Northern Pike are found in multiple lakes across Pennsylvania, but how do you catch one? The best time to fish for pike is May as the fish recover from spawning and move into swallow waters to feed. Focus on this aggressive feeding pattern with a heavy weight rod spooled with at least 20lb braided fishing line. For greater success, a steel leader will ensure you land more fish. Live bait work best, matched to the waterway and feeding patterns. Large inline spinners and spoons also produce pike if thrown in yellow, white or red colors. Find lakes that hold Northern Pike in Pennsylvania at our Hotspots Page. 

Have you ever wanted to change the color of your tails on your worms, grubs or tubes. Well you can and all you need to do is get yourself some Spike-It Dip-N-Glo Plastic Worm Dye. These dyes are specifically designed for soft plastics. Spike-It comes in many different colors, both scented and non scented, and makes improving your soft plastics easy. Spike-It Dip-N-Glo allows you to permanentaly change or add color to your worms, grubs, tubes and any other soft baits while the bite is on. You will be surprised, that just by changing the color of the tail on your worm can make a big difference. 

There are many good knots, but the easiest one and the one that works for almost every fishing situation is the Improved Clinch Knot. This knot is very easy to tie and rarely fails. An improved version of this knot is the Trilene Knot. Either one works great. Both these knots will serve you well if you are just starting out fishing or are a long time angler.