Caught this baby #pike last night on local #lake. 113 cm, catch & release, see ya next time. #fishing

The brackish lagoons around the German island of #Rügen are known as outstanding fishing areas, especially for large #pike. However, catches and catch sizes have been declining for several years. A recent study by IGB and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin shows that there are fewer pike in areas with intensive recreational #angling than in protected areas. Another effect is that the pike are becoming increasingly difficult to hook and are thus becoming lure shy > https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/declining-coastal-pike-catches-around-rugen-germany-fish-are-getting-scarce-and-lure-shy