Trip to Canada Questions

[charliepff]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking at taking a trip to Canada in late August. I was wondering if anyone out there had a portable fish finder. I wanted to get one for my pontoon, and since I am going up there now I really want to get one. Does anyone have a good review on a portable?

Also, what do I need to safeguard my leaders from the pike I will be casting for. Will a steal leader work with the fly rod?

Also, if anyone has a particular lodge they have been too let me know, we are still looking around.

Thanks everyone for your help.

 

[ebroesicke]

you can use 20lb mono bite tippet for most pike. I have also used Sevenstrand 7x7 wire which you can tie a knot in. 15lb I think.

 

[McSneek]

I have a brief one time experience fishing for pike in Canada with a fly rod. I bought a saltwater leader that was tipped with a length of wire bite tippet. It came with a few little metal sleeves that you could crimp on after passing it through the eye of the fly. I used a big popper and managed one small pike before being chased off the lake by a thunderstorm. After that it was back to bouncing jogs off the bottom for walleyes.

If you are fishing in a lake with a good pike population you will have no trouble catching them on any type of gear.

 

[NickN]

I do pretty well up there using TyGer Wire (https://www.tygerleader.com/).

 

[riz]

don't forget to get a passport.

as for a leader, use 30 - 40 lb fluoro or titanium leader

 

[geebee]

Charlie - try one of these :

http://www.hodgesmarine.com/Humminbird-120-Fishin-Buddy-Reg-p/hum407120-1.htm?click=19

not cheap but completely portable and it has sideways sonar out to 120ft (depending on depth), which is very useful.

humming bird also do a float tube strap, which you should be able to strap to the pontoon float.

 

[charliepff]

Thanks Geebee for the fish finder suggestion. There are so many out there it is ridiculous.

Thanks everyone for the leader suggestions. I think I am going to tie my own for when we go up. I might try the tiger wire too.