| Most any fisherman dreams of being out on the | | | | smaller norther pike there. If the small fish are |
| water on a beautifull fall day in anticipation of catching | | | | around, that means they are in no immediate danger |
| a trophy Northern Pike. Feeling your line strip off your | | | | of being eaten by bigger fish, therefore the likelihood |
| reel while your hanging to your rod on for dear life, | | | | of a large pike being there is not real good. Trophy |
| as you get the first look of the monster Northern | | | | Northern Pike are very territorial and usually |
| Pike that swallowed in your fishing lure. If you have | | | | estabolish themselves in the "prime real estate" of |
| ever desired to catch your trophy Northern Pike of | | | | the weedbeds. Prime cabbage real estate can be |
| your dreams and you would like to learn and | | | | best described as transitional edges of the weed |
| understand more, than this is for you. | | | | beds such as drop offs or rocks adjacent to the |
| You need to search for a lake that has the | | | | weeds, which sometimes can be inside void areas as |
| reputation for giant pike fishing. There is nothing quite | | | | well. |
| like the glacial shield lakes of Northern and central | | | | As we progress later into the fishing season, the key |
| Manitoba because they are loaded with trophy pike. | | | | for catching bigger northern pike is to fish with larger |
| Once you arrive at the lake, the next question should | | | | fishing lures. Think big, no fishing lure is too large. I |
| be, where do you start to fish? I'm quite certain | | | | have had many twelve inch fishing lures swallowed all |
| you've heard of the rule, eighty percent of the fish | | | | the way down. Jerk baits or large bucktails usually |
| are located in twenty percent of the lake, and this | | | | work the best. |
| rule is especially applies here. In the late fall season | | | | When you see a giant northern swimming right after |
| the cabbage weeds have reached full maturity and | | | | your bait it is very exciting, but seeing the fish bite |
| as the cold water seasons approach the Northern | | | | also can be one of the biggest downfalls. The most |
| pike are seeking a large meal that will sustain them | | | | common pitfall fishermen run into is trying to set the |
| for the hard winters that this portion of the world | | | | hook and pull before they feel the fish. Ninety |
| has. | | | | percent of the time if you set the hook before you |
| After you spot a good cabbage weed bed, | | | | feel the fish bite; you'll not catch the fish. Always feel |
| concentrate and fish on the outer edges of the | | | | the fish before you set. |
| weeds. Move towards the weeds slowly so you | | | | The best sign of a good cabbage weed bed is when |
| don't scare off the big pike. After you have fished | | | | you have set the hook on a monster pike and you |
| the outside edges of the weeds, start working the | | | | see numerous weeds getting sawed off with your |
| center and then fish the backside of the weed bed. | | | | line. That is when you know that you may have |
| It is usually not a good sign if you start catching | | | | hooked a trophy fish of a lifetime. |