Shaun Rickard Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 (edited) My mate Kris and I have made it out a few times over the past few weeks in several bays around the Toronto Harbour area. We spend a lot of time running and gunning from one bay to another looking for active fish, and it has paid off so far. We've boated around 50 or so Pike in the past few weeks, a lot of smaller guys but a few nice one's too. The water temps have varied considerably, from 49F one weekend to 62F the next. During the colder temps the fishing was natuarally much slower, we had to slow our presentations way down to entice a bite. The most productive baits by far have been the Rapala Husky Jerks and X-Raps, using a very subtle twitch pause retrieve, and you guessed it, 90% of the fish we have caught hit the bait on the pause. I'll let the bait sit without twitching it for 5 to 10 seconds at times, it takes patience try it, it's harder to do than it sounds lol! As far as colours, Silver/Black, Baby Bass, Perch and Tennessee Shad have worked well. As you'll see below in some of the action shots, the Terminator spinnerbaits nailed a few fish too, 1/2oz in white/chartreuse. The spinnerbaits will generally only prove to be productive when the water temps are at or above the 60F mark, below that the pike generaly won't hit the faster presentation. The most productive times for us have been a little later in the morning, between 8am and 11am, once the water warms up a little from the sun the Pike seem to wake up and put on the feed bag. The Fall is a great time to have a shot at hooking into some good sized Pike as the larger females move into these bays for the Winter. If you fish these bays please do me one favour, practice catch and release. These fish are no good to eat and are way to valuable a resource to kill off for no reason. How many cities in the world can you catch trophy pike? Not many, so let's put them back for everyone to have a shot at enjoying. below are a few shots of some of the better fish we've hooked and boated: Cheers, Shaun Edited October 5, 2010 by Shaun R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 and they say there's nothing to do in Toronto...nice catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hey I recognize that guy. Nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice fish fellahs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbailey Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 beauty fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice catches man...but uhoh you got me thinking now about pike fishin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice catches man...but uhoh you got me thinking now about pike fishin Do it mate! It's a blast, I love it out there this time of year. Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Beauty gators Shaun C & R is the only way to go Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyriver1 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Some nice pike Shaun, congrats !! Did Chris do a show with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ld17 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice pike Shaun, I have a question. When you were using the jerkbaits did you have a wire leader? If so how did it affect the action of the bait? Thanks. Are you starting up a tv show again. I haven't seen anything new lately. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice Jack's Shaun. I like the pics where the fish are still in the water - cool! Looks like you know where to find them Good going. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Some nice pike Shaun, congrats !! Did Chris do a show with you? No, we're just fishing buddies, can't keep him out of the boat Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice pike Shaun, I have a question. When you were using the jerkbaits did you have a wire leader? If so how did it affect the action of the bait? Thanks. Are you starting up a tv show again. I haven't seen anything new lately. Cheers Yes LD17, I always use a wire leader, a really fine 7 strand one, with a small swivel at each end, I tie one end to the main line then slide the other swivel directly onto the split ring on the bait. As for the show, we're working on some stuff, stay tuned You can view updates on our FB page at the link below. Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice gators! I think I recognize that guy too. Ex leaf player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADB Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Nice gators! I think I recognize that guy too. Ex leaf player? Yup. Kris King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yup. Kris King. Good eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Great report, I've been telling myself all year to try out Lake O for Pike and Bass. Maybe this fall. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Great report, I've been telling myself all year to try out Lake O for Pike and Bass. Maybe this fall. Cheers! bassman, the beauty of this type of fishing is that if you live in the GTA and only have a few hours on a weekend you can head out early in the morning, catch some quality fish, and be home before lunch time, thus avoiding spousal abuse lol! Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 So when are we getting out Shaun? You do still owe me a trip... Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Nice gators! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 So when are we getting out Shaun? You do still owe me a trip... Geoff Give me a call Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Give me a call Geoff Same cell number as before Shaun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Same cell number as before Shaun? Yep, try me tonight, just heading to a meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Yep, try me tonight, just heading to a meeting k, I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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