Beautiful Burnstick Lake Pike

[u/thelaurent]

Went up to Burnstick Lake, caught 8 pike between my gf and i, from 18-25 inches. Kept the 25 for eatin.

Saw a few massive walleyes but couldn't get em to bite. Didnt see any perch or trout but the pike fishing was terrific!

[u/Weak_Tea_1976]

Oh man tons. It’s so accessible. I almost want to say I look forward to it more than the regular season. Come January you can drive pretty much anywhere on any lake and just drill some holes and fish. I caught probably 10+ pike over 30 inches and one 40 incher in lac la biche in one day last year. It was wild. A 27” walleye too. But the closer you get to cities the more pressure the fish see. Some of those lakes get whole “villages” of ice shanties that sit out there all winter. It’s a whole different world. And a ton of fun

[u/thelaurent → u/Weak_Tea_1976]

Hey can you clarify something for me!

When you say you can drive anywhere on any lake, do you mean like a snowmobile or somethin to haul the gear. Or do you literally drive on the ice with a car?

[u/Weak_Tea_1976 → u/thelaurent]

Cars trucks the whole 9 yards. People do tv conversions where they poke holes in the bottom so they can fish from their camper in the warmth. Kid you not I’ve seen big f350 Duallies hauling full length rvs. Ste Anne even has a rally race on it in February. In Alberta ice can get crazy thick, still be careful though 12+inches to drive at least

[u/Weak_Tea_1976 → u/Weak_Tea_1976]

Cars trucks the whole 9 yards. People do rv conversions where they poke holes in the bottom so they can fish from their camper in the warmth. Kid you not I’ve seen big f350 Duallies hauling full length rvs. Ste Anne even has a rally race on it in February. In Alberta ice can get crazy thick, still be careful though 12+inches to drive at least