Fishing Q&A
Pike fishing-- on flies?
has anyone got any ideas as to what sort of flies would be good for pike, just got in to fly fishing and there plenly of pike in a small lake i fish
Public Comments
- Anything with bright colours and big. Those fish are aggressive!
- I think you'd have a heck of a fight on your hands is your landed a pike *i am assuming you are talking Northern Pike*. Fly fishing is for Trout and fish like that. Get a 15 lb pike on that fly rod and you might just break it. Use a regular rod with about 15 lb test. I always used Daredevils and the pike ate them up. If you can, Leeches are good live bait to put on the lure. Another, which I doubt you will find, are Walleye gullet. When I fished in Canada, the pike tore it up. The gullet is that fleshy piece under the jaw. You hook it through the cartilage. Its not unlike a Split Tongue Eel Pork Rind bait.
- http://www.orvis.com/store/product_directory_tnail.asp?dir%5Fid=1236&group%5Fid=10896&cat%5Fid=10897&subcat%5Fid=10898 pretty sure streamers and poppers are what your supposed to use...i have no idea....i dont fish for pike....but i would have a bite guard or a wire leader for them...good luck....oh and your pole wont break if your using the right pole...dont use one you would use for fishing trout http://www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp?pf_id=7935rl&dir_id=1137&group_id=1157&feature_id=27&cat_id=13019&subcat_id=13020
- First things first, wire shock leaders. You'll need 'em. Try here: http://www.hookhack.com/leaders.html Then give these folks a look-see: http://www.pikeonthefly.com/ http://www.yagersflies.com/pike-flies.html If you're going to make this a regular pursuit, I highly recommend Beefus and Berryman's "Pike on the Fly". http://www.amazon.com/Pike-Fly-Flyfishermans-Northerns-Muskies/dp/1555661130 Tight lines!
- If you want to try flies out for pike fishing, here is a website that can best help you... http://www.msu.edu/~connert/pikefly.htm
