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Message started by cliff on Apr 19th, 2009 at 4:41pm

Title: Re: best lakes for lunker northern pike
Post by its_worth_wild on Apr 19th, 2009 at 5:20pm
Sounds like you want me to give up my secrets.  

Generally the biggest pike are caught in the largest lakes in the lowest part of the water system. As you go flow further along in a water system usually you will find an increase in the productivity of a lake. Increased productivity = more food = more fish = better chance of bigger fish.

That being said the two river systems in the park, the Bloodvein and the Gammon are pretty good as are some other waterbodies off those systems; Sydney, Haggart and Irregular Lake for example.

Other things come into play as well, miles of shoreline for example. The more irregular the shoreline and increased number of islands = more shallow water habitat which is generally the most productive.

Follow this link   (You need to Login or Register and go to the background information document. Look at maps 12 and 13 for lake productivity and fish communities.

Doug

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