Northern Pike are the apex predators in the lake. It's easy to catch pike in Biscotasing Lake because visually it's easy to find prime territories such as back weedy bays, narrows and points leading into shallow bays. The smaller pike tend to stay in the weeds while the large trophy Northerns tend to hang around points leading into weedy bays or sit off the weedlines in deeper water. They will also hang around the mouths of narrows where feeder fish are migrating through. Bulrushes, Lilly Pads, Musky Cabbage and Wild Rice will also attract Northerns. Northern Pike are ambush predators so they generally wait for fish to come to them.
Any Northern Pike fanatic will tell you that lakes that have Whitefish produce the biggest pike. With this in mind many of the giant Northerns will go deep and sit on humps or rocky ridges to pick off Whitefish. Fishing shallow will produce numbers as well as trophies but don't be afraid to try going down deep in the 40' range. Generally if you target pike you should catch at least 30 per day or more. They are available in all sizes with the occasional monster up to 25 pounds.
Northern Pike hit just about anything but they tend to be a little more active towards baits that have red or orange color. They will hit lures that are white, silver or yellow. If you are fishing in the back weedy bays where the water has a darker stain you should use bright colors. Lures that make noise like rattle baits or buzz baits are also affective. Traditionally the most popular lures for pike are the Red & White Dardevle, Yellow Five-of-Diamonds Derdevle, Johnson Silver Minnow, Cotton Cordell Big O's, Mepps Musky Killers, Mepps Cyclops and spinner baits.
