No i dont have a fish finder. I do have a rowboat, paddleboat and canoe on the pond, so it's easy to move about and find fish.

I think, considering the ample sunshine and lack of ice, once ice forms and I get to take my annual ice trip, I'll target the weed bed to the north of dad's pond, assuming there has been a late bloom of weeds (dad says he can still see some from his dock).

If there's nothing there on day 1, i'll head to the other spots on days 2 and 3. My goal is to remove 4 or 5 more pike before the weekend is over, and get my dad set up to continue the trend as long as he has ice.

I wish i could start a poll and get everybody's idea of a good target area. I really need to remove as many pike as i can before they have the chance to lay eggs.

Mike

Trying to help with 7.5 Acres in the Chain of Lakes Illinois
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The fish would stay out of trouble if it could just keep its fool mouth shut.
Turns out there is a lot I should be learning from the fish.