Yuba

[gofish]

Hey All-
I have never caught a northern pike before and Iv'e decided to go to Yuba to try my luck. Been fishing 40+ Years but never for pike. Was hoping someone might provide some suggestions. Not sure what baits to try and what part of the lake would be a good choice this time of year. It's all new to me. I appreciate any input. PM me if you want. Thanks.
[signature]

[strawberryquest]

I am in the same boat. I am very interested in fishing for pike down their also. There are some videos on youtube that has some info.
[signature]

[Kent]

It would be helpful to know whether you will be fishing from the shore or from a boat. I will give my $.02 assuming you are fishing from a boat.

A few years ago, I also wanted to catch my first northern pike. I gathered all of the information I could from on here and went down, near the end of April, and cast and trolled hard baits without success. I observed some guys who were having success and noticed that they were casting up near the rocky shoreline and bouncing white tube jigs back to their boat. I tied on a 3 1/2" white tube jig and proceeded to duplicate what they were doing. I ended up landing 5 in a couple hours.

Last year we went down during March and didn't get a bite, so not sure if going this early is productive or not.
[signature]

[wyoguy]

We have had good luck trolling perch colored lures close to shore. One mistake people make is trolling to slow, go between 3 and 4 mph. Have your drag fairly loose for the hit. Good luck!
[signature]

[doitall5000]

Two years ago I caught them using chartreuse 5 inch curly tail right on the bottom. Work the steep shorlines, and up shallow in the warm water. Let us know how you do.
[signature]

[doitall5000]

I would love to see some walleyes, if anyone gets one please let us know.
[signature]

[gofish]

Thanks to everyone for your advise. I will let you know how it goes. Good info!!!
[signature]