Secret Pike Lake - January 22, 2022
Nine club members and one guest braved cold and windy conditions this morning to target bass and northern pike. We had a full spread of tip-ups out and chasing all the flags we got thankfully kept us warm. There was more action early but we caught fish all day, including two buzzer-beater bass in the literal last minute of the outing!
In total, 11 largemouth bass and five northern pike were caught that qualified for points under our club system, for 95 points. That beats some summer outings we’ve had fishing from our boats! And many of them were quality fish. Six of the bass were 17” or larger, with the biggest being Michael Olszewski’s 10-point 18-incher. Along with a 16-3/4” bass earlier in the day, they were Michael’s first catches through the ice using tip-ups. Congrats Michael! Hopefully they are the first of many. Our guest also caught a nice bass that was his first fish through the ice. Congrats Ken!
Four of the five northern pike were 30” or better. Jeff Haug caught two of them with a 31-3/4” and a 33.5”; the latter being a 10-point fish. Northern pike was the species for this outing’s big fish contest, which host Jason Cashmore won with a 34-incher. Apparently home-lake-advantage is a thing!
Our friend Bonnie Collins brought us delicious warm muffins out on the lake and we ended the day with brats and beers. It was a great outing! Our next outing is February 5th at Silver Lake.
