One trigger for the start of good pike action is the first hard frost of fall. To catch pike with consistency, try different retrieves. Vary the speed, try stop and go and vary the cadence of that stop and go. PFBC website: www.fishandboat.com Before you let weather conditions drive you off the water, stick with your pike fishing for a while. It is often during nasty conditions that you will be rewarded with good pike fishing. I accidentally discovered a retrieve when I stopped to talk with another angler. While doing that, the stickbait I was casting floated to the surface. It had been at the surface for at least 15 seconds when a pike rose to strike it. Duplicating that retrieve resulted in catching a few pike on a morning when nothing else did any good. One of the more unpleasant lessons I learned about fishing for Northern Pike was that they often get active during a cold rain, which is the kind of rain that happens during the cool and cold weather months. Before you let any weather conditions drive you off the water, stick with your pike fishing for a while. Take a look into the mouth of a pike. This fish is as nasty as it looks, and it is often during nasty conditions that you will be rewarded with good pike fishing. Pennsylvania Angler & Boater * November/December 2013 45http://www.fishandboat.com