Spoon/lure choices for Pike/Lakers in Manitoba

[FOOTDOC]

Heading to an awesome resource - God's Lake in northern Manitoba the first week in June. Curious as to suggestions for spoons to cast/troll for trophy pike and lakers. My son uses reef runners for trophy walleyes and I witnessed him catch 4 walleyes in excess of 10 pounds last year in a single afternoon. I appreciate the advice.

[LeeMB]

Gods is mostly open now. I like to use Vibrax in #5 and #^ sizes. Sluggos if they are not active or the fly rod for the pike. I like T-60's flatfish for big Lakers and a wave spoon for most lakers. 5 of diamonds most great to. I would also take some heavy jigs for the trout as well.

Depending on what part of the lake you are fishing the Pike

may not be in the very shallow water. Try cranks in the middle of bays.

[shamalex72]

I have had good luck with a gold doctor spoon when chasing pike.

[mnmurphy]

I was up last summer same time on a fly out from Reed Lake in Northern Manitoba. We fished File Lake as well as 3 others. For lake trout we used the largest Red Eye Wigglers and 5 of Diamonds we could find. Trolled those between 20 and 30 ft. They seemed to attract the bigger lakers. Caught many fish in the 14-18 lb. range. For smaller lakers I would recommend any of the mepps spinners. (no fur) For pike I had the best learning experience ever while fishing lat year. A guy in the cabin next to us clued me in on fishing for monster pike soon after ice out. The key to finding them is shallow dark water. The water will be more stained usually where there is an outlet or a feeder stream. We fished in 3 to 4 feet of water many times casting right up to the weed lines. Far and away the best pike fishing I have ever had. We used top water plugs (i.e. Heddon Lukcy 13, or anything that didn't dive bright orange and yellow colors as well as perch design) I was there fishing with my father and brother in law. First day out I was the only one with a top water in my tackle box, needless to say after an hour of watching me haul in monster pike, we were heading back to the cabin so they could refit their tackle box. Hope this helps.