Northern pike are common in most of the lakes in this area. On many of the lakes, you can catch them in good numbers with some big fish mixed in too.
Agimak Lake
Agimak Lake is a decent-sized lake with a nice swimming beach right in town. It has several islands, bays, points and channels that provide good fishing for walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike and perch.
Barrel Lake
Barrel Lake is a decent-sized lake with plenty of areas to fish even when on windy days. With 2 rivers flowing into this lake, you get a lot of fresh oxygen and lots of bait fish. Walleye are the primary species of fish here as anglers catch good numbers of them with some big fish too. Smallmouth bass and northern pike are also here in good numbers with some big fish. Smallmouth bass are found around the rocky shoals and points that lead out to deeper water. You can find some bass around the weed edges too.
Indian Lake
Indian Lake is a good-sized lake with lots of bays, points and some islands too. There is a variety of fish on Indian Lake, however, walleye and northern pike are the primary species of fish. You may also catch perch, smallmouth bass, lake trout and whitefish.
Kukukus Lake
Kukukus is large lake with lots of productive water to fish. Walleye, northern pike and perch are here and big fish are not uncommon either. Inflowing streams hold a lot of walleye and pike early in the year with the offshore structure holding a lot of fish during the summer and fall. There are plenty of weedy bays for pike fishing, but the islands and points will hold lots of pike too.
Mameigwess Lake
Mameigwess Lake has deep water and it is known as a good lake trout lake. Most anglers fish this lake for lake trout, but there are some big northern pike here too with smallmouth bass, perch and brook trout rounding out the fishery.
Paguchi Lake
Paguchi Lake is like 3 lakes in one and they all produce good fishing for northern pike. Paguchi Lake is known for its good lake trout fishing. The west end of the lake provides more open water and anglers report good fishing for trout here. Walleye round out the fishery here and there are some very big walleye in the lake.
Sandbar Lake Provincial Park
This park is known for its sandy beach with gently sloping swim area, which is great for kids. Sandbar Lake provides good fishing for northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass and perch. The park is a starting point for canoeists that are seeking some challenging routes with good fishing for northern pike, walleye and smallmouth bass in the area lakes.
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Sowden Lake
Sowden Lake is part of the famous English River system. This river system provides excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike and smallmouth bass and it is no different on Sowden Lake. Anglers can catch good numbers of fish here. You have plenty of bays and points to fish with some islands and good deep water spots too.
Best Baits for Northern Pike
Northern pike are known for eating just about everything they can get the mouths on and there is definitely some truth to that. For the most part, if it swims, pike may eat it. There are some baits that definitely will catch more pike than others though. Spinners, crankbaits, spoons, swimbaits and soft plastics are some of the best lures for targeting pike. Live baits such as minnows and perch are great baits too.
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Best Rigs for Northern Pike
There are many different rigs you can use for northern pike, however, since pike are so aggressive, you really don’t need to use as many of them as you would if you were trying to get good at largemouth bass fishing. For most situations, you can keep it real simple with a jighead and a minnow or soft plastic bait. To learn about some of the rigs that you can use, take a look at our best rigs for northern pike page.
Best Techniques for Northern Pike
Anglers catch pike with many different techniques. Casting, trolling and drifting are most popular ways to target pike, but there are some other methods that also work well too.
To learn more, take a look at our best techniques for northern pike page.
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