| orthern Canadian Pike Fish – the dream of | | | | woody shorelines and rocky lake structures as |
| the avid fishermen who pine away to visit the | | | | perfect Northern Pike fishing locations and locales. |
| Northern Canadian exclusive fishing areas and | | | | Instead of throwing a big noisy buzzbait over a |
| lodges well deserves its reputation as a fierce and | | | | weedbed though position your fishing boat so you |
| wily foe. Northern Pike are an amazingly adaptable | | | | can keep your lures running in the prime Northern |
| predator game fish found in the deep shallow | | | | Pike zone. Do the same thing when you are |
| waters of the Northern Canadian North regions as | | | | fishing in and amongst fallen trees and logs. Pike |
| well as shallow and warmer waters. | | | | are major ambush predators that hide along the |
| To prosper in so many diverse environments, | | | | fringes of cover, for a quick dash, rather than |
| northern pike exploit every opportunity that | | | | burying themselves deep inside the cover. |
| crosses their paths. Depending on the season, you | | | | The biggest and most colourful ear splitting |
| can find Northern Pike shallow and deep and just | | | | buzzbaits attract the most attention from these |
| about anywhere in between in Northern Manitoba, | | | | monster pike fish. Best colours for these lures, |
| Ontario and Saskatchewan Lakes. The huge big | | | | according to experienced and wily fishing guide |
| Northern Canadian Pike actually behave in ways | | | | Noel the Vamdal of the Lake of the Manitoba |
| different than small pike so that the strategies of | | | | Narrows regions are loud vibrant Chartreuse, |
| the effective angler often vary depending on | | | | white, yellow and proud orange colours. Mr. |
| whether the avid fisherman is looking for size, | | | | Vamdal notes that in his great experience at the |
| action or a combination of both. | | | | narrows that adding a trailer-hook with a 5 inch |
| Not surpassingly the knowledge of Northern Pike | | | | worm, twister tail or pork chunk can make for |
| behavior and seasonal location has evolved today | | | | the winning fish in an angling tournament. Lastly he |
| and so too has the size of our tackle box and fish | | | | adds – the key is not to react to the |
| finders. You will need a variety of lures to be able | | | | explosion when the Northern Pike wallows onto |
| to catch Northern Pike whenever and wherever | | | | the lure. Keep your rod pointed up during the |
| you find them – whether they in be | | | | retrieval process and reel into the fish rather than |
| Northern Saskatchewan lakes , the lakes of North | | | | dropping the tip and actually setting the fishing |
| West Ontario or in Lake Manitoba at the Narrow | | | | hook. |
| or in other Northern Manitoba lakes. | | | | Lastly as a case in point, Vamdal points out that |
| For example topwater lures are a good example. | | | | many pike anglers the best locations of isolated |
| There is not much more exciting in the life of an | | | | rock piles, underwater points and shallow boulder |
| avid fisherman than to watch a Northern Pike | | | | strewn shoals. |
| grab and crush topwater bait. During the summer | | | | Don’t only use topwater lures when |
| months the best time of day for catching these | | | | conditions are calm. This overall can be a big |
| monsters are early morning. Later in the | | | | mistake. A slight chop can well be better than a |
| afternoon and during overcast conditions such as | | | | slick surface for walking your favorite topwater |
| you find on the lake. Note deep weed edges, | | | | lure. |