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therieldeal · Joined: 20 Oct 2010 Posts: 245 Location: Thompson, CT

Has anyone here successfully fished for Pike in Quaddick, not including ice fishing? I’d love to catch some of these guys this summer, but I’m not sure where to look for them. I’ve been catching good sized pickerel regularly while bass fishing with texas rigged yum dingers, not sure if pike hang out in the same areas though… or if they would even hit a lure like this. The pickerel are so common I got sick of the bite-offs and started using a wire leader! Anyway it’s tough to use what I would consider to be “typical” pike lures here (such as big inline spinners, big spoons, and big crankbaits) because the weeds are so thick. This is especially true of the upper part of the lake, which I prefer due to the lack of power boats (no real boat launch). Treble hooks seem to get snagged almost immediately, on every cast. Even casting out into the middle of “open water” I still get snagged on big clumps of weeds floating just below the surface. I may try swapping some of my hooks out for singles with wire weed-guards, if that’s what it takes!

TL;DR – Where can I catch pike in Quaddick this time of year, and what lures should I try (in heavy weeds)?

DaveyDave · Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Posts: 59

its too warm for pike leave them alone and target them in the fall once it cools down!!!
Chances are if u do get one its DEAD to much acid amd warm water is deadly to pike
just my .02 cents

Megaman · Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Central CT

Never fished Quaddick.. done my homework with PIKE...got to hit them post spawn when they are still in shallows(April, May)_...otherwise i agree with above post...large Shiners or .large spinnerbaits ie 1/2oz- 1oz is what guy at CT outfitters recommended to me....look for old weeds/grass above water = hiding spots Wink

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Flipper · Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 347 Location: Enfield

You can still catch them if you can find the coldest water in the lake. This is usually from a feeder stream or a freshwater spring. I have a cove that I catch them in all summer long and the water is only 3' deep in most spots. There is a spring in the back end of the cove , so the pike stack up in there during warm water months.
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johnnybass860 · Joined: 28 Mar 2011 Posts: 30

I have fished for bass a lot at quaddick during the summer and if i were you go to stump pond as soon as possible, alll the way to the end by the speedway if its not complety filled with weeds yes and throw a spinnerbait. I can almost guarantee you will get a pike. and another place to go would be on the opposite side of the lake where the other bridge is and there is a huge rock formation and a lot of pike come off there.

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Northern pike like big inline bucktail spinners, too. Try a Mepps Aglia with a big number five blade and a bucktail treble hook on it. I like the a brown bucktail, which Mepps calls a "squirrel" bucktail.
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therieldeal · Joined: 20 Oct 2010 Posts: 245 Location: Thompson, CT