Posted on January 18th, 2022
Hi Jason, Island Lake is well known for producing Pike all season long and through the ice. I would fish 5-7′ water near weeds with a tip-up or set line and live minnow. You can fish one line with a live minnow and use a 3/8 oz fluttering spoon on a jigging rod. While your set-line waits to get a strike you can cut several holes around it and alternate jigging the spoon in each one. Pike like to feed around weeds all season long and finding green weeds will be a key. For some of the bigger pike, try and find weeds in deeper water.
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Posted on June 11th, 2021
Jordan Harbour has pretty murky water.

The best lures to cast & retrieve there around the shorelines are an in-line spinner like a Vibrax #3 or a Jointed Rapala #11 in a bright orange color. You can use any color of Vibrax spinner since they give off a lot of vibration going through the water. Chartreuse or black blade will work best in the turbid water. Cast it our and reel it in slowly but still fast enough for the blades to rotate

Fish the Jointed Rapala slowly in shallower water or around any weeds just below the surface or deeper in slightly deeper water. The “broken-body” action also produces a lot of vibration which works great for both species in turbit waters…God bless you.
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Posted on May 9th, 2021
Hi Tyler, glad you have been enjoying out TV shows for years and the they have helped you catch fish!
I have only fished Bark Lake, ON in the fall and the Walleye we caught were pretty deep using vertical jigging spoons in 40-50′ water. We caught quite a few Smallmouth Bass fishing humps and points in deeper water that came up to 18′ and also on the large flat at the north-end of the lake where all the stumps are.
Early in the year I would expect the Pike & Walleye to be shallower. I would target the north-end of the lake either casting crankbaits or fishing jigs/plastic grubs in-between all those stumps.
I caught Lake Trout trolling with wire line along the 40-70′ drop-off in the deepest part of the lake and also south, just up from the dam. I have a feeling that if you flat-line troll with a Rapala (J13 or Trolls to 20′) along that 30-50′ break you should hook into some. I know Bark Lake has some pretty big Lake Trout. Hope you have a good trip and that you continue to enjoy both our Here’s the Catch! and Canadian Sportfishing TV series…God bless you.
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Posted on December 12th, 2020
HI Russs, it’s a little too early to second guess. The surface water temperature there in July can vary between 63-75F depending on how late our spring thaw is and June temperatures. I have a feeling the bays will still produce good Pike fishing. You may just have to check and weed/rock areas as well as just shallow rocky structure breaks without weeds to see which pattern will produce.
Walleye should be on the shoals early/late in the day but also check out the rocky points that extend out from shallower bays. They could be cruising in the 10-20′ range there all day long. Good areas to troll either harnesses or crankbiats on the breaks…God bless you.
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Posted on September 10th, 2019
Hi Russ, if you are looking specifically for pike you are better off fishing Smith’s Bay, Wapoos, ON just south of Picton, ON. Best presentation to use for them there is to either cast 1/4 – 3/8 oz. spoons, Vibrax #4 spinner or a Rapala Husky Jerk #11…God bless you.
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Posted on July 29th, 2019
Hi Paul, unfortunately there are not many places where you can have public shore-fishing access where you can catch pike in a productive area on Lake Simcoe, ON. You are better off going to Lake Couchiching, ON and fishing right in Orillia, ON downtown from their park shorelines and also the public shoreline at Tudhope Park and also fishing the shorelines at Centennial Park at the north end. During mid-day pike will be laying in ambush around the weeds out from shore but early in the morning they will cruise and feed right up to the shorelines so timing and covering as much shoreline as you can is the key when targeting pike from shore. To cover water you can “twitch” a Rapala Husky Jerk or Shadow Rap, cast & retrieve a Vibrax #3 spinner (if there aren’t too many weeds, or cast a wobbling 1/4 oz. spoon..God bless you.
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Posted on June 19th, 2019
Hi Josh, thank you for your kind words and glad you have been enjoying our TV shows and YouTube videos. Your medium-spinning outfit sound perfect. I would suggest you use 30 lb. braid (8lb mono diameter), if you are targeting walleye where you have a good chance of hooking pike. I would also use at least a 12lb fluorocarbon leader and even go up to 20 lb. if there are bigger pike around.
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Posted on May 15th, 2019
Hi Brad, a 3/8 oz. white spinnerbait or a Johnson Weedless spoon/split-tail trailer should work well…God bless you.
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Posted on May 8th, 2019
Hi Jack, some of the best areas to fish pike right now is the mouths of the Lake Ontario tributaries that have marsh areas. This would include Lynde Creek, Oshawa Creek (south of Simcoe St. Oshawa), and especially in the marsh at Bowmanville Creek. Some areas will be accessible from shore, but due to much private property it’s best to fish from a small boat, kayak or canoe. In my younger years I fished all those areas and more and my go to lures were a #3 Vibrax Spinner and Rapala…God bless you.
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Posted on May 7th, 2019
Hi Mark, thank you for your kind words. With higher water levels and colder water temps the pike should be much closer to the shorelines and bays, even if they are in flood conditions. Definitely start by fishing the “pikiest” looking areas and tight to shore. The in-line spinners and Original Rapala should be good but I would also encourage you to take a couple of Rapala Husky Jerk so you can “twitch” in case the bigger fish don’t want to chase baits. Also taking some 4″ paddle-tail swim-baits like the Lunker City Shaker and fishing them with 3/8 oz. jigheads should work well. Start by fishing lures at normal speed and if that works keep catching. If pike don’t respond as well try slowing down your presentation. Hope you enjoy many fresh pike shorelunches…God bless you.
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