i was on north lake today fishing and as i was driving around i noticed a bunch of white all around the shore. so i drove up to it to see what it was and it was a dead northern. i started looking around and they where dead allover the place. does any body now why this is happening?
I think it is due to the fast clime in the water temp. I was on a lake last night and the temp was 90 and a week ago it was 76-78
that could be because there was a lot of dead northerns and they are shallow so the heat would get to them faster
Hmm not sure about the climb in temp. They can acclimate just fine. More than likely less oxygen in the water, or bad handling from being caught. Just doubt its the water temps…
warmer water holds less dissolved oxygen. Water warmed up pretty quick and they got caught in the shallows with not enough to breathe. 
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Hmm not sure about the climb in temp. They can acclimate just fine. More than likely less oxygen in the water, or bad handling from being caught. Just doubt its the water temps…
I would disagree that pike can acclimate just fine to warm water. Pike love cool water. With water temps reaching the upper 80’s there is sure to be several lakes with large numbers of pike floating on them. Warm water dissolves less oxygen than cool water and creates a lot of competition among bacteria and fish for the oxygen in the water. pike are quite often the losers.
I heard Brian went skinny dipping there recently. Connection?
Lots of big dead pike in the Wisconsin River/Lake Wisconsin today as well. My “armchair biologist” opinion is that because large pike favor cool water – the combination of 88 degree surface temps and virtually no rain in over a month – their is little or no dissolved oxygen in the depths where the cooler temps they require can be found.
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