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