Spinning/Casting Rod, Reel, Line Recommendations

Northern Pike/Lake Trout

Rods: 6’-7’ Medium-heavy action spinning or bait casting rods.
Reels: Medium to med/heavy spinning reels.

Line: 17 to 20 lb test monofilment line.

Arctic Grayling

Rod: 5 1/2 to 6' Ultra-light spinning rod.
Reels: Ultra light to light spinning reels.

Line: 4 to 6 lb test monofilment line.

Walleye

Rods: 5 1/2 - 6'  light to medium action spinning rods.
Reels: Light to medium spinning reels.

Line: 6 lb test monofilment line.

Fly Rod, Reel and Line Recommendations

Northern Pike/Lake Trout

Rods: 9 to 9 1/2 ' 9 to 10 weight rod w/ fast tip.

Reels: 9 to 10 weight large arbour reel w/ disc drag.

Line: 9 to 10 weight line; (spring - floating/intermediate)

                                             (summer - sink tip/full sink)

Arctic Grayling

Rod: 8 to 9' 4 to 6 weight rod.
Reels: 4 to 6 weight reel w/ disc drag.

Line: 4 to 6 weight floating/intermediate line.

Brook Trout/Walleye

Rod: 9' 5 to 6 weight rod w/fast tip.

Reel: 5 to 6 weight reel w/ disc drag.

Line: 5 to 6 weight floating/intermediate line.

Lures, Flies and Leader Recommendations

*Note: Manitoba law and North Knife Lake Lodge management require barb-less hooks and only one (1) treble hook or single hook per lure.

Northern Pike

Spoons: Johnson Silver Minnow 1 1/8 oz., Ruby Eyes 4 ", Mepps Cyclops, Five of Diamonds 1 o.z., Jawbreakers

Spinners: Spinner Baits 1o.z., Mepps Musky Killers, Mepps Aglia Dressed

Stickbaits: Suick 6 ", Manns 1-Minus, Husky Jerks

Topwater: Storm Rattlin Chug Bugs 4", Rebel Buzz'n Frogs 4"

Plastics/Jigs: Sluggo's 6", Storm Swim Shads 5", Tiger Tubes 4" , 1 o.z weedless jig w/ 5" yum zellamander.

Flies: 6" Bunny Leetch, 6" Trophy Tamer, 4" Deceiver, Deer Hair Mouse, Divers

Leaders: 12 to 18 inch cross lok titanium/steel leader. 6ft 20 lb test flurocarbon with 15 inch Nylo Strand/Tiger Wire tippet for flies.

Lake Trout

Spoons: Ruby Eyes 2 o.z., Daredevles 2 o.z, Williams Wobbler/Whitefish, Little Cleos 1 o.z.

Stickbaits: T 60'S, Lazy Ikes

Spinners: Mepps Musky Killers, Mepps Aglia

Plastics/Jigs: Tiger Tubes 4", Storm Swim Shads 5", 2 to 4 o.z jigs w/ 4 to 6 " power/reaper tail, 2 to 4 o.z. bucktail jigs, depth charges 2 o.z.

Flies: 3to 6 inch leetch patterns, Decievers, Wistlers, Clousers

Leaders: 8 to 14 tapered flurocarbon leaders 6 to 9ft.

Arctic Grayling

Spoons: 1/8 o.z. 5 of diamonds, red & white

Spinners: 1/8 o.z. Mepps, Panther Martin, Blue Fox

Jigs: 1/8 o.z tube jigs

Flies: Fur Ant, Royal Wulff, Caddis, Adams, Black Caddis, Prince Nymph, Hare's Ear, Micro Leetch sizes 12 to 18

Leaders: 4 to 8 lb tapered leaders 6 to 9ft.

Walleye

Jigs: 1/4 to 3/8 o.z. jigs with 4 '' twister or power tails.

Crank Baits: 3 to 4 inch Rapala Shad Raps, Walleye Divers, Bombers
Flies: Leetch patterns, deceivers, Clousers size 4 to 8

Leaders: 4 to 8 lb tapered leader 6 to 9ft.

Brook Trout

Flies: Steamer leetch / micro leetch size 4 to 8, muddler minnows size 6 to 8, Clousers size 6, black stone fly nymphs size 6 to 10, prince nymphs size 8 to 12, damsel fly nymphs size 6 to 12, Bomber dries size 10 to 14, elk hair caddis size 6 to 10, Parachute Adams size 10 to 16

Leaders: 4 to 8 lb tapered leaders 6 to 9ft.