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Big Pike- Canada

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I'm going to be visiting a big lake in northwestern ontario, which supposedly has plenty of trophy northerns swimming around. i'll be up there in the middle of august and i'm wondering where on the lake i might have the most productive time searching for these pigs. it's a fairly deep lake and has many islands and bays. i've read plenty about deep pike and different tactics for pursuing them, but i'm wondering if anyone has any other advice. is it possible to catch trophy pike in shallower water during the month of august? i guess any info could about big water tactics for big pike could help. thanks.

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Lake of the Woods is identified as being in "northwestern Ontario," but it is also in Minnesota. How far north will you be? If you are in the LOW region there will be warmer surface temps and some big pike will be lurking in deeper water.

Be a bit more specific on your location and I think you'll get some help on this site.

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i'll be a few hours north of sioux lookout. i'd assume the surface temps will be warm causing bigger fish to hangout in deeper haunts. i'm curious though if these bigger fish will relate more to the thermocline this time of year or will be comfortable cruising in a bit shallower in weeds. there are so many factors that can contribute to a fish's whereabouts this time of the year, but i'm defintely trying to eliminate a few. i think i may have heard too many theories, which are beginning to contradict themselves. thanks for your help.

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I'm sure the locals will have info for you, but one thing I'd try is 3/4 and 1 oz jigs in 15 to 20 feet outside the weedline. Tip with 6 to 8 inch chub or sucker minnow (if you can get them) or use big plastics like Powerbait Junebug or 6" jig trailer. Make it a mouthful.

If they are cruising the weeds, I still find it awful hard to beat a big Johnson spoon with an Uncle Josh bass strip trailer. I like the silver spoon with red/white pork rind. It makes a bait of about 11 inches.

Good luck and let us know what and how you did.

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