Sat may 3rd

[tweedwolfscream]

As a newbie to fishing I've been kind of impressed with the strength of the pike population on Toronto's waterfront. Maybe it's less surprising to those who understand the species better than me, but just on a very basic ecological level it seems noteworthy that a top predator would be so abundant in an area of such intense human impact. Then again it's not like we have commercial fishing pressure anywhere near Toronto, and recreational fishing activity within the city (not including Frenchman's Bay) seems well below what it "should" be given the number of fish and humans around. Anyway I just hope I'm interpreting these pike numbers correctly as a stable population, and not part of some short-term unsustainable spike. The one I came by this winter was delicious.