Jitterbug on a small lake

[BearFoot]

Hopped in a kayak, on a small lake.


While I had a floating Rapala, and weedless frog for backup, the Jitterbug was up for the assault!

 

[BearFoot]

Lots of small Pike. A lot of action!

 

[BearFoot]

Nancy Lake State Park, Alaska

 

[JV842]

Nancy Lake State Park, Alaska

The Jitterbug!!!! Loved that lure!!! Also like the Hullapopper!!! Haven’t heard of those in forever!!! Didn’t know they were even made anymore

 

[Don Fischer]

I didn't know those were up there. Nice fish. Do you eat those things? I've heard they are awful boney.

 

[Hem]

Don't let people b.s. you, especially diehard walleye freaks. Pike are delicious.
Not that complicated to fillet them, just a different approach.

 

[el unit]

Nice hammerhandles! Top water pike action is awesome!

 

[Gellar]

I didn't know those were up there. Nice fish. Do you eat those things? I've heard they are awful boney.

They are an introduced species south of the Alaska range, but are found naturally in the Yukon River Drainage. Bucket biologists introduced them to many of the lakes around anchorage. Some people think the next record fish will come out of the anchorage city limits because of the stocked trout the pike gorge on.

 

[Don Fischer]

Amazing. Lived up there for a while and all anyone could talk about was Salmon!

 

[Karl]

Cant beat any kind of topwater action!

 

[Gellar]

The Nancy lake canoe trail and the Kenai canoe trail are well kept secrets.

 

[NECALI]

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[EKYHunter]

Nice Pike!!!

 

[Art Vandeley]

Don't let people b.s. you, especially diehard walleye freaks. Pike are delicious.
Not that complicated to fillet them, just a different approach.

Are you saying I should quit throwing them back and only keeping walleye?

 

[Dave N]

They actually taste pretty good. Once fileted, you turn it into "strips" by fileting the meat from the y-bones running through them. You end up with boneless fish ready to deep-fry!