Fly-in Northern Pike Fishing

Northern Pike are the apex predators in the lakes north of Nakina and Armstrong. People ask why they get so big. There are a few reasons. The first is they have an endless smorgasbord of Walleye and Perch to eat. The second reason is the water is cool and clean and has less suspended organic material than lakes farther south thus less parasites, which enables Northern Pike to live much longer and get big. The third reason is these monster Northerns pass their genes down to younger generations so every pike hatched has the potential to become huge. They just need to avoid getting eaten by other pike.

All of our outpost lakes have great Northern Pike fishing. You will catch lots of them in good eating sizes; even when Walleye fishing. If you specifically target Northerns you will get into the bigger ones. Pike in the 5 to 10 pound range are caught frequently. Most of our guests, who are targeting pike, want a trophy. Throughout the summer guests do catch and release many pike in the 40" to 44" range. On occasion a real monster gets caught. We have had guests catch pike over 25 pounds. Most of the 40" pike get caught in 10' to 12' of water with jigs while Walleye fishing and many are caught.

Regulations:

Zone 2 - Percy Lake - Open all year - You can have 4 in your possession with a sport license and 2 with a conservation license. You can not keep any fish between 70 cm and 90 cm (27.5" and 35.4"). You are allowed to keep one over 90 cm.

Zone 6 - Redsand Lake - Open all year - You can have 4 in your possession with a sport license and 2 with a conservation license. You are allowed to keep one over 90 cm (35.4").

Please Note: possession means in your boat or in your freezer. You can't keep your limit in your fridge or freezer and then go out and catch more.