Northern
Pike
2010 regulations including seasons have not been published by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources yet.
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Pike
are widely distributed in Ontario. Historically they have not been found
in the Haliburton Highlands and the Kawartha Lakes of central Ontario.
However, pike are expanding their range and can now be found in the northwestern
corner of the Kawarthas.
In
a lake environment pike prefer weedy bays, estuaries and shoals as spring
and summer habitat. During cool autumn days pike are most likely to seek
deeper water.
Pike
are aggressive feeders through spring, summer and fall and continue to
be caught through the ice during the winter months. Pike will take just
about every kind of live and artificial bait, including very large streamer
flies. For trolling or casting try:
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spoons,
bucktail spinners, crankbaits, topwater lures, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits |
Live
baits include large chubs and shiners.
Length:
45 - 100 cm. (18-39 in.)
Prefered
water temperature:20 C / 68 F
Distribution/Habitat:
quiet, vegetated waters throughout Ontario
Similar
fish: muskellunge
Key
identifying characteristics: light, yellowish spots on dark green background;
tips of tail fin more rounded than muskellunge
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