First time targeting pike on the fly, what should I know?
Ladies and gentlemen, I bought some flies to go with my Guideline Embrace 9' #9 because this year I want to try catching pike. Do you have any tips for a beginner? 🎣
Posted by emp69emp
6 Comments
Canadrew on
Use a wire leader,
Don’t worry about making pretty casts, pike don’t care.
The longer pliers you have, the better. Pike will inhale flies!
Get a big net, keeps the pike contained and calm during de-hooking
Even if your fly gets torn (and it will), keep fishing with it. Any motion on the water will draw fish. Your fly may last less than 5 fish before disintegrating, so don’t get too emotionally attached to them.
I’m a pike on fly convert. They’re an absolute riot to catch!
Fickle_Scarcity9474 on
My advice? Sinking line, slow and fast retrieve ( never the same pattern ) and pls go really early in the morning or late evening otherwise you will waste a day.
Don’t forget the terminals, pikes can chew the line.
Smoke-A-Beer on
I find they like flies that suspend, gives them a lot of time to eye it up, then when you twitch it away they will strike. Retrieve all the way back to you, pike often follow sometimes 5-6feet behind. Leave it in the water in-front of you and continue to animate. Only cast again when you’re sure nothing is following.
HellCreekMT on
Always strip set. It’s the only way to sink the hook in that toothy mouth. If you lift your rod to set, you’ll lose fish. They are a blast!
CannedHeatt_ on
They eat anything that moves
da_Paulsen on
Was mir fehlt ist eine Hollowfly in Rot Weiß. Der absolute Hechtmagnet, zumindest bei mir. Keinen anderen Streamer vertrau ich mehr als dem Muster 😁
Ansonsten einfach werfen und fischen, unbedingt mit einen Stripstrike den Biss quittieren und einfach nur Spaß an der Sache haben. Wird schon werden mit dem Meterfisch.
6 Comments
Use a wire leader,
Don’t worry about making pretty casts, pike don’t care.
The longer pliers you have, the better. Pike will inhale flies!
Get a big net, keeps the pike contained and calm during de-hooking
Even if your fly gets torn (and it will), keep fishing with it. Any motion on the water will draw fish. Your fly may last less than 5 fish before disintegrating, so don’t get too emotionally attached to them.
I’m a pike on fly convert. They’re an absolute riot to catch!
My advice? Sinking line, slow and fast retrieve ( never the same pattern ) and pls go really early in the morning or late evening otherwise you will waste a day.
Don’t forget the terminals, pikes can chew the line.
I find they like flies that suspend, gives them a lot of time to eye it up, then when you twitch it away they will strike. Retrieve all the way back to you, pike often follow sometimes 5-6feet behind. Leave it in the water in-front of you and continue to animate. Only cast again when you’re sure nothing is following.
Always strip set. It’s the only way to sink the hook in that toothy mouth. If you lift your rod to set, you’ll lose fish. They are a blast!
They eat anything that moves
Was mir fehlt ist eine Hollowfly in Rot Weiß. Der absolute Hechtmagnet, zumindest bei mir. Keinen anderen Streamer vertrau ich mehr als dem Muster 😁
Ansonsten einfach werfen und fischen, unbedingt mit einen Stripstrike den Biss quittieren und einfach nur Spaß an der Sache haben. Wird schon werden mit dem Meterfisch.