Sunday, 25 August 2013

26 Inch Pike From Raymond Corner Lake


John, Alfie and myself had planned to fish one of my favorite spots down on Cross Coulee reservoir this Sunday afternoon.  The temperature outside was above 30 and I have to admit I was pretty tired as I had been doing yard work most of the day.

Anyway we headed off to the water and unfortunately someone was already in my favorite spot so we had to fish the far side of the sluice.  We fished for about an hour with no strikes, at this point the other anglers left so we moved round to the other side.

After an hour none of us had any bites so we decided to pack up and try our luck on Raymond Corner lake.  There were kids playing in the water on the far shore (campsite side) and a 12 foot boat with about 6 people in it using a small trolling motor.  Apparently they managed to take 2 pike.

I was still not having any luck so I moved about 200 yd along the shore.  This was when I got my strike, a large pike took my lure and I set the hook.  I was using my new Shimano Spirex reel so I was still getting used to it.  In the excitement I completely forgot to use the Fightin' Drag.

Lure used was the Canadian Wiggler

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