Rare Pike Phenomenom (pic)

[OneManArmy]

Looks like an alligator to me

[OTIS]

I was always told not to shoot into the water.  Bullets can ricochet off of water easier than any other surface.

But I would imagine shot wouldn't bounce off the water.   Not slob hunting but unsafe hunting.

Correct, shot most likely will not ricochet.  Besides where is the ricochet going to go?  Most likely in the same direction you have been shooting.

sorry man a duck ain't worth no knowing where the shot is going to end up, if you cant grab it then net it

You can not legally use any means other than a dog or person to retrieve dead or wounded ducks.  It's in the regs.


Now back to the topic at hand.  Could swimming like this somehow aid the fish with digesting a large meal?  Kind of like something is stuck in it's throat?  Heimlich maneuver for pike?

[archbishop]

Now back to the topic at hand.  Could swimming like this somehow aid the fish with digesting a large meal?  Kind of like something is stuck in it's throat?  Heimlich maneuver for pike?

maybe like using the water to help push a large meal down his throat

[OTIS]

That's what I'm guessing.  I've never seen this before, but it sounds like there preoccupied during this type of behavior.  Maybe there trying to breath!

[fishboy]

They do it all the time in the hatchery. The D.O. is always ample, the feed is always small, so I don't think that's what it is.  I really think you're gonna have a tough time explaining it.  sort of like Why do white bass almost always run towards the boat.  Why do bass jump up ? and Cats go down? But hey what Do I know? 

[OTIS]

Did you ever have to give the little ones mouth to mouth? 

[fishboy]

Sir there's a fish upside down in that tank....Sir...Sir one of the fish is upside down.


He's not dead ...just restin!

[Water Wolf]

Very cool Pict's Grump and Wanabefisherman. I have yet to see pike do that but would like to some time.

I saw a large burbot once going along with it's entire back out of the water but it appeared to be wounded, and the gulls and pelican was hammering on it like crazy.


These pike don't appear to be injured in any way, can't really say why they would do that, possibly scanning the waters surface, lily pads, bullrushes or shoreline for prey, like an alligator or crocodile would?

[stinklog]

never seen a pike do that  ive seen muskies do it

[billybono]

actually i saw it today, not a pike though a longnose gar. was in a whirlpool at the dam i fish. the gar were roaming the dam in packs like wolfs. kind of freaked me out to be honest with ya



   

[OTIS]

I would see Gar do that type of think often back in New Orleans.  I just figured there a freaky fish anyway, and didn't give it much thought.

[buffaloice]

i,as well,have seen muskies do this,i was told they enjoy "sunning"themselves,basically catching some rays...anyone else heard this?

[fishnut]

In all the years I have fished for Pike, I have never once witnessed this.  I have seen Pike many times swimming close to the surface(probably an inch or 2 below) but never seen pike swimming on the surface of the water with their mouths open.  Iv'e heard of Muskies "sunning themselves" where they sit on the surface of the water and sun tan.  I haven't heard of Pike doing that though.