Did You Know...
The
World Record Northern Pike was cought in the Great Sacandaga
Lake in 1940 by Pete Dubac The 46-pound, 2-ounce monster reigned
as the planet's biggest pike until 1979, when it was nudged
into second place by a European fish.
While
the odds of catching another 40-something pike in Great Sacandaga
appear to be slim, numerous 30-pounders have been verified since
Dubuc's time, and trophy specimens in the 20- to 25-pound class
are hooked each season.
Amsterdam
pike expert Ron Kolodziej, who knows the reservoir as well as
anyone, is convinced it holds dozens of pike in the 40-pound
class.
Certainly,
the optimum time to nail such whoppers is in May, when many Great
Sacandaga pike are still hanging around shoreline spawning areas;
but summer fishing can be productive, too.
The
deeper northeast prong, with the village of Batchelorville on
its east shore, is the deeper of the two and therefore the likeliest
spot to prospect for trophy pike in summer
Great
Sacandaga Lake
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