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COPING WITH DEEP HOOKED PIKE Despite your best efforts you might still occasionally hook a pike further back than you would like, you might find yourself fishing near someone who has deep hooked a pike and needs assistance, or you might land a pike which has someone else's lost trace down its throat. Even when hooks are out of sight the pike can generally be unhooked safely provided you take care and follow the guidelines outlined here.

On some occasions the act of pulling on the trace will result in the bait (which is almost always still attached to the hooks when a pike has swallowed it) simply popping out of the pike's throat - hooks and all. This is not always the case, but in any event if you can see the bait it is always a good idea to grip it with a pair of strong forceps and try to pull it out before starting to remove the hooks. Getting the bait out of the way makes it much easier to see what you are doing when operating on the hooks.

When there are two of you one opens the pike's mouth as described on the previous page while the other pulls the trace using any line attached, or if necessary gripping the swivel with another pair of forceps. The pull should be firm and sustained until the pike's stomach starts to emerge into the throat. Once the first hook on the trace becomes visible - working with the forceps either down the throat, or very carefully through the gills - it can be inverted and un-hooked. If necessary, bits can be cut off the hook in order to remove it with minimum damage to the fish. Carry on using exactly the same approach with the second hook - assuming that it is a standard snap tackle. Once the hooks are removed the stomach will normally retract itself.

If the problem trace is not yours it is unlikely you'll have a clue where the hooks are if none are visible but you should still try the above procedure. If the trace has already been cut pull the cut end with forceps. If this is not possible, cut and remove as much of the hooks/trace as you can and release the fish. It is reasonable to conclude that hooks left in a pike will eventually disintegrate by a combination of digestion and rusting (assuming that stainless steel hooks have not been used and for this reason they should not be). Whenever possible attempts should be made to remove any and all hooks.

Should you be fishing alone, pull the line or braid with your teeth to raise the hooks up. If there is no line attached to the trace then a piece of leather, or a pad of other material, can be attached to the swivel by means of something resembling a paper clip and this again pulled using your teeth. Be ready for any sudden movement of the fish though!

Do not forget that you are dealing with a living creature and time is of the essence. It may even pay to interrupt proceedings by putting the pike in the margins to re-charge it's batteries before continuing. The fish should not be out of the water for longer than two or three minutes at a stretch.

To summarise, the best way to avoid deephooking pike is to use good bite detection, to pay attention to it and to strike as soon as you can. Placing the hooks towards the rear of the bait will further reduce the chances of a pike swallowing them. The use of barbless or semi-barbless hooks will make unhooking much easier should this happen. However, barbless hooks should not be used as an excuse for leaving pike to swallow baits. You might also like to consider using double hooks rather than trebles, especially when fishing with deadbaits. Always carry adequate unhooking gear - two pairs of forceps and a pair of wire cutters. Try wherever possible to remove all hooks - but don't over stress the fish in the process.

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Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

What spot on a river is most often overlooked?
Palmerton: Hidden seams in the middle of the river, where slight depressions in the bottom produce a change in the water only visible to the trained eye.
Gunn: Many anglers wade into the water that they should be fishing. Before entering the water always stop, look, and study what’s right in front of you.
Whitley: Near banks, very tight to the shore. Of course, this is where most people walk into the river. It’s worth casting before you get your boots wet.

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Fishing Powys

Aber Clydach-Powys (near Brynmawr)

Abercraf-Powys (near Glynneath)

Argoed Mill-Powys (near Rhayader)

Bausley Ho-Powys (near Welshpool)

Beggar's Bush-Powys (near Presteigne)

Bettws Cedewain-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

Blaen Dyryn-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Bont Dolgadfan-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Bryn Cain-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Builth Road-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Builth Wells-Powys Bwlch y cibau-Powys

Bwlch y cibau-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Bwlch y ffridd-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

Bwlch y sarnau-Powys (near Rhayader)

Capel y ffin-Powys (near Talgarth)

Castle Caereinion-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

Cefn Coch-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Cemmaes Road-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Church Stoke-Powys (near Montgomery)

Coed yr ynys-Powys (near Brynmawr)

Commins Coch-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Craig y nos-Powys (near Glynneath)

Crew Green-Powys (near Welshpool)

Cross Oak-Powys (near Talgarth)

Crug y byddar-Powys (near Knighton)

Cwm Bach-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Cwm Camlais-Powys (near Llandovery)

Cwm Crownon-Powys (near Brynmawr)

Cwm Irfon-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Cwm Llinau-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Cwm Twrch Isaf-Powys (near Cwmaman)

Cwm Twrch Unchaf-Powys (near Cwmaman)

Cwmbach Llechrhyd-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Cwrt y gollen-Powys (near Abergavenny)

Dan y Parc-Powys (near Brynmawr)

Davids Well-Powys (near Llanidloes)

Ddol Cownwy-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Dinas Powys-Vale of Glamorgan (near Penarth)

Dol for-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Dolley Green-Powys (near Presteigne)

Efail rhyd-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Elan Village-Powys (near Llandrindod Wells)

Felin newydd-Powys (near Talgarth)

Felinfach-Powys (near Talgarth)

Four Crosses-Powys (near Oswestry)

Frank's Bridge-Powys (near Llandrindod Wells)

Glan Mule-Powys (near Montgomery)

Glan y nant-Powys (near Llanidloes)

Glyn Brochan-Powys (near Llangurig)

Groes Pluen-Powys (near Welshpool)

Guiting Power-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Hay on Wye-Powys Heol Senni-Powys

Heol Senni-Powys (near Glynneath)

Hundred House-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Little London-Powys (near Llanllwchaiarn)

Llanafan fawr-Powys (near Pencoed)

Llanafan fechan-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llanbadarn Fynydd-Powys (near Llanidloes)

Llanbadarn y garreg-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llanbister Road-Powys (near Knighton)

Llanddewi Ystradenni-Powys (near Llandrindod Wells)

Llanddewi'r Cwm-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llandefaelog tre'r Graig-Powys (near Talgarth)

Llandefaelogtrer graig-Powys (near Talgarth)

Llandeilo Graban-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llandeilo'r Fan-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Llandewi Fach-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llandewir Cwm-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llandilo Graban-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llandrindod Wells-Powys Llanfair Caereinion-Powys

Llanfair Caereinion-Powys Llanfihangel-Powys

Llanfihangel-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Llanfihangel Nant Bran-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Llanfihangel nant Melan-Powys (near Kington)

Llanfihangel Rhydithon-Powys (near Llandrindod Wells)

Llanfihangel Tal y llyn-Powys (near Talgarth)

Llangammarch Wells-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Llangasty Talylln-Powys (near Talgarth)

Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Llansantffraed Cwmdeuddwr-Powys (near Rhayader)

Llansantffraed in Elvel-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Llansantffraid-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Llanwrtyd Wells-Powys Llawr y Glyn-Powys

Llawr y Glyn-Powys (near Llanidloes)

Lower Chapel-Powys (near Talgarth)

Lower Cwmtwrch-Powys (near Cwmaman)

Lower Hergest-Herefordshire (near Kington)

Marsh The-Powys (near Bishop's Castle)

Melin byrhedyn-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Melin y ddol-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

Merthyr Cynog-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Michaelchurch on Arrow-Powys (near Kington)

Nant ddu-Powys (near Merthyr Tydfil)

Nant glas-Powys (near Rhayader)

Neuadd ddu-Powys (near Llangurig)

New Mills-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

New Radnor-Powys (near Kington)

Newbridge on Wye-Powys (near Llandrindod Wells)

Oakley Park-Powys (near Llanidloes)

Old Radnor-Powys (near Kington)

Pant Mawr-Powys (near Llangurig)

Pant y dwr-Powys (near Rhayader)

Pant y ffridd-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

Pedair ffordd-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Pen y bont-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Pen y cae-Powys (near Glynneath)

Pennant Melangell-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Pentre bach-Powys (near Llanwrtyd Wells)

Pentre celyn-Powys (near Machynlleth)

Pentre llwyn llwyd-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Pentre'r felin-Powys (near Llandovery)

Penybontfawr-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Pont faen-Powys (near Talgarth)

Pont Llogel-Powys (near Llanfair Caereinion)

Pont Nedd Fechan-Powys (near Glynneath)

Pontneathvaughan-Powys (near Glynneath)

Pool Quay-Powys (near Welshpool)

Rhos Common-Powys (near Oswestry)

Rhos y brithdir-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Rhos y meirch-Powys (near Knighton)

St Harmon-Powys (near Rhayader)

Tal y llyn-Powys (near Dolgellau)

Talybont on Usk-Powys (near Talgarth)

Three Cocks-Powys (near Talgarth)

Upper Chapel-Powys (near Builth Wells)

Upper Cwmtwrch-Powys (near Cwmaman)

Upper Hergest-Herefordshire (near Kington)

Waen Fach-Powys (near Llanfyllin)

Wern Ddu-Shropshire (near Oswestry)

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