Northern Pike: My Favorite Fish
I think the reason I enjoy pike fishing so much is that the fish leaves no doubt about what is happening when it hits your lure. You're realing in and WHAM, you've got a fight on your hands. Granted, the excessive aggresiveness can result in some misses, but by and large, the fish does the work and hooks itself. You just have to get it to the boat and in a net before its heavy headshakes manage to dislodge the hook. This is less of an issue with treble hooks but it does happen. I first came to love pike on a trip to Lake Nipigon, Ontario. Located 40 miles north of the upper tip of Lake Superior, the bays and rivers of the lake are loaded with walley and pike, while the main lake is a fantastic Lake Trout fishery. We were staying in a cabin on Orient Bay and one could stand on the dock, casting the classid red and white Daredevl lures (or the cheap imitation from Wal-Mart), and catch pike all day. The old man that managed the campground we stayed at took the time to teach us ...