Cabanaboy Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Hey everyone, I’m Brandon, newbie to this group but not to fishing in Niagara that’s forsure. I’m a 26 year old avid fisherman living here and I just wanted to introduce myself and share a photo from literally a couple weeks ago! Everyone forgets about Pike this time of year with the cold days, mixed weather with ice and open water, the main course being steelhead or anything in the River. Well that 5 degree day a couple weeks back landed me this Pike on first cast, that’s right! You heard it, skirted jig with a paddle tail trailer dragged along bottom was scooped up on my first 5 mins showing up! My buddy (just yesterday) and I were out on Gibson and he caught one jigging the current with an Acme Kastmaster! I sure love going out on days when people drive by and must think (these youngens are crazy, all they are gunna catch is a cold!) 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfisher Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Welcome,nice gator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba14 Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Welcome to the group and thanks for sharing, exactly what this group is about!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Nice intro Brandon ....from someone 3 x older ..... Nice healthy pike there ! Thanks for the reminder to fish open water since the ice has crapped out on us a few times this season . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanaboy Posted February 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, smerchly said: Nice intro Brandon ....from someone 3 x older ..... Nice healthy pike there ! Thanks for the reminder to fish open water since the ice has crapped out on us a few times this season . Thanks a lot smerchly! good to see healthy fish come from Gibson regardless how big they are, especially knowing half the lake still has ice layers on it. I know the River is the hotspot this time of year for open water fishing but luckily Pike remain in season this time of year for days like today when the weather warms up in what should be the coldest month of the year (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Nice pike and welcome to the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Beautiful pike'''' Nice going'''' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwl1 Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Nice going man...gotta love all the winter fishing options we have in our area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Welcome aboard nice looking pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanaboy Posted February 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Jwl1 said: Nice going man...gotta love all the winter fishing options we have in our area Absolutely! It's not always perfect but then again fishing wouldn't be fun/challenging if it was :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf and Turf Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Nice looking pike. One fish that I've never targeted around here. Way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanaboy Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Surf and Turf said: Nice looking pike. One fish that I've never targeted around here. Way to go. Thanks! Oh really eh? God, I could remember saying I would never be able to catch one out of Gibson, now i can't stop catching them, they get thrown in the mix of trying for Bass all the time haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_b Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Nice healthy lookin pike there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwl1 Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 In a few of the more remote parts of gibby there is still some pretty promising looking nice clear/green open water that I saw today while I was in my work travels around the area today.....some good sized live bait on a float would be killer I bet...or something that can be worked slow like a husky jerk....slow jig presentation...if I can get some decent size bait somewhere I am considering my next outing to skip out on the steelie fishing and try for a nice pike....one of the biggest ones I ever caught anywhere was out of Gibson years back it was in the mid 40 incher mark....I've been passing by a couple spots here and there lately that I have never thought of before to try...looks like prime areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanaboy Posted February 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 25 minutes ago, Jwl1 said: In a few of the more remote parts of gibby there is still some pretty promising looking nice clear/green open water that I saw today while I was in my work travels around the area today.....some good sized live bait on a float would be killer I bet...or something that can be worked slow like a husky jerk....slow jig presentation...if I can get some decent size bait somewhere I am considering my next outing to skip out on the steelie fishing and try for a nice pike....one of the biggest ones I ever caught anywhere was out of Gibson years back it was in the mid 40 incher mark....I've been passing by a couple spots here and there lately that I have never thought of before to try...looks like prime areas I can honestly say I haven't even steelhead fished, I enjoy just focusing on Pike around Gibson if this is how the rest of the winter is going to go. The winner this time of year at Gibson is to find the currents (which really isn't hard considering you can see it/the open water) and slowly fish it with a jig, spoon, something that's slow moving but very flashy in the cold clear water. I think what happens is the Pike just wait for baitfish to get swept in front of them through the current then they just go to town on it. It's been my luck in January/February so far, I know a guy who was dragging a bigger white swimbait and was getting follows but they will not spend too much energy chasing baits while they stay lethargic in the frigid water. I've also seen smelt in Gibson just floating on top of the water, the baitfish are where you are going to find these fish and it's so fun and challenging to do in February when the fishing is super slow yet you still have that chance of getting a nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Nice fish and welcome to NFN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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