get any size to them. I catch a few every smallmouth trip on the current. Hope this helps.

[BKB]

Yeah...used to catch a ton of these in the middle section of Meramec Springs...havn't caught any the last 5 years though.

[Kayser]

The chain pickerel isn't really a cold water specific species, like northern pike and walleye- they exist in pretty good numbers in Lake Okechobee, FL and other areas across the South.

Rob

[brianbarker]

The chain pickerel isn't really a cold water specific species, like northern pike and walleye- they exist in pretty good numbers in Lake Okechobee, FL and other areas across the South.

Rob

Agreed... my mistake. I was thinking of the grass pickerel that lives in the current river. I usually find or catch them in or around springs or where springs flow into the river. I have took some pictures of one of the biggest pickerels I've ever seen in the spring at montuak. I've never seen any as big as Pastor is talking about, they would be alot of fun to get ahold of.