Got back on CDA Saturday for some pike fishing. I arrived at the launch and found 3 parking spaces left. With the side of the parking lot lined with non boater cars without trailers, it made using one of the empty spots impossible. By the time I decided I couldn't squeeze my trailer in, it was too late to get one of the others as someone else had taken both of them. I "Angrily" loaded the boat back on the trailer and headed north to another launch. That's how it goes I guess. I got blanked for the first couple of hours before catching my first fish, a 28" 6 1/2 pounder. A few minutes later and I released a 25"er, then nothing, so I decided since I was on the north end of the lake I would hit a few locations I hadn't fished in a while. After 3 hours of fishing the northern most section of the lake, and only seeing a couple of follows, and the wind dying down a little, I headed south. I hit a few places on my down to the Harrison area, with no luck. On the south end I only managed three more pike and a very small small mouth. I did manage to catch a couple of fish on a new style of lure to me. I had been eyeing this salmon bait on the shelf at the White Elephant for years, saying "That thing will catch pike". So, last week I picked one up and Saturday I gave it a try. Two pike within 15 minutes of fishing it. Not big ones but it's a sizeable bait so I'm quite sure the big girls will like it when they start to play here in a few weeks. Just goes to show you that we shouldn't label a particular bait as a species specific lure. If you think they will like it, throw it at them.
All the fish I caught were in 8-10 feet of water and bit on a bright colored spinner bait or the new top secret lure ;) lol Water temps were pretty much 72-74 all day long.

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