It’s the most magnificent lodge I’ve seen in Western Canada’s wilderness. The food is unbelievable, top-flight guides, and with many different lakes to fish. This is the best location I’ve seen for flyfishing for big pike
The Best Northern Pike Fishing
The best Trophy Northern Pike fishing trip experiences come from the best outfitter in Canada, Gangler’s. Our Manitoba Northern Pike fishery offers size and quantity, with over a thousand Master Anglers and trophies up to 53″ caught annually. Average size of fish caught here is 5-12 lbs. and numbers can easily exceed over 100 a day per boat. The North Seal offers the ideal mix of pike habitat, with rivers, clear bays and big cabbage beds where these fish wait in ambush for unlucky baitfish. The Manitoba record for Master Anglers in one day was caught on the North Seal.
Explore the vast North Seal area in Manitoba, Canada—a paradise for big Northern Pike fishing—at Gangler’s Fly-In Lodges and Outposts. These lodges and outposts are in a remote region renowned for its stunning natural beauty and abundant waters, making it an angler’s dream come true. Our trophy fishing for Northern Pike offers an unrivaled experience that keeps anglers returning year after year to repeat the thrill of battling a big Northern Pike. For the epitome of Northern Pike fishing, Manitoba offers a unique combination of pristine wilderness and plentiful fish populations. Embark on your Canadian pike fishing adventure with us and discover the magic of the North Seal area.
Time of Year and
Water Temps
Our season opens at the beginning of June and closes in September. Trophy Northern Pike fishing is affected by seasonal changes in the species’ movement patterns, which vary during the course of the year and can happen fairly rapidly. But the mouths of rivers provide great Canadian Pike fishing throughout the season.
Ice-out
This is the time many pike fishermen dream of, with pike warming themselves in 8-12” of water early on and moving to 2-4’ of water later in the month. There are no significant weeds at this time so the pike will hide in the boulders if not in the shallow sandy bays. Depending on the time of ice-out, they will start to move slightly deeper late in the month.
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Late June
Depending on the time of ice-out, the pike will start to move slightly deeper. The males get more active and can be caught on almost anything. Big females are recovering from the spawn but can be caught with slow moving lures or flies.
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July Weed Beds
July is a time of transition with the pike favoring two distinct habitats, both of which are productive. Weed beds begin to grow and will be obvious by the middle of the month. Large cabbage patches become a concentrated habitat for Northern Pike and a great ambush point. Pike will move between the weed beds and the shallow bays beginning the second week. Great Northern pike fishing.
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July Drop-offs
Drop-offs are a strong producer for prime trophy Pike fishing. This time of year, fish are moving between weeds, reefs and rivers. Pike hide at these drop-offs waiting for easy prey. The more dramatic the drop from shallow water, the more likely there’s a big fish lurking there.
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August Pike Patterns
In August, pike are still ranging from bays to weed beds, which by now are in full bloom. Casting in 4’-8’ of water with a large Johnson Silver Minnow (with a tail) or a #5 Mepps will bring an aerial assault from the depths of the cabbage. Surface plugs and poppers are a blast! Don’t overlook the areas adjoining the cabbage weeds. The bigger fish are sometimes on the weed bed edge, waiting, holding. Big trophy pike prefer colder water and can be found in 6′-10′ water sitting at the bottom of weeds, waiting motionless for slower prey to ambush.
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September Pike Patterns
In September, the water is cooling rapidly, and the scenery is gorgeous. Pike will move between the bays and rock points, generally leaving the weed beds as the beds die off. Some will follow the schools of lake trout which are spawning on the reefs. They are now growing fat for the winter and some real monsters are caught at this time.
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Trophy Species
Because the North Seal river system connects twelve river systems and over a hundred lakes together, we benefit as all species are moving throughout the system. All of our camps have the 4 species of the Canadian Grand Slam plus others like whitefish and burbot. We can guide you in catching these trophy fish on any of our camps.
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Yes, there are vast amounts of really, really, big fish. But your trip to North Seal River Lodge is also about adventure, discovery and luxury.
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