Hey Guys
Just looking for advice on where I can catch some early winter Pike around the Oshawa area? Any tips/tricks will help!
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Early Winter Pike Fishing
Started by Ambitious Ontarian, Dec 08 2011 04:33 AM
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Posted 09 December 2011 - 12:46 PM
why not go over to Frenchmens Bay when the ice is safe? I'm sure there are some in there right now too.
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Posted 10 December 2011 - 02:32 PM
why not go over to Frenchmens Bay when the ice is safe? I'm sure there are some in there right now too.
Thanks for the advice! I might try Frenchmens Bay on Monday if it's not too cold and windy.
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Posted 10 December 2011 - 08:54 PM
Hey Guys
Just looking for advice on where I can catch some early winter Pike around the Oshawa area? Any tips/tricks will help!
Thanks
I know your asking for "NOW" so the advice given (Frenchmens is good)
However: KEEP this in your Cap
EARLY SPRING (always double check regs) just after the first melt off is KILLER!
Get prepared for that, and do not miss it!
Cheers
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 03:45 PM
I know your asking for "NOW" so the advice given (Frenchmens is good)
However: KEEP this in your Cap
EARLY SPRING (always double check regs) just after the first melt off is KILLER!
Get prepared for that, and do not miss it!
Cheers
Thank you for the tips! I went out yesterday to Frenchmens and had no luck at all. Ice even started to form on the water and my line was freezing up. I'll definitely go back though just after the melt off and give it another shot.
Cheers
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Posted 12 December 2011 - 02:52 PM
when the ice is in, you can still get them there.
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Posted 12 December 2011 - 03:38 PM
when the ice is in, you can still get them there.
I'll definitely keep that option open! I've never really been ice fishing before so it may be a good place to start.
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Posted 12 December 2011 - 03:40 PM
use CAUTION in that bay. all the run off from the road makes the ice weak. do not and I mean NOT go near the North end of the bay.
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 11:31 AM
Hi Ambitious Ontarian,
I have caught pike at frenchmans bay around end of november last year. A key part to catching them is what bait you use. Bright color Crank baits seemed to work for me. You have to be very patient and best time to catch them is around sunset.
Hope this helps!
I have caught pike at frenchmans bay around end of november last year. A key part to catching them is what bait you use. Bright color Crank baits seemed to work for me. You have to be very patient and best time to catch them is around sunset.
Hope this helps!
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:23 AM
Hi Ambitious Ontarian,
I have caught pike at frenchmans bay around end of november last year. A key part to catching them is what bait you use. Bright color Crank baits seemed to work for me. You have to be very patient and best time to catch them is around sunset.
Hope this helps!
I've tried Toronto harbor pike recently without much luck. I think my main problem is not knowing where to cast and at what depth to work the lure. People always say "cast along weedlines or along structure". Let's take Frenchman's bay for example, I could just go out on the dock on the West side of Liverpool Rd. cast from all sides of it, trying to cover the most water. Is this a good example of "structure" to cast around?
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:11 PM
I've tried Toronto harbor pike recently without much luck. I think my main problem is not knowing where to cast and at what depth to work the lure. People always say "cast along weedlines or along structure". Let's take Frenchman's bay for example, I could just go out on the dock on the West side of Liverpool Rd. cast from all sides of it, trying to cover the most water. Is this a good example of "structure" to cast around?
Yes docks and weedlines are great spots. I tried fishing pike at different times of the day in Frenchman's bay....early morning around 6am got a couple of follows but no bite, afternoons no luck, but around the sunset time and into the dark were the most successful. Pike are very active when it is quite and the sun is down!
I used crank bait that dives about 4 ft. But it depends how deep the waters you are fishing is.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:29 PM
Pike are very active when it is quite and the sun is down!
Agreed, that can be a productive window for pike. As good or better than first thing in the morning. I've never targeted them in complete darkness, but I've seen them sitting right up against the shore in just a few inches of water in the middle of the night. This was in the summer, likely waiting to devour some unsuspecting prey.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 11:23 PM
Going back to the basics here, I want to clarify some things I'm not clear about. Pike usually move to deeper cooler waters in the summer but can move into the shallower bays as the water cools? What about the weed cover factor, in the winter there is much lens weed density in bays. How do these two factors interact? (less pike due to no weeds vs more pike due to cooler temps).
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