Good day of ice fishing at Clear Lake

[ub3rst4r]

Caught 7 or 8 pike in total. One was 16 pounds, the other was 21 pounds. The ice was ~21 inches so we could drive on. Really windy and a bit cold, but besides that, it couldn't of gone any better. :sHa_shakeshout:

[Red Bullets]

Nice size on the Alberta mermaids.

which way the wind was blowing? might be a factor.

[whitetail Junkie]

Thats a really good day,way to go!

[huntsfurfish]

looks like fun, well done.

[ub3rst4r]

Nice size on the Alberta mermaids.

which way the wind was blowing? might be a factor.

It felt like the wind was coming from the north.

[omega50]

Sweet day.

Did you get a chance to measure the 16 and 21 lb -ers for length?

Wondering approx how heavy a 100cm minimum size pike might be at Clear?

[baptiste_moose]

Did u keep or release? Nice fish

[binnzer32]

Omega usually from my experience a 16lb pike is about 40 inches with a 16-17 inch girth. Or 38-39 inch with a 20-21 girth .The 21lb should be 42-45 inch depending on girth

[ub3rst4r]

Did u keep or release? Nice fish

We kept the 16lb and threw back the 21lb pike along with all the other pike we caught.

Omega usually from my experience a 16lb pike is about 40 inches with a 16-17 inch girth. Or 38-39 inch with a 20-21 girth .The 21lb should be 42-45 inch depending on girth

Correct. If I remember correctly, the 16lb was about 101cm and the 21lb was about 110cm.

There is in fact an math equation for determining the length or weight of a pike. So if the weight is 21lb, then the equation is 21 = 0.000180(L^3.096) where L is the length of the pike in inches. If you know algebra then you could solve this and find out L is equal to 43.31 (inches) or ~110cm

[The Reel Deal]

so hard to tell by weight alone.
from the fish I've measured its all over the place
26 lbs @ 45"
26 lbs @ 39"
14 lbs @ 43"

[omega50]

Thanks for the answers.
I am still in the weeds with Mrs Omega for a 14 lb-er that she caught off the dock the last year the dock was still made of wood. I put it on a chain stringer and lowered it in- It swirled and bent the loop straight.


Goodbye fish
That was before the 100cm restriction and I never measured it for length so I was curious.
It would be helpful if I could tell her that it wouldn't even be a keeper these days:sHa_shakeshout:

[ub3rst4r]

Sorry, the 21lb was actually 22.6lb (which is 112.5cm)

[binnzer32]

Wow a 26lb 39 incher would need a girth of 25 inches plus.. fat piggie and the 43inches that was 14lb would have about a 10 inch girth. Weird fish. . Got any pics..?

[binnzer32]

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Both of these were 45inches Nothing for girth though.