Old Lake CottageNorthern Pike fishing near London, ON
989 documented waters within 300 km, 2 of them with northern pike as the primary species.
Where they are biting today
- Mill Creek77
- Stirling Creek77
- Lake Scugog (Port Perry)77
- Lake Gibson (St. Catharines)76
- Teeswater River76
- Mad River76
- Saugeen River (Denny's Dam, Southampton)76
- Grand River76
- Little Credit River76
- West Humber River76
Fishing northern pike around London
Finding northern pike around London does not have to be guesswork. This page tracks 989 documented waters in the surrounding area where northern pike are documented, then re-ranks them every day as conditions shift. Below is the local picture: which waters stand out right now, and how anglers actually fish for the species here.
There is a spread worth reading in today's leaders. Mill Creek sets the pace at 77 (about 91 km from London), while Stirling Creek sits at 77 (about 331 km from London). Lake Scugog (Port Perry) holds third at 77. Those gaps are real information: the same northern pike conditions rarely land evenly across different depths, sizes and shorelines.
Pike are ambush predators that hold near cover - weed edges, fallen timber, drop-offs - and explode out to hit prey rather than chasing it far, which is why casting spoons, spinnerbaits, and large swimbaits right along that cover produces so consistently. Pike hold in vegetated bays, creek mouths and shoals across most of Ontario; in summer, larger fish work cabbage beds growing in roughly 6 to 10 feet of water, favouring the deep weed edge. Trolling shallow-running stickbaits along weed edges locates active fish, then casting weedless spoons, musky-sized spinnerbaits and jerkbaits picks apart the cover; strong leaders are essential against their sharp teeth. In spring, pike concentrate in dark-bottomed bays and near feeder creeks that warm first; as summer heats the shallows, bigger fish slide toward deeper, cooler water near weed beds, and they feed aggressively year-round.
Everything above is recomputed daily - the numbers on this page reflect September 14, 2026 - so check back before committing to a water: the leaders genuinely change as weather systems move through.