tom cullen Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 good morning, i'm planning to fish deal lake this spring for pike and/or tigers.does anyone have any experience on the lke they would be willing to share. i'll be fishing from shore, probably with a big spinnerbait or big sluggo. just looking to see if anyone has had success on the lake not locations i'll hopefully find them myself. thanks in advance tom cullen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 Welcome Tom! Deal Lake? no. Pike and Muskies? Yes. Start fishing as soon as there is enough open water to get a bait wet. Pike Spawn First and will sneak right up into the shallows under the ice. A deadly trick is to toss your spinnerbait right up on the ice and let it flutter down once it hits open water. HANG ON!! Tigers don't spawn, but they'll go through the motions sometimes. Smaller Mepps Muskie Killers and Size 4 or 5 Algias in god awful colors or black seem to get the attention of tigers early in the year. Look for follows and change direction if you see that you've got there intrest. A sudden direction change triggers alot of hits. Of course there's dead bait too, just rig it with quick strike rigs, stuff some cork down its gullet to make it float and fish it close to bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianZ Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 Tom, Watch out for the rip rap along the shore line , it can get pretty scuzzy back up there after ice out with garbage and assorted debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 From what I've heard, you'll find them toothy bastages all the way up in the fingers of Deal Lake. And yes Brian, it can get real scuzzy back there, yuck! I've never caught one in that lake, but I've heard stories. It only makes sense, there is (or at least used to be) a substantial herring run up that lake in the spring...I bet ya them toothy bastages stuff themselves with the tired and weary herring! TimS Show someone how to catch striped bass and they'll be ready to fish anywhere. Show someone where to go striped bass fishing and you'll have a desperate report chaser with loose lips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gam Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 First catch a bluegill. Then,live line him (or her) in the lilly pads behind the football field. Tigers are in there. BIG Carp up by the golf course (Dough balls) Big mouth Bass everywhere, (They like the fallen timber) Black anything works good, Jigs & pigs, Texas Rigged rubber worms. West of the tracks best overall in my exp. Good Luck! There are some big'uns in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cullen Posted February 14, 2001 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 thank you all for the info.I'll try to put it to good use and will provide a full report ------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supafly Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 How big are the Tiger Muskies and Pike in deal lake. I never new they were in there and am kinda surprised to hear this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianZ Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 SF, If memeory serves me correctly (always dicey) the state has been stocking them in there for about 10 yrs or sporadically since then. I'll try to search the staes web site and see what turns up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 10 year old Tigers are at the end of thier life span...witch means if conditions (forage) are right, there could be 50"ers swimming in there. Anybody missing any pets around there latly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supafly Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 Crash thats funny because I once spoke with a guy who claimed that he saw a small dog go to fetch a stick in a lake in Pa and next thing he knows there was a huge explosion. He claimed a Musky got the dog. This was just hearsay from some guy but I guess it was possible. I can't even imagine how the owner would react . BrianZ yea I would like to hear more about this. I have never caught a musky or a pike before. That would give me something to do when the stripers aren't hitting well. [This message has been edited by Supafly (edited 02-14-2001).] [This message has been edited by Supafly (edited 02-14-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cullen Posted February 14, 2001 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 i had spoken to the folks at dec re deal lake. ten years or so of stocking pike and/or tigers. however they did not have any feedback from the angling public on angling success. maybe we are sitting on a bonanza! ------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianZ Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 OK Guys, I just got off the phone with a nice guy from the NJFG&W, He said that they started stocking N.pike in Deal in '89 and T.muskies in '90and 91 and then back to N.pike in '92 and alternated ever since between the 2 every year. the totals not counting 2000 are 12792 N.Pike and 8238 Tiger Muskies. The department has gotten confirmed 10lbers of both but that was all I got, He was very curious about my pike catching abilities and I told him I'm no good but I know this guy Crash thats when the conversation took a turn and he hurried me off the phone saying that he had to go feed the brookies before they start boiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 ok so whos up fer an ice out recon mission? thats alot of toothy fishes! wheres piney? ultralite some sunnies and send em out i reckon would be the best bet.. crash? confirmed problematic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 One question...Is there ice on this Deal Lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 dont worry my puddle jumper doubles as an icebreaker seriously if theres any it aint much. ill ride by confirmed problematic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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