When Is Piking Season?

October is traditionally the start of the winter piking season, and a time that I usually change my approach from lures to dead baits. Over the last couple of seasons I have had plenty of big double figure fish from the Norfolk Broads and the river Thames, but this year I have been spoilt.

Can you fish for pike all year?

Lots of anglers fish for pike from October through to the end of the traditional river season on 15 March. Some wait until the first frosts in autumn. Many other anglers fish for pike all year round. ... Those with a long memory and a sense of tradition may stop fishing altogether during the close season.

When can I fish for pike?

Pike fishing by dedicated specialist anglers is often only from October to March, this being the traditional pike season. This gives the pike a break for spawning but also reduces the stress to fish, which can soon become gassed up after a hard fight in warm water where oxygen levels are reduced.