Winter pike fishing in the Scottish Highlands | Tactics for NOT catching!!

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I managed to take my first pike fishing trip in about a year on Saturday 13th January 2024. It was a short notice trip as I just needed to get out for a days fishing and blow away some of the January lack of fishing, blues.

I find winter piking on this water quite challenging and the few successes are often side by side with more blanks. Location is key and I've still only explored a fraction of the water, really. It is also a loch of changing depth and can be very snaggy, so I often use particular methods, unless I am in an area that I know what I am fishing onto, and it is clear of snags,

The video is quite long, so for the brave souls that get through it all, I congratulate you! For anyone watching I do really appreciate it and I hope you get something out of it and enjoy it. Please feel free to leave me any comments, if you want.

Set up -

2 x 2.25lb t/c pike rods, 20lb line
1 x sunk float paternoster
1 x float leger
Baits - whole sardines and mackerel

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