Yeah, I hear what you're saying about small pike... Where i'm originally from (the Yukon) we only keep a big pike if we catch nothing else (which is rare cause there's always something else tastier to catch & keep out of the same fishing spot). In Alberta the option isn't always there to keep something else - with the walleye being protected & perch highly pressured you sometimes only have the option of pike or pike to keep & eat. I, personally, have rarley kept a pike in Alberta. I just love to fish them for the sport of it. They're still my favorite to fish & the bigger the better! I suppose they are mostly being kept due to the fact fisherman are getting frustrated cause they can't hook into anything else to eat.
As for Hasse, Travis J was there a month ago when they were stocking it this year. I'd like to see that one day! It'll probably empty out faster than ever. I haven't hit Hasse in a good 2 years due to the angling pressure on the dock (don't have a tube). Maybe i'll take my canoe down one day & try to hit the other side of the island. Anyone still catching perch out at Hasse?
I still love Wabamun for big pike, but even the pike there are shrinking (some people will eat anything! We all know who these people are, so I won't bother posting). I assumed that if you wanted big pike you go there cause every one gets thrown back after the catch, but that isn't even true anymore... What's the world coming to, eh?
