Northern Pike Fishing

Northern Pike Fishing on Sydney and Kilburn Lakes is truly an exhilarating experience. Large ones fight with amazing power and speed. These monsters are caught off of rocky points, and in weedy bays. Pike like almost any bait, especially spoons and crank baits.

When is the best time to fish for northern pike in Canada?

The best time to fish for pike is in the summer months of July and August with a slight preference for July. Searching our records we have found that on average, the most trophy pike are taken in the month of July. This includes many people who have caught multiple trophies on a single trip.

Trophy Northern Pike Fishing

Northern Pikes are the big game fish of the Canadian north. Sydney and Kilburn Lakes are located in Ontario's Trophy Waters for good reason - the size and number of Trophy Pike that are caught each year. A Trophy Pike is one that is larger than 40 inches - that's on average 18.3 lbs. Every year many trophy pike are caught and released to grow bigger.  Several every year are in the high 40 inch range which are big fish over 30 pounds. Some of the pike caught are over 50 inches (35 + pounds) and some are big - huge in fact but never landed.

Northern Pike Fishing Tackle

To start off use a steel leader, these babies have sharp teeth that will slice your line with one head jerk.

Think bright colors! Bait-casting or spinning reels rods spooled with 10 to 20 pound line are suggested. Tandem spinner baits in 3/8- to 1 -oz. sizes are excellent. Choose chartreuse, gold or silver blades matched with white or fluorescent skirts.

Northern Pike Fishing should include a selection of spoons, including Silver and gold Dr. Spoons, five of diamonds and red/white. Don't overlook a Daredevil or Little Cleo in silver/chartreuse combos, at least 3/4oz. in size.

Mepps or Blue Fox spinners. Use blades in 4 and 5 size and larger. Silver or fire tiger blades are good, including prism blades. The larger Mepps Minnows are great - in blade sizes of 4 and 5. Northern Pike have razer sharp teeth so steel leaders are suggested on the spinners.

Larger minnow lures are fun for top water action. Rapalas, Husky Jerks, Rebels, etc. Rat-L-Traps in larger sizes, emphasis on nickel and chartreuse. Also 6-8 inch Suicks. Fishing Northern Pike using top water techniques is exhilarating when they break the surface!

Northern Pike Fishing Trips

Northern Pike fishing trips on Sydney and Kilburn lakes are the trill of a lifetime catch yourself a trophy of one of the largest freshwater predators.  Trophy pike have been put back into the waters here for years to grow and be caught again.  We also offer great Walleye Fishing and Lake Trout Fishing at Sydney Lake Lodge

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