Summer of pike
 

It's been an interesting year for my wife and I so far. We had a baby in March.... literally days before the Covid shutdowns.... and we weren't really sure how our summer was going to go with 5 kids and a newborn mixed in with covid. Well ....I can now say it's been a pretty epic summer of fishing even with the challenges of having a baby with us all the time. We've spent most of the summer chasing big pike and have been rewarded with 6 pike over 40" and dozens of 36-40". We also dont live anywhere near any good lake fishing lol....so most of our trips involve a 2-3 hour drive or more just to get on the water. Summer is winding down and our focus will likely shift to walleye for the last few weeks before the boats are put away.
All fish were caught in Alberta between 3 lakes.

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I hope i am able to do that when i have kids. Pretty awesome that your wife and yourself are able to enjoy that together with that many kids and a newborn!

Nice job!

Summer of pike
 

Awesome!!

Looks like a great time ...... cool.

beauty fish... well done.

Congrats on some great fish. Good for you and your family to spend the time out there. I can’t imagine how much work it is to get all you do accomplished with travel and set up with a busy family. You and your wife should be very proud. Good luck on the walleyes.

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Way to go! 4 kids for me too so I know it’s tough to get out like that. Very well done!!

Awesome stuff some nice pike there. Fairly certain I know where you are at in the first and second pic and just my humble opinion that is where I'd be spending my time chasing walleye ;).

Thanks guys....its definitely a challenge sometimes but we always seem to get it done.

OL_JR lol yeah if you know that lake then you know [emoji41] We fish it fairly regularly especially in winter....but only one trip there this summer so far....it is way busier then it ever has been in the past and the whole point of going there is to get away. Still an absolute gem of a fishery though and pretty sure that's where we will go this coming weekend. We did manage a nice eye or two when we were there in spring though....they should be nice and fattened up now.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ed8acad64b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...18c6ceae62.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...13d2cb8a8d.jpg

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Great way to spend a summer. My wife enjoys fishing also, sure like taking her out, except when she catches more & bigger with lures & rigs I set up for her.:)

Really neat you can involve the kids also, wonderful memories. Love the pics.

Congrats!!

Lol....yeah the struggle is real. My wife and I have been together 6 years now....back then she wouldnt barely touch a fish....then gloves only....took me 4 years to get her to this point. I'm still tying all the knots and removing 80% of hooks especially on pike....but that's coming....and her net skills are improving. Backing up the trailer and loading/unloading will be next.....and that's a whole new can of worms.

Man, I wish my lady was into fishing... :(

I had to try twice lol.

Epic summer of fishing Mike!

Congrats!

Beauty walleye nice work!

Very nice, congrats!