Pike fishing help!

I’m looking to do a little pike fishing for a day this weekend since it looks like the weather is going to be decent. Haven’t done this before on LOTW so just looking for a few places and pointers to start. Was hopefully looking to go out of the warroad side since it’s closer to where I’m coming from.
Should I stay in closer to shore in the shallower water or go fish some of the points that come out?
Live suckers or is there a place to get frozen smelt or large herring?
Been wanting to make a trip and try this just haven’t been able to yet! Hopefully it pans out for this weekend!
Thanks!

I fish early season pike in NYS. However I don’t believe the methods vary on what it takes to get them to bite. Remember these fish are not aggressive like later season fish and often will just nudge – bump a bait rather than slam it.
I fish with X-Raps and Husky Jerks this time of year using a slow twitch – twitch pause technique. The pause cadence is (5 to 10) seconds.

Ops to late, I thought you were waiting for Ice out fishing. good luck either way.

Looks like some good info joc however he will be ice fishing for them.
DT

Thanks for that joc, but yes I will be targeting them through the ice. We will have ice up here well into april.

Right out in front of the Warroad river is a popular area to fish. 6-10 feet along the channel edge or right on the first break. Otherwise the swift ditch area is also a good spot to try.

Check out the video we did last year. Pretty much all you need to know about presentation.

Dead bait is a good idea, seems to work better.

http://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/fishing/videos/giant-late-ice-pike/

Thanks Ben! I’ll have to give it a try and see what happens! See if I can’t get my hands on some herring too!