10-21-2004, 06:04 PM
COlorado has some of the biggest pike in the lower 48 states. The pike here are huge!!! Most people would give anything to catch the average size pike that we get. The only problem is the CDOW not helping us out. I have heard and even seen a few pike caught over 30 lbs here, which is unheard of almost in the lower 48. We should have more fisheries for pike; what the CDOW and USFWS did to the old great yampa fishery is inexcusable. I used to get 20+pike there a day, with many fish over 30". This year I only got 1,albeit it was a 34". Pike are some of the most saught after gamefish in other places... and for good reason. They are the best fighting freshwater fish for sure; they put trout and bass to shame. They are also really excellent on the table, second best only to walleye. Pike are GREAT
Spinney is not one of the top trout fisheries in the world either, but it is nice there are less pike there now. Too bad the EUTHENIZED them and didn't PUT THEM IN stagecoach or other fisheries, such as the huge pike lake harvey gap reservoir. the population there is devasted now due to the super low water and no bag limit. ITs dumb, they manage harvey gap, which is far too warm for real trout, as a put and take stocker trout fishery, when it used to be the best pike fishery bar none in the state. (pike average 28-32" there now, with a guy I know on another forum catching one icefishing on a icefly that when he fileted it had 4 5 lb. bags of filets! But a 1-2 pike day is great now)
I get a little tired of the mismanagement of almost all fisheries by the CDOW
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Spinney is not one of the top trout fisheries in the world either, but it is nice there are less pike there now. Too bad the EUTHENIZED them and didn't PUT THEM IN stagecoach or other fisheries, such as the huge pike lake harvey gap reservoir. the population there is devasted now due to the super low water and no bag limit. ITs dumb, they manage harvey gap, which is far too warm for real trout, as a put and take stocker trout fishery, when it used to be the best pike fishery bar none in the state. (pike average 28-32" there now, with a guy I know on another forum catching one icefishing on a icefly that when he fileted it had 4 5 lb. bags of filets! But a 1-2 pike day is great now)
I get a little tired of the mismanagement of almost all fisheries by the CDOW
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