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Old dogs, new tricks: Northern Pike 2018

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Hey folks, Matt Stansberry here with an update from our annual fishing trip to Mar Mac Lodge on Lake Esnagi in Ontario. My dad and his buddy have been coming up to this lake for fifty years and I’ve been … Continue reading →

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North to Adventure: The Next Generation

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For decades, our family has traveled far into the Canadian wilds to fish for northern pike and walleye at Lake Esnagi. You might remember some blogs posts from years back… Molson and whiskey-soaked weeks chasing forty-inch pike with fly rods. … Continue reading →

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The Great Fly Fishing for Northern Pike Excursion of 2012

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The trip starts with a fourteen hour ramble through farm country; silos and water towers dot the horizon – a pink and blue sunrise over Sandusky, swampland of Lake Erie. Semi trucks, rows and rows of corn. Eventually the Midwest … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for Northern Pike — Canadian Freakout 2010

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Just back from the annual Canadian northern pike trip, I’m still reeling from sunburn, fried walleye and travel hangover. The trip started with a fourteen hour drive from Akron, Ohio through the Rust Belt and into Canada at Sault Ste … Continue reading →

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Pike fly patterns: Fly tying videos before the Canada trip

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

My brother Nate and I have been fly fishing for Northern Pike for about half our lives, over three decades collectively. These are the patterns I use to chase them. The first pike fly pattern, The Carpet Muncher, is Nate’s … Continue reading →

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Annual fly fishing for pike trip wrap up 2009

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Nate and I just got back from our annual trip fly fishing for Pike in Ontario, Canada at Lake Esnagi (Mar Mac Lodge). We’ve been fishing this lake for over 15 years, our families for over four decades. While the … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing video: Pike on the fly

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Here’s a short video montage of the fly fishing for Pike madness at Lake Esnagi. There is talk about puttting a pike trip together for ’09 out of the shop, so if you are interested in getting on board, let … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for monster Pike in the Canadian Bush

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last week I was fly fishing for Northern Pike in Ontario, Canada on Lake Esnagi. It’s a 25-mile natural lake, located north of Lake Superior in Canadian Shield region. There are no roads leading to the lake, the only access … Continue reading →

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