Finding Northern Pike during the month of August

This time of year marks the down turn of the summer calendar period. The bigger fish start to get hungry again, although the water is still warm they start to eat due to the days getting shorter.
This is a good time of year to fish the mid lake reefs, and large shallow bays. One of our favorite areas to start for big pike this time of year is a larger shallow bay that is about 8 ft deep where the weeds are right below the surface and has some deep water adjacent to it. You would usually start in the shallower portions of this bay and work your way out and cover as much water as you can.

Lures that you can cover a lot of water and should run shallow or right above the weeds are spoons, spinner baits, and swim baits. Spoons generally are our favorite this time of year because they run right below the surface and you can cover tons of water with them. The more water you cover the more fish you should catch, and you will have a better chance of hooking into a big fish!