Syracuse.com - Canastota angler lands lunker northern pike fishing out of one-person canoe on Adirondack lake

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He caught it while trolling with a green spinner with a worm attached.

Shaun P. LaVancher, of Canastota, holds up a nice northern pike he caught recently out of his canoe while fishing on an Adirondack lake out of a solo canoe.

He wrote: "I caught this 33 inch, northern pike on Saturday Sept.14 in McKeever NY on Nelson Lake in the Adirondacks

"The only practical access to the lake is via a .3 mile hike and a paddle of a little less than a mile on the Moose river to Nelson Lake.

"The day started out cloudy but then ended up with beautiful blue skies and had the lake all to myself. While slowly trolling in my solo canoe I had a green spinner with a worm.

"The northern hit this combination and I had to fight him for about 15 minutes before landing him in the canoe. Not expecting to catch this type of fish I did not have a steel leader, just monofilament."

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