Pike in WA ?

[rover747]

yep what i thought ,funny part i did call to wildlife ,and i spoke with some lady ,she wasn't even sure is legal or not ,she said soon she find out she will call me back ,of course no one call back ..

[Slamadoo]

I see that you are from Renton. Lake Tapps is full of Tiger Muskies. I have multiple friends who have gotten them out of there.

[robodad]

May I ask why you would want to kill a pike anyhow, they are terrible to eat, have you gone for ling cod, they are much better to eat ?? Pike are really only good for catch and release and photos, oh and if you have a pond you want all the trout eaten out of it !!! 

[rover747]

I never eat one ,and someone told me they taste good  I do shoot ling and cabezon when season is open .So pike is not good eaten ?

[Ghost1941]

May I ask why you would want to kill a pike anyhow, they are terrible to eat, have you gone for ling cod, they are much better to eat ?? Pike are really only good for catch and release and photos, oh and if you have a pond you want all the trout eaten out of it !!! 

You're crazy... what do you think they fish for in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and half of Canada...  Pike and Walleye...

Pike take a knowledge of how to properly fillet them, you need to get those little tiny Y bones out or they're a pain in the ass to eat.  I'm sure there are "How to's" all over the internet on how to fillet them, if not just ask me when you get one and I can help you out.

As for not good eating, throw it on the grill wrapped in tin foil with some lemon juice or fry it with drake's and you're SET.

[robodad]

I never eat one ,and someone told me they taste good  I do shoot ling and cabezon when season is open .So pike is not good eaten ?

I grew up in Wisconsin catching hundreds of them and never eating any of them, Except once !! We were on a boundary waters canoe trip in northern Minnesota and our food pack was stolen from us by a couple hungry bears during the 5Th night of a 7 night trip. In the other food pack we had dried sausage gravy mix and dried scalloped potatoes so for the next 2 days and nights we had pike and small mouth bass covered with sausage gravy and really thick potato chips !!!

I am sure there are those that will eat them but I would never go out of my way again to catch one to eat, they are extremely boney and excessively slimy and taste nasty !!!

Don't get me wrong, they are a really fun fish to catch and hold up for photos but then they go right back in the lake !!!

[rover747]

i guess i will leave them alone then  it is plenty of fish in Puget sound ,and i like saltwater fish better any way  i know carp taste nasty ,i shoot few in moses lake ,but couldn't eat it ,don't like a taste 

[robodad]

You're crazy... what do you think they fish for in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and half of Canada...  Pike and Walleye...

Well there are Bluegill, Crappie, Perch, Large mouth bass, Small mouth bass, Walleye as you mentioned, catfish, etc... that are a million times better eating then a pike any day, or musky for that matter, they suck to eat too but are really fun to catch !!!  

[rover747]

it is not legal to spearfish most freshwater fish only couple species ,like carp ,and pike,and i think catfish ..thats it    i like catfish ,but i don't think we have it in WA

[FISHBOY]

Long Lake does have pike in it, the Pondoreille River is getting a pretty good population of pike as well.

[bowhunterforever]

 

[BLKBEARKLR]

Pike and Musky are awesome to eat, nice beer batter on them and I would put them up againsst walleye any day!!!

[Alchase]

I never eat one ,and someone told me they taste good  I do shoot ling and cabezon when season is open .So pike is not good eaten ?

We use to spear fish lingcod in Hood Canal when I was young. Then we found out that the ones sitting still (that everyone was spearing) were females laying on their nests. Today there are almost no lingcod in Hood canal anymore.

[rover747]

When i spearfish ,i freedive ,no scuba ,trust me it is not easy go 30 - 40 feet down ,using only your lungs . When lingcod season open for spearfishing in may ,it is not when they sit on egg's .And lingcod is not easy to find fish .I have around 40 seconds to find a fish ,and shoot it .Trust me so far i killed only one ling ,and few cabezon's ,over last 4 years .You probably use scuba ,when you spearfish ,so it is different game then.

[Alchase]

When i spearfish ,i freedive ,no scuba ,trust me it is not easy go 30 - 40 feet down ,using only your lungs . When lingcod season open for spearfishing in may ,it is not when they sit on egg's .And lingcod is not easy to find fish .I have around 40 seconds to find a fish ,and shoot it .Trust me so far i killed only one ling ,and few cabezon's ,over last 4 years .You probably use scuba ,when you spearfish ,so it is different game then.

I did not mean that to sound condescending if it did. We use to snorkel for the lings. they were common in less the 15 ft of water, back then. It was not uncommon to see up to twenty fish a day. After making the mistake of shooting a 25+ pounder and loosing my gear, we only shot at the moderate sized fish, lol.