How to fish

Northern Pike

Manitoba's aggressive ambush predator, found in everything from Lake Winnipeg's bays to remote northern fly-in lakes, with true trophy potential.

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Techniques

▸Casting spoons, spinnerbaits and jerkbaits along weed edges and rocky points
▸Fly fishing with large streamers and poppers on an 8-weight rod
▸Ice fishing with tip-ups baited with large shiners or sucker minnows
▸Trolling to cover water and locate active fish

Baits & lures

▸Large spoons
▸Spinnerbaits
▸Jerkbaits
▸Large streamers (fly)
▸Large shiners or sucker minnows on tip-ups

Best seasons

Spring, when pike pack into warming bays and river mouths; steady summer action on weedlines; fall for trophy fish on points and windblown shorelines; winter ice season with tip-ups.

Where to catch northern pike

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Big Sand Lake

Northern

Big Whiteshell Lake

Eastern

Beaufort Lake

Western

Clear Lake (Riding Mountain)

Parkland

Cross Lake

Northern

Crowduck Lake

Eastern

Dauphin Lake

Parkland

Falcon Lake

Eastern

Gods Lake

Northern

Gunisao Lake

Northern

High Lake

Eastern

Kississing Lake

Northern

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