Poisson d'Avril carrot lure for pike fishing

Yep, we know what day it is.... But all you need to catch a pike is a carrot, according to this video clip.

Believe it or not, carrots were apparently wobbled in the Fens in times gone by. Along with parsnips, in coloured water.

Nuisance pike and a few Fens zander

Barry "Zandavan" McConnell gets in amongst 'em in the Fens near King's Lynn.

A 30lbs pike caught through the ice

Bet you didn't know IKEA made weigh slings either. Maybe ET will start doing self-assembly furniture next.

You've got to love the celebrations worthy of any footballer when this guy catches a 30 through the ice in - we assume - Sweden. They're hardy chaps, wherever they are - running around barefoot in the snow.

Can't get a run..? Dive in and chin one out...

This guy takes the biscuit when it comes to cold weather fishing. When he can't get a bite, he strips down to his budgie smugglers, dives in and chins one out. Hat tip Pike Fly-Fishing Articles.

Martin Bowler pike fishing on the River Wye

Braid or mono - which do you prefer..? Is it the flow or the line stretching that's making it hard work playing the fish..?

More here.

Pike fishing with Mick Brown

Great video clips from a few years back. It was cold then too...

Diet the key to pike fishing on ice

Eating a diet rich in Omega-3 helps the eskimo survive the rigours of pike fishing through the ice.

But as our climate changes, care is needed when fishing tidal waters - for there might be more than pike lurking down there...

Alaska's monster pike - video

Eek - monster pike, that attack boats... Great programme all the same, here's a clip.

Readers of Pikelines magazine will know we interviewed Jeremy recently and it made for a great read in the mag.

Weee Haaa... старых кремния Gord Burton

Weee Haaa comrades - here's an archive video featuring the cossack of the Crossens hosted on a Russian website.

Mad Mud Dog Salamander pike fly

Here's another whacky pike fly, this time tied to imitate the aquatic antics of a salamander.

Hat tip Pike Fly-Fishing Articles for finding the video again...

Pike fly video - the deep swimming frog

Hat tip Pike Fly-fishing Articles for finding the vid.

Heavy things, them batteries...

Heavy things, them batteries...

Pike fishing in Cumbria documentary

Latest lure fishing sensation - the carrot

Forget those boxes full of expensive lures... All you need to catch a pike is a carrot, according to this video clip.

Believe it or not, we've heard this one before. Carrots were apparently wobbled in the Fens in times gone by.

Pike attacks angler horror shock

Great video for pike fly fans

The "Ice-Pick" Streamer from Richard Strolis on Vimeo.

Chuckers of the fluff will like this one. Hat tip Pike Fly Fishing articles - a great blog by Simon Graham, a South African living in Finland, with a stack of links and some great photography. Click here for more.

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Pike handling afloat - unhook them over the side

Many pike can be unhooked in the water, with the right technique.

Pike handling tips from the PAC

PAC chairman John Synnuck talks about pike handling, in an archive clip from our video Piking in the 90s.

You can find a lot more tips on safe unhooking and handling on our website, click here.

Matt Hayes lands 23lbs gravel pit pike

Anoraks might recognise this water, which has appeared in one or two pike fishing videos...

Underwater video of pike hitting lure

Wow - watch this baby hit in slow-mo...

US and Canadian anglers trolling the Great Lakes and other waters are now fitting video cameras to their down-riggers to capture fish taking their lures on video. This clip features a hook-less lure.