Tag Archives: Northern Pike

Meteors and lights

August 17, 2015

There I was floating alone on my kayak, in the dark, and in the middle of nowhere as meteors pierced the sky overhead. Things were perfect. Rewinding to earlier that day, I had left work on a Friday afternoon and pondered the six hour drive and two hour paddle in the dark I had ahead of me. Read more

Some fall-time fishing

December 1, 2014

Aside from catching my first gizzard shad, I wanted to share some other highlights of my fall-time fishing. While most of my hours were spent in the kayak, I did spend a few sessions chasing steelhead in the open sections of Lake Ontario’s tributaries. Read more

Some more alone time on Georgian Bay

October 6, 2014

With the salmon just beginning to make their appearance at Lake Ontario’s tributary mouths, I made one more camping trip to Georgian Bay before I would be swept away by salmon fever. Things began exactly as they did on my previous trip and I had camp set up by nightfall. Read more

Some alone time on Georgian Bay

August 12, 2014

Georgian Bay is quite the destination here in Ontario. It’s a massive bay of Lake Huron with swiss-cheese-like shorelines studded with countless islands, shoals and channels. It could take well over a lifetime to explore the limitless bays and back bays of this geographical marvel. Read more

Local lake hammer handles

June 2, 2014

Spent yesterday morning and this afternoon fishing pike with a kayak buddy or two. Nothing crazy, just some fun little rockets. My friend has got some kind of a knack for these things. All on the same lures too. Even after I tried a whole bunch of different things he managed to out-fish me each time. Read more

Fun in a kettle lake

July 5, 2013

I returned to the place of last week’s monster encounter that ended with a broken line. This time I had minnows. And a bag full of wire leaders =). Some hammer handle pike seemed to be the culprit. The hook looks deep in the last fish, but I unhooked him just fine. Read more

The captivation continues

March 16, 2012

My journey in fishing began in the summer of 2011. By early 2012, I feverishly hunted a trophy northern pike. February 14 My first report with a “catch” for 2012. I spent the afternoon today taking advantage of the warm weather. Read more

Catching Them All

Michael Verdirame's journey of fishing.