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Title: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: St.Clair5x5 on May 23, 2013, 10:21:00 PM: Broke off on a 25 + incher and managed to this one today smallmouth bass fishing.... Around Kettle falls thought everyone would like the heads up
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: ribka on May 24, 2013, 08:42:37 AM: Fry it up
pike eats as well as walleye in cold water. just take out y bones
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Post by: Mfowl on May 24, 2013, 08:46:59 AM: Did you report that to the WDFW? You should, they are actively trying to erradicate them from the Pend Orielle River.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 24, 2013, 08:49:06 AM: Quote from: ribka on May 24, 2013, 08:42:37 AM
Fry it up
pike eats as well as walleye in cold water. just take out y bones
:yeah: love eating pike.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: lewy on May 24, 2013, 09:15:36 AM: :yike: didnt know roosevelt had em, better report it
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 24, 2013, 09:16:50 AM: If I have read reports right. Since I moved here Rosevelt has had Northerns which has been almost 3 years.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Mfowl on May 24, 2013, 09:23:33 AM: Pend Oreille River has them, Roosevelt has always had northern pikeminnows (squawfish) but this is the first I've heard of pike in Roosevelt. I haven't searched reports in the past so there could easily be others but I know the state doesn't want them in the Columbia, just another smolt eater.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 24, 2013, 09:40:05 AM: Maybe that is where I was confused pikeminnow and pike. Doesn't Roosevelt have Walleye? Not much of a difference in fish there. Both are predator fish.
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Post by: Mfowl on May 24, 2013, 09:58:28 AM: Yeah, tons of walleye in Roosevelt, they just upped the limit and took off the size restrictions recently to curb their population as well.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Panic Minnow on May 24, 2013, 10:11:16 AM: Just another toothy critter to catch over there. They sure are a lot of fun to target, but seems they act like most of the Tiger Musky when hooked, they want to roll instead of run.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Skillet on May 24, 2013, 10:17:45 AM: Quote from: russ_mcdonald on May 24, 2013, 09:40:05 AM
Maybe that is where I was confused pikeminnow and pike. Doesn't Roosevelt have Walleye? Not much of a difference in fish there. Both are predator fish.

Nope, you got it right. They've been catching northerns for a few years in Lake Roosevelt now, the WDFW is well aware of it, and it was a topic of discussion well before they started the netting them in the PO River. These "water wolves" have been in the system for years (check out the Northern Pike state records - all come from the Spokane River, fed by Lake Coeur D'Alene). It looks like, unfortunately, that they are getting a "fin-hold" in that reservoir now, though.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: 7mmfan on May 24, 2013, 10:37:18 AM: Not a good thing! Many people view them as another opportunity, but these things will take over if given a chance. I was told that they may have a hard time establishing solid populations in Roosevelt due to the huge variance in water levels throughout the year, but the last thing we need is them getting down into the lower reservoirs where we have steelhead and salmon smolt migrations. Those reservoirs tend to be more stable in water level as well. It'd be game over.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Skillet on May 24, 2013, 10:46:13 AM: Quote from: 7mmfan on May 24, 2013, 10:37:18 AM
Not a good thing! Many people view them as another opportunity, but these things will take over if given a chance. I was told that they may have a hard time establishing solid populations in Roosevelt due to the huge variance in water levels throughout the year, but the last thing we need is them getting down into the lower reservoirs where we have steelhead and salmon smolt migrations. Those reservoirs tend to be more stable in water level as well. It'd be game over.

It's only a matter of time. They'll be catching them in the lower river sloughs in 15-20 years at the latest, I'd bet.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: St.Clair5x5 on May 24, 2013, 10:22:12 PM: Yep yep I reported it. Not the first one that I've heard or see. My buddy caught one 5 years ago when we were fishing. When I reported it then it was the second one ever reported in the river. I was able to participate in research with the wdfw on the Ponderay river ( prolly spelt wrong haha) taking population surveys through electrofishing and gill netting. Lots and lots of them for sure. Thought I'd pass along the info along for those people who didn't know.
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: Mfowl on May 24, 2013, 11:25:42 PM: Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: jollyskwala on May 31, 2013, 11:17:15 PM: BTW- Northern Pike and Walleye are not the same thing.....or are Nothern Pike and Pike Minnows!!!!! Yea Northerns and Walleye are toothy critters but Northerns are in there own class, which is why various agencies have paid or pay anglers to kill them. Northerns, while fun to fish and good to eat, wreak havoc on many fisheries. Please whack em and stack em, as allowed by law. Thanks!
Title: Re: Northern Pike in lake Roosevelt
Post by: 7mmfan on June 01, 2013, 08:36:21 AM: :yeah: