do they the fare in farm ponds in the midwest?
Edited by basssmaster, 03 July 2009 - 10:02 PM.
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Posted 04 July 2009 - 07:59 AM
We have chain pickeral that thrive in our pond down here in Louisiana. We didnt put them in there though, i think the birds got the eggs on there feet from somewhere else and then went into our pond. Im not sure about the midwest, but im thinking theyd be just fine.
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 02:04 PM
pike NEED cold water i dont think theres much of that in the midwest
I don't see where anyone mentioned pike. Both species of pickerel should do well out your way. I have never gotten any I have had to take pellets. I have had small juveniles take frozen bloodworms with gusto but all adults I have had need live foods. I know some others have moved them onto dead minnows or shrimp with training though.
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Posted 04 November 2009 - 04:00 PM
My grass pickerel eats just about anything i give him. I got him on to pellets fairly easilly. Just hold a minnow over the water and drop it in, eventtually he will strike anything that hits the water. Mine eats crickets, guppies, rosy reds, worms, pellets, and frozen krill. You have to hold your hand at least 8 inches above the water or he'll end up attached to your finger, and trust me, it doesnt feel good.
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 12:53 AM
My grass pickerel eats just about anything i give him. I got him on to pellets fairly easilly. Just hold a minnow over the water and drop it in, eventtually he will strike anything that hits the water. Mine eats crickets, guppies, rosy reds, worms, pellets, and frozen krill. You have to hold your hand at least 8 inches above the water or he'll end up attached to your finger, and trust me, it doesnt feel good.
That is GENIUS! I'm going to try that with my sunfish and yellow perch. Oh yes, pike teeth do not feel good, I got chomped by quite a few pike and tiger muskies because the hooks were too far into the mouth and someone forgot pliers and predator hook removers. It is like sandpaper and knives at the same time.
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Posted 07 January 2010 - 09:19 PM
pike NEED cold water i dont think theres much of that in the midwest
You're kidding right? Not much cold water in the midwest? Depending no where you are there are plenty of lakes of glacial origin and even reservoirs that support pike. Most of the rivers in the northern part of my state support northern pike.
Northern Pike are native to the midwest and as a taxidermist I mount them for customers over 20 lbs. on occasion. I did our state record a few years ago that was well over 30 lbs. The same lakes supports hold over rainbow trout.
That said of course the thread is about pickeral not pike.
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 04:48 PM
Grass Pickerel do alright in the small pond at my parents and reproduce (which is where the fish I sell come from). I have tried to put them in another farm pond at my uncles but with no success. The big difference is the presence of largemouth bass, there are Lepomis sp in both ponds. Warmouth in the one at my parents and bluegill and warmouth in the one at my uncles. I think they probably grow fast enough to not be food for lepomis sp. but the bass probably would just eat all of them including large adults. I suspect chains may be able to compete a little better with bass because of their larger size. I could see the bluegill may also be a problem but probably to a lesser extent. Warmouth just don't seem to quite have the ability to be as prolific as other lepomis species so this may be why the pickerel do well with them around.
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