May update- Lively Pike action

May has arrived and finally the pike have become a bit more lively and active. On Tuesday, Barry Jackson from Scarborough, UK, was out on a guided pike trip with us and a days trolling lures yielded 12 pike for him and many more missed takes. Biggest pike of the day was 13.5lbs.

The next day I had Italian anglers, Ezio and Ivan out on the water for a half day (they only arrived that morning with the great new flight into Knock, Ireland West airport from Milano.
The half days fishing resulted in 14 nice pike coming to the boat, biggest pike 16lbs. all on cast lures.
Yesterday they were not so lucky, only boating a few fish but many big pike followed their lures to the boat or threw the hooks back.
Today, their first Big pike over the magic one meter was caught already, more soon...