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  1. "Spent 3 hours yesterday evening trying to catch a pike on Cooks, was dead slow. Saw couple perch following my lure - that was it." - 8 hours on the water on Cooks Bay yesterday, lovely day. But the same experience, lots of perch followers..not a single pike was seen or caught though. May go back to the original Mitchell Plan for next time. HFP
  2. "Mitchell, because you can also get to Balsam via the canal. Big pike in both lakes, lot's of them and lots of sheltered water if its windy. Fished them yesterday, boated 12 pike, largest being a 32" who nailed a bulldawg. Also taking the pike from these 2 lakes helps the muskie population and slows the spread of pike through the rest of the kawarthas."- That sounds like a flawless day, if I could have one of those days this season...I would be happy.
  3. "Sorry man. Over the years I've learned that the key to keeping good spots is to not talk about them on the internet. I bust my hump to find nice spots that aren't overcrowded with other people. Why blow it? Georgian Bay and Simcoe are both big lakes, but the best pike fishing isn't out in the middle. If you do a little research you can find LOTS of places to get out of wind regardless of which direction it blows from. Or try a big river, like the St. Lawrence RIver. It's fairly protected and, being part of the Great Lakes, still loaded with much better pike than you will find in any of the Kawartha lakes." - I can appreciate your position, fair enough. After some more research based on your comments and some online digging..I think we are going to roll the dice and try Cooks Bay at the foot of Simcoe instead and see how we do.
  4. "If I wanted to catch pike, I wouldn't waste a day on either one. LOTS of much better choices, starting with Simcoe and Georgian Bay. Why fish for little dinks when you can have a shot at plenty of legitimate big gators?"- I am certainly open to fishing Georgian or Simcoe, but have never fished either body of water, so would have no idea where to fish. Plus with all this wind, i understand both lakes can get nasty quickly. If you can recommend another location that is smaller water, I would love to hear about it. "I would say both Canal and Mitchell are riddled with pike. Personally I would go to mitchell (because its closer to "kawarthas" and catch and keep as many as i was allowed)"- Good info, I was leaning towards Mitchell previously because of the smaller size as well.
  5. greetings all, jumped onto Canal lake for the first time 2 weeks ago..we had 25km/h wind and 1ft swells all day. Not a single pike was even seen. I know based on the Pike tournament that occurred in May that they are certainly there..so now we are considering another attempt this weekend. A buddy said to fish Mitchell Lake instead.."has way more pike" was his comment. So my question is..Canal or Mitchell for pike and has what have been everyone's experiences on either?? Thanks, HFP
  6. I had an experience much like that one..only we never got on the pike, we were on Canal lake..fished it to death, different presentations, depths you name it. Not a single pike. This wind has been un-fishable..
  7. Stellar feedback, thanks a lot.. will be looking into this right away. Still feels strange to be considering fishing and Disney world..lol HFP
  8. Good advice, I think I will do some reading on Lake Okechobee then..and I pretty miuch gave up on the pike. Will be hard to complain about good bass fishing anyway.. HFP
  9. Where ever I end up.. there will be a full report for sure.
  10. Great direction guys, here is a little more information. From an expereince perspective, I like the idea of clear water and weed lakes so we can fish surface and shore line type environments. From a fish in boat expectation..not looking to land a trophy, would like someplace where we can yank 4lbs or 5lbs fish regularly with the chance at something larger. This is NOT to be a camping experience, need a place relatively close to an international airport that has proper, nice, lodgings available... hotel, cottage, etc... As for the cost..I am planning a 3 day trip over the weekend and not looking to do this on the cheap. Also, whatever guide service I connect with needs to be a professional, full time business with lots of experience. Had never considered disney, but if you don't mind PM'ing me details...I will certainly consider it. HFP
  11. After much, much internet reading..it looks like Lake Forks in Texas may be the place to go. The bass people are pulling out of there are simply insane....
  12. By "Stripers" I assume you mean large mouth? 15lbs largies can not be the norm for down there..that is just staggering. Will have to do some homework.. I did the google florida piece.. soooo many options for down there. HFP
  13. i think staying up here in teh cold is not happening, so this may just have become a bass only trip. Texas or Florida are on the table then..know of fishing resorts or specific lakes? HFP
  14. Ifigured the pike may be harder to nail down based on the time of year..if I can find a place that gives access to properly monsterous bass.. that too will work.
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