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pickerel fishermen

for those who want to catch more and bigger of this overlooked species

Location: anywhere
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2024

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favorite lures 22 Replies

my favorites are small jerk baits spoons and poppers.Continue

Started by chris. Last reply by John Sheehan Dec 9, 2023.

Ice Fishing For Pickerel 5 Replies

 I have only caught Pickerel  and lost suspected Pickerel on clean breakoffs using  Tipups.I am anxious to try dead salted shiners on spoons for them at a local lake in a few days. Any one here have…Continue

Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Jan 28, 2019.

Pickerel on the Fly 5 Replies

Researching using a Fly rod for Pickerel . I know where to find them and get plenty on spoons , Crank baits ,Spinnerbaits ,Sluggos and Live bait so I want to change it up for fun .8 wt Rod/Reel  and…Continue

Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Jan 23, 2019.

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Comment by John Sheehan on August 24, 2014 at 6:39am

Thanks Ben !Hate to see this group and the pickerel themselves get neglected .

Comment by Ben Seay on August 24, 2014 at 3:07am

Nice monster John!

Comment by John Sheehan on August 23, 2014 at 8:11pm

Comment by John Sheehan on February 11, 2014 at 4:17pm

Here's a few pickerel  my brother Greg caught through the ice.

Comment by John Sheehan on January 20, 2014 at 10:53am

Check out page 12 for a little info on Pickerel, from this   1962 Pennsylvania fishing magazine :http://fishandboat.com/anglerboater/75archives/1960s/1962arch/02feb...

Comment by John Sheehan on October 4, 2013 at 11:31am

Extreme ends of the spoon spectrum .Search bait and catch bait .I've caught Pickerel on large AND small baits .

Comment by John Sheehan on October 1, 2013 at 7:28am

Nice pink Fillets off those two Pickerel!

Comment by John Sheehan on September 30, 2013 at 6:57am

Comment by John Sheehan on September 30, 2013 at 6:55am

I threw my biggest Flutter spoon but didn't catch a Pickerel ,who knows though I may have attracted them to the area with all that flash ! I was throwing the Big Flutter spoon on a bait caster and having trouble with backlashes till I adjusted the magnetic control .Casts weren't as far but it helped out a lot . I threw the Bomber Crank on that baitcasting rod and muscled that smaller Pick easily away from the weeds. I anchored out side the pads in two spots and drifted up to some sort of shoreline cut to get these fish and some smaller Gills I released .

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on June 8, 2013 at 4:04pm
I have some of those old books and may have read of the technique... or not. The memory isn't what it used to be.
Seems I've heard of the feather "bob" technique, though, somewhere and I do recall that those old timers always had a pole man in the rear of the boat.

I'm thinking this could also work in micro form for gills...
 

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July Bully jig/crawler piece

The lonely Bully and in July midday! Didn't see them at this spot earlier this year. In years past,…
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Quality Gills…Caught and Released….7/9/2025

"Thanks Bruce…..I think they’re here for the Buck moon tomorrow and a week from now…"
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Beautiful Crappie Replica Mounts…..7/9/2025

"I thought they tuned out great…..the tuxedo crappie looks real…."
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"We’re in another heat wave so I got to my first spot ten minutes before sunrise….left the ramp at 5:30 and back on the trailer at 8:30…"
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Nesting Pair of Ospreys......

"Yeah most nests are not this close to the water and this river is remote with alligators and large…"
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Nesting Pair of Ospreys......

"Guess the Osprey knew it was a great spot too. The Cormorants up here are murder on the stocked…"
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Nesting Pair of Ospreys......

"This was a great fishing spot for me until the osprey nested……I’ve seen chicks…"
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So many spots to place your bait...

"These cypress trees are now in the water….still producing great fishing…"
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The big Cypress downed by a Hurricane.....

"This is a good example John…..I posted this picture in 2012 and a couple weeks ago I caught…"
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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

"Thanks John…..being in the south we’re always drawn to cypress trees and the…"
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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

"Nice info, Jeffrey! Up here my main Crappie habits have been wood cover near deep water and willow…"
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