>>1823846for pike, throw big shallow running lures near tree laydowns. i find they like slow moving water a little more than still water. large inline spinners are usually what i used when i spin fish for them. in lakes, i dont really have any usable experience in still water, when i fish for them with a fly rod i like a large articulated bucktail fly. as for trout, try to find 40-60 degree water flowing ~ walking speed. they'll usually be either just in front of or just behind structure. fish the fronts and backs of logs, rocks, and anything else that kinda breaks the current. a rock the size of a basketball is plenty of cover for a fish to hide behind to escape the current a little.
i usually dead drift nymphs on my fly rod, you can do the same on a spinning rod with just a small bobber or something called a float bubble. an undeniably effective technique is to just bring along a pack of size 14 and 8 fly hooks. something with heavier gauge wire for its size, ideally. then, just turn over rocks; look for small crayfuish, hellgramites, stonefly nymphs, larger mayfly and caddisfly nymphs, and use those for bait.
>pic related i strongly recommend barbless hooks in both situations, both fish are relatively fragile. try to keep them wet and only handle them with wet hands, dont keep them out of the water for too long (a good rule of thumb is hold your breath when you take them out of the water. if you need to breathe the fish needs to breathe and its time to let it go. if you want to try to fish with live bait for pike, use your trout set up and one of those #14 hooks to catch a few creek chubs as bait. a 3/0 circle hook with 18 inches of wire leader or 80 pound flouro should be plenty to keep them from biting you off. hook the fish in the back, try to not damage the spine, and cast him out under a large float near fish holding structure. give the fish a little while to eat, then start reeling in. dont set the hook, just let the circle hook do it's thing. /longpost
