Pike may seem like a dime a dozen to us folks in Ontario, but to someone who's never caught one, pike are fabled small-dog-eaters and foot-chompers.
My good friend Sam Thompson had heard tales of pike fishing long before he made his way to Ontario. We had spoken for months about our trip to the northwestern tip of the province, me obsessed with landing a muskie on the fly, him hoping to hook into a pike.
I've always loved pike, so getting the chance to introduce Sam to this aggressive fish he's never had the pleasure of targetting was priceless. Determined to fish famous pike and muskie waters, we headed to Eagle Lake in Ontario's Sunset Country.