11-04-2008, 10:07 PM
I would love to tangle with a monster Pike myself. Just not at Sunnyside. Here is the problem, this is not Bass and Trout vs. a nice Pike fishery. Its an outstanding Bass and Trout fishery vs. a fishery full of 12 inch pike. The lakes up north are large enough and have a varied enough forage base (ciscos, shad, blugill, carp, perch etc.) to support nice healthy pike populations. What happens in lakes the size of the Kirch lakes(less than 200 acres) is that the Pike eat all the bass, and then the Pike eat all the trout, and then Mr. Pike turns on his own and eats them too, not necessarily in that order. So in theory the first few years classes could have some nice fish, but a few years down the line… the fish end up badly stunted, the lakes overpopulated and its no fun for anyone. Comins Lake is the perfect example and the same thing would happen here. But I do like the idea of trying to see the bright side of it… for the most part it is out of our control. I hope I don’t find myself in the market for wire leaders and Jakes (I heard these are awesome Pike baits) [laugh] oh and whizzle, the trout up there are not the lazy, sorry 12 inch stockers man...these are 5lb plus fish! I would never thought I would like trout fishing so much untill i tangled with these fish! The are powerful and have no quit in them, not like what you see at the local parks. Try it sometime, well worth the drive and perfect for a yak.
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