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Ontario northern pike trips: where 40-inch fish are common
Pike are the aggressive, toothy predator that lives in nearly every Ontario lake — and grows to sizes that make southern anglers do a double-take.
Species · 02
Pike are the aggressive, toothy predator that lives in nearly every Ontario lake — and grows to sizes that make southern anglers do a double-take.
Why pike
Pike don't get the respect they deserve — and that's exactly why they're such a good target on an Ontario trip. They fight hard, they hit almost anything, and they get enormous.
Forty-inch pike are common across Northern Ontario. On the biggest systems, fish over 45 inches and 30 pounds are a genuine possibility. The Ontario record came out of Delaney Lake, north of Kenora in Sunset Country.
Early season, right after ice-out, puts big pike in shallow bays where fly-fishers regularly reach fish over 100 centimetres. As water warms, the biggest fish slide to weed edges and points. Fall is trophy time — large, flashy lures worked slowly produce the heaviest fish of the year.
Bring a steel or heavy fluorocarbon leader. Those razor teeth end a trip's worth of light line in a single strike. A good landing net and long pliers keep both you and the fish safe.
Remote fly-in water gives you the best odds at a true giant. See how it works.
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