Slimbo85 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 howdy was just wondering if anyone has some pointers on where i should be starting off? just purchased my first boat and cant wait to get it in the water for pike opener. i heard buckskin island is a good place to start, hopefully i dont end up like this guy http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/boat-crash-on-buckskin-island-1.1995732 cheers Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 If you don't have a map chip then spend some time on the navionics site and get a feel for the contours. Print a map and highlight the areas that look good. The usual stuff, back bays, points, early weeds, saddles. I'd concentrate on water 12ft and less and personally wouldn't fish 12ft deep but run a bait 6-8 down at most. Maybe troll some spots to cover water and get a feel for things. I still troll in spring in spots for pike. In part to take a break from standing/casting, travel from one spot to another and eat. There have been a few threads here on pike lures as well as many others sources. I like the largest husky jerk for trolling and a x-rap for casting (it's a bit heavier and easier to cast with pike gear). Spoons and spinners are classics and plastic trailers add some action and "lift" to help with the slower speeds you usually want early in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 If you stay sober you shouldn't end up like that guy? Time enough for drinking once the fishing is done? No idea at all when pike season opens in that area, but kickingfrog seems to have a good plan, they spawn in shallow water, and probably haven't moved too far from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimbo85 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 thanks for the tip, just grabbed some huskie muskie leaders at the fishing show yesterday so thats a step in the right direction the only drinks on my boat are diet pepsi and water, never been a fan of alcohol thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I don't know names of any of the islands up there, but when I used to fish severn falls area we would launch at the marina and hang a left to go under the train bridge. There are countless weedy bays off the main channel...some quite small (half an acre?) and some quite large (10-20 acres). I would suggest trolling along the north shore (or at least what I am picturing to be north), and every time you see one of these bays pop into it and fan cast. There are more of these than you could fish in a day. When I lived up that way Severn Falls was usually my first fishing destination when the season opened..as the summer showed up I just found it too busy for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimbo85 Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 thanks for the tip, looks like i got alot of water to cover was up at the cottage this past weekend and talked to a guy in town about tea lake...said there are some spots in there cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I wouldn't be fishing Tea Lake if pike are what you're after. Stick to the Severn or even better GPool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimbo85 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 gpool looks like the place to be eh i see there is a tournament up there that weekend, has anyone ever fished in the top 50 pike series? http://www.top50pike.ca/home i see that you have to register a team, is it possible to fish by yourself? my mom is gonna be up there with me but im pretty sure she wont wanna be out on the water with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) not sure when the opener is...last year on May 1st swimbaits on a jig head were dynamite...found those big shallow bays and threw them out towards the drop off...non stop action almost every cast in the right spots. Edited March 8, 2017 by AKRISONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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