June 09, 2009 - Little Atlin Pike Report
It was to be a family affair. Get out on the water at 7am and hope that the wind would not pick up. I dusted off the 16 foot aluminum, heaved the 30Hp on and loaded the trailer. We left later than expected as the family did not appear to be as keen as I was. We arrived around 9am with not a cloud in the sky and the heat starting to warm up the water.
My wife and two boys jumped in the boat and we headed for the weedbeds on the north end of the lake. Still a ways out from the weeds I threw out some trolling lines hoping to catch an unsuspecting laker or maybe a cruising Pike. Not a touch but still good for the kids to get used to handling the rod.
The wind was slightly picking up so I pulled alongside the weed edge, turned the motor off and fished the drift all the way along. We saw a bunch of lure chasers right away but no strikes. Within about 15 minutes we had out first Pike on. It took a baby Pike rapala diver in about 2 feet of water. We tried some top-water lures with a couple of stirs but no strikes.
At the end of the day, just outside of the weedbeds provided the best action with a few more fish being caught on slightly diving rapalas.
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