Fishing Report for Northern Pike using Bladed Jigs in Spring (Post-Spawn)

Item: Snelling Lake
Author: Ron Strauss MNKFA

Ron Strauss MNKFA

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5/19/22

Snelling Lake

Species
Northern Pike
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin

Perfect kayak fishing lake. I fished it a lot last fall and can't resist the pike action there. 7 members from the MN Kayak Fishing Association met up to fish it May 17, 2022. The weeds were just starting to come up. Pike were stacked in south end of the lake. I used Z Man Chatterbaits with an X Zone Craw trailer. Leaders are must with the numbers of pike we caught, several of us had bite offs even using fluorocarbon leaders. The fish were incredibly active, jumping at lures as you pulled the lure out of the water at the end of a cast. I caught a couple dozen pike and missed at least a dozen. The largest pike caught in the group was 35"