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06-19-2019, 06:57 PM
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Best place for huge pike.
The lake trout thread got me thinking, I'm getting pretty close to paying off my mortgage, which will also be close to my 40th birthday and I'm thinking I should maybe treat myself to a fly in trip to celebrate. All I really want to chase is big pike, any recommendations as to where I should go? Thanks.
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06-19-2019, 08:15 PM
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Lake of the Woods, Tobin Lake/Reservoir Sask, Reindeer Lake Sask, Kasba Lake NWT, Great Slave, all depends on how much you want to spend on treating yourself and what kind of experience you are looking to have of course. But all of these have bigguns. Reindeer, Wolliston and Cree, all those up in that area of north eastern Sask Manitoba border area are probably closest to a sure thing of catching a trophy or master angler class fish but there are many many places to consider other than these as well and I’m sure the forum has a ton of suggestions for you, good luck and post your pics!
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06-19-2019, 08:37 PM
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Lake of the Woods, Tobin Lake/Reservoir Sask, Reindeer Lake Sask, Kasba Lake NWT, Great Slave, all depends on how much you want to spend on treating yourself and what kind of experience you are looking to have of course. But all of these have bigguns. Reindeer, Wolliston and Cree, all those up in that area of north eastern Sask Manitoba border area are probably closest to a sure thing of catching a trophy or master angler class fish but there are many many places to consider other than these as well and I’m sure the forum has a ton of suggestions for you, good luck and post your pics!
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Well, given the occasion I am ok with spending some money, but of course price is always a factor. I think I'm leaning more towards an outpost camp type deal more than a fancy lodge, as long as I've got a dry place to crash and something to eat I'm happy so long as the pike are big.
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06-19-2019, 09:14 PM
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maybe google brabant lodge. it's west of hay river, nt in the mouth of the mckenzie. higher end, but you can catch grayling, walleye, and some monster pike.
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06-19-2019, 10:24 PM
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Cree lake.
Europe if you really wanna go fanatic.
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06-20-2019, 02:16 AM
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I was at knee lake Manitoba and there' s some very nice pikes in that pond,lots lakes mentioned above were and are fished very hard so there's big pikes ,but your limited to size and pressure.
Knee Lake in Manitoba ,it's full to the top with large pike.If you want to gamble you go to vegas,you want large laker's you go great bear and if you want big pike go to knee lake.
If you want 50 inch plus pike there in knee lake,i know because I released 4 that size in one day,no cuff.I seen lakes with lotsa 40 to 45 inch pike ,but it's very good up there.
Some guys spend 50k on a boat and waste there time year after year,go where the fish are and enjoy a week you will remember for life .
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06-20-2019, 06:56 AM
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I kinda like a road trip up to besnard lake, camp, fish and oh yeah there are some huge pike there.....a heck of a lot cheaper too 
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06-20-2019, 07:05 AM
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Enoda aka trout rock lodge north arm of great slave, was a guide there. 50 in pike no problem seen 1 in the back Bay with eyeballs bigger than golf balls. Over 6ft.
And innconu are big and plentiful
Not cheap by any means but we would keep 38"s for lunch
If you search back to some of my fishing posts there still might be pictures
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06-20-2019, 07:07 AM
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06-20-2019, 09:05 AM
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Talston River and Lac la Martre. Giants there
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06-20-2019, 09:25 AM
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06-20-2019, 07:12 PM
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Yes, Sweden is super high on my list of places I someday hope to fish. Unfortunately I cant see myself having the time to do a proper fishing trip in Europe any time soon. Thinking more along the lines of Sask/ NWT/ Manitoba. Also not opposed to the boat-in camp idea that was brought up, I'm well equipped to do it with plenty of backcountry experience and I like the idea of being able to do it alone or with a smaller group. Getting together a group of people to do a fly in trip for a half reasonable rate is going to be about the biggest problem for me.
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06-20-2019, 08:08 PM
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While you are planning a proper pike fishing place & trip go to the North Saskatchewan river and practice. I firmly believe there are a big pike that are often overlooked. I have caught several pike between 10 and 20 lbs. with the biggest being 28 lbs.. Those big river pike don't really hang out in back eddies but are more likely to hold behind an obstacle in more of a current. And they are sucking in up to a few pound fish for a meal. They aren't interested in a little 3 inch spoon. Fish accordingly.
I've also seen a 25 lb pike caught right below dickson dam on the Red Deer river too.
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06-22-2019, 01:49 PM
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Loving this thread, very interesting discussion 
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06-23-2019, 04:59 PM
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Cree Lake Lodge has some of the best large pike fishing around.
The guides there really know there stuff
Would be a bucket list trip, guaranteed 40+ inchers, and more than 1. Don't have to go far from the lodge either so more time with a line in the water.
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06-24-2019, 09:20 PM
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Orloff lake with a pontoon should do the trick 
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06-24-2019, 09:25 PM
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Cree Lake Lodge, SK
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06-24-2019, 10:09 PM
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I second Lac la Martre. To be clear, no personal experience, just know it through articles and reputation.
https://nwtfishing.com/
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Definitely Lac La Martre if you want huge pike and big Lakers as a bonus. The nice thing about that lake is being able to sight fish for those lunkers.
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05-22-2021, 01:40 PM
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Sylvan ..... but starts with the letter D & rhymes with Pike, if you like trollin try after dark at the Hazzard County area, some are huge.
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I second Lac la Martre. To be clear, no personal experience, just know it through articles and reputation.
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Another vote for Lac La Martre. I've spent some time up there, and its incredible.
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05-24-2021, 02:14 PM
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Huge Pike
It all depends on what you define as huge Pike? My personal best is 44 in weighed in at 32 lbs. Second best is a 42 inch weighed in at 28 lbs. These were taken in NWT out the Yellowknife river. The local elderly who witnessed these catches indicated that fish this big are not common where we we fishing.
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