I don't fish central alberta but if I did I'd be focusing on reservoirs. And like mentioned ...go deep. Sure you catch the odd big pike in less than 10fow in the summer but I'd say 75% of the 40"+ pike I catch from say mid June until fall are in 20+ feet of water adjacent to some structure of some type. Could be the outside of a deep weed bed....a mid lake hump.... a rock pile....but something.
It may sound funny but I've caught a lot of big summer pike just hanging a dead bait under a bobber as well....and always seem to catch at least one or 2 a year jigging for walleye in 20-30 feet as well.
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