Toronto Islands - May 24th 2006

With Clive back from the British Virgin Islands, it only took us a day to get our gear ready and head back to the Toronto Islands for some pike fishing. Clive has been building some Mepps-like french spinners for himself, mostly with large blades for targeting big pike and musky. We figured that this would be the perfect time and place to test them out, and it definitely was.

We arrived at the Toronto Islands at noon, deciding to sleep in and head up for the afternoon bite. It didn’t take more than 10 or 12 casts before Clive was pulling in a nice 30″+ pike. I was pretty impressed, but when he pulled in another 30″+ pike, no more than 20 minutes later, I knew it was time for me to switch to an in-line spinner. Unfortunately, Clive didn’t make another similar spinner with the same type of blade, so I used my trustworthy Mepps #5.

As the day progressed we caught a few more smaller, “hammer handle”, pike as the day progressed. I started to get a little worried that I wasn’t going to catch a decent sized pike on this trip, and considering my last few trips to Toronto Islands (other than that nice Walleye), it looked like I would just be taking more pictures than anything.

Sure enough, no more than five minutes later it happened. (Click the picture or link below for more images, including one of Clive’s home-made lure. Again all photos were taken on my new Kodak V570)

Fishing for Northern Pike on Toronto Islands

Fishing for Northern Pike on Toronto Islands

Fishing for Northern Pike on Toronto Islands

Fishing for Northern Pike on Toronto Islands

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Friday May 26th, 2006 @ 11:37 AM | Jonathon Marshall

5 Responses to “Toronto Islands - May 24th 2006”

Are you selling those lures Clive???

G-Ram on May 26th, 2006 @ 1:18 pm

I know I’m biased, but the second pike picture is now my desktop. I can’t wait to catch pike! One more month! Make a lure for me!

gillian on May 26th, 2006 @ 6:30 pm

G-Ram, I am indeed selling them!

Clive on May 26th, 2006 @ 9:43 pm

[...] With musky season now open in much of Ontario I figured it was about time to show off some of the baits I have been making. Originally, I started making inline spinner baits for pike that are bigger and heavier then current pike baits seen in stores. I tested out a couple of my baits fishing for pike at Toronto Islands a couple weeks ago and decided I would make some even larger baits to use for musky. Once I have tested all of my baits I will producing more and selling them, so please let me know if you are interested in buying a few. [...]

Fishing Fury - Two guys with a serious passion for fishing, the great outdoors, crazy adventures, and heart-pounding entertainment. on June 5th, 2006 @ 3:22 pm

clive if you still go on this website send me a page of your lures with prices and ill see which ones i like ill send money to you for them—for pike fishing

Red Fisher on June 14th, 2007 @ 8:13 pm

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