Catching My BIGGEST Pike, Exploring Yukon's Dawson City! | Fishing with Rod

In summer 2023, I travelled to the Yukon Territory once again, visited Dawson City, explored the Dempster Highway, fly fished for Arctic grayling and caught the biggest Northern pike I have ever seen.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Travelling from Whitehorse to Dawson City
1:50 - Five Finger Rapids
4:00 - Exploring and fly fishing the Dempster Highway
14:24 - Midnight Dome
15:54 - Paris of the North
16:32 - Dredge Number Four
17:08 - Paddlewheel graveyard
18:01 - Northern pike fishing

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[@maurameng133]

Thanks for highlighting the north! My condolences about your father. If you ever drive the Dempster again, it’s worth looking into going more north to go for some arctic char.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you! Yeah there are plans to travel through the entire Dempster Highway in the future.

[@BCMountainLife]

Definitely worth the drive up there. The arctic grayling are alot of fun. Great video as always.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@davebeningfield]

Great video, Rod, it was worth the wait. So happy my fly worked out for you guys. I came up with it during my first trip to the Yukon in '97 (1997, not 1897) Then I knew nothing about pike fishing and I met a First Nations fellow selling ice cream in the parking lot of Five Finger rapids. I asked him what do pike like, and he answered "Anything red and yellow" So I tied the most outrageous looking thing I could imagine. Linda's soliloquy at the Midnight Dome about why go to the Yukon is brilliant and true. "There's a land where the mountains are nameless, And the rivers all run God knows where...There's a land - oh it beckons and beckons, And I want to go back - and I will." May be doing my 5th summer trip in a row this August.

[@yukonica4560]

@Dave... you know it is easier just to stay here once you arrive. I came up on a 10 month contract. September 2000.

[@davebeningfield]

@@yukonica4560 Haha, It's still a consideration. Love Whitehorse and I'll be showing a Kiwi friend Dawson City and Tombstone in about 3 weeks time. Fifth summer trip in a row!

[@yukonica4560]

Thank you for the nice portrayal of Yukon.

[@FishingwithRod]

I'm glad you like it. 😊 Thanks for watching.

[@sgmarr]

Big Hug! Your father is at Peace. Great you got to show him your video! Really nice pike you caught! Beautiful up there. ❤

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you!

[@CM-vi1jt]

Missed opportunity not holding up the dorsal fins of the grayling, gotta get that content!😉 Condolences about your father, hope things are getting easier.

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah lol, if it was a really big one then I would have held up the dorsal fin. The big males' dorsal fin is pretty amazing, extending back to the caudal.

[@langsfishingadventures7507]

Wow the Yukon is so beautiful!! Great Episode!!

[@0die64]

Great content Rod, thx.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks for watching!

[@rafabonati7757]

Nice presentation about the Yukon. Sorry to hear that your father passed away.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks!

[@colejfishingadventures]

Awesome video man! I just made a pike video for my channel and it’s cool to see how other people are doing!! I love watching your videos, keep up the good work! 🎣🤝🎣

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks! I'll have to take a look at your vid later.

[@skoli55]

Awesome video. Thank you guys.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks!

[@Righteous1ist]

Fresh fish, yummy.

[@FishingwithRod]

Northern pike up there are really delicious!

[@reesebender6756]

Great episode. A dream trip, and maybe you caught as many fish as Linda this time!

[@FishingwithRod]

lol, almost.

[@wadewerner6822]

My condolences Rod to you and your Family. Take care.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you.

[@westcoast1882]

Sorry for your loss Rod.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you.

[@austinchen6582]

Thank you for the video! so pro! I’m heading to tombstone park for camping this September, I am wondering do you think it will be possible to bring a foldable spinner rod for arctic grayling fishing? (I’m a fishing beginner and can only do spinner rod fishing😅) Thank you!

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks Austin, are you going to hike Grizzly Lake? I've never done it but have friends who did it and had only good things to say about it. One friend did it in September and she said the Northern light show at night was amazing. I'm not totally sure how the grayling fishing is in September, but most likely it'll still be ok. The area where we fished is near the Northern boundary of Tombstone Territorial Park. Also, I'm not completely sure on the regulations, so you may want to check if it is fly fishing only or if you can use a spinning rod. If you can, then a tiny spoon or spinner (go with 1/16oz or 1/8oz if you can find some) should work quite well for them. Good luck!

[@davebeningfield]

Heads up, typo in the thumbnail...'northern'.

[@FishingwithRod]

Ooh good catch Dave. I’ll have to fix it soon.

[@TheCoreTurbo]

why's this guy always fishing with white girls, nothing wrong with it, just an observation

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