My fly caught a calf
a dead body actually just the hand but still ruined my fishing another weird catch was a duckling that on the fight ended up being pike food before I could get it in I had been pitching bluegill patte |
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Drum on a Fly
Considering giving them a shot, always drive past the Moira River which some people may know from the 8lb tippet class record freshwater drum. I always seem to be more allured by trout, bass and pike |
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Super Hair baitfish
Check out the pike fly fishing association on the web. UK site but lots of good info.
One thing I would say is aim for flies around 4 inch long. I've found them big enough for big fish and they d |
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Starting young
My oldest is 6 in july and I have let her direct my tying every so often. She often matches colours I would never think to use and they work well. Hopefully when she's a bit bigger she will want t |
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New Toy :D
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Whats your target with a 10 wt. Nice rod.
Kevin
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Back to Our Roots
I started on the old bait casters before 'free spool'. I think they were called back lash specials. WheIn I was 8 or 9 I learned about spin-cast and orderd a shakespear combo for Xmas. I used |
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perch fishheadz pike fly
Very interesting look Dave. Mr. Pike had better watch out for this one. There was a fly in Lefty's original SW pattern book called a "fender fly" that was nearly identical, but it requir |
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How did you get started tying?
I was 14 yrs old in 1961 when I went away to summer camp (Horseshoe, Northern Wisc). I would see the camp founder, Doc H, fly fishing in the early morning around a weed patch in from of his cabin. I t |
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Northern Pike Fishing
Hello,
I have been reading up about northern pike fishing in preparation for a trip up to some amazing lakes up in the Canadian wilderness. I am planning on going in late June, so I am thinking the p |
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How do you eat yours?
Bass or panfish get pretty much the same treatment at the camp site an egg and milk bath then dipped into drakes fry mix and lowrey's season salt then pan fried over an oak and maple fire in a cas |
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Problems with post eyes
Hello fellow tyers - wanted some opinions on how best to secure plastic post eyes together, prior to tying-I have been fooling around with a pike/musky pattern I found on you tube designed by a guy fr |
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...Dry Streamer Fly?
i saw a giant pike baitfish with a huge foam lip that faced upwards on here somewhere |
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What hackle brand and where to get bucktail?
What brand hackle is everyone using for pike/muskie flies? Are you using full saddles or the strung stuff?
Where is a reliable place to buy bucktail with long hair? Searched through every bucktail i |
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Midge Size
On the rivers I fish the most, In late winter/early spring I find I am most often reaching for a black or dun midge adult in sizes 20-22. I use AK Best's pattern for adult midges (see the book AK& |
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RBF: HELP!! can i sand bubbles out?
ok, well i made this amazing musky / pike pole with the help of my GF, her dad normally does the epoxy and handles and does great., but this time, the epoxy had lots of bubbles and is wavy, not even. |
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First time targetting the Esox family
I did a lot of pike fishing here in UK for a number of years and they are still my favourite fish species. I've caught them off the top mostly on hard lures; gopher lures, heddon lucky 13's. S |
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Your analysis of my bass/pike streamers
I agree with Riffleriversteelheadslayer about the weight issue. My first pike flies were heavy on the rabbit and a nightmare to cast. Ok if you're on a boat and can roll cast them up and then out. |
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a few sexy redheads
i ordered some red barred orange zonker fur the other day for something i was writing about on my blog and this is what i came up with with the said fur, these are all for pike and tied on 7/0 big mou |
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Eyes on baitfish flies - necessary?
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Its all about experimenting with the flies you tied and have fun with it. If adding eyes make you more confident, |
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Messing with a 4/0 Jig Hook
another good hook for keel flies is a gamakatsu rubber worm hook with the offset
it comes in thin wire which only by bass standards is thin & heavy wire models
also extra wide gap models (EWG)
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Black n´orange Squidro
Those are some great lookin squidros. I like tying squidro flies for Oregon steelhead and Northern Sierra trout(mostly big browns on the Truckee River). The trout versions are mostly olive or a craw p |
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fly for pike
hello i dont know if i am in the right topic to post i had bought a fly rod-fly lines - tipet -billet and i want to ask you i have flies for trouts but in one or two months it will start the pike seas |
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Prey Coloration Discussion
ok great topic for me if I am fishing pike I tend to try with perch or blue gill first unless the water is cloudy then I do really well on sucker or golden shiner patterns for smallies I try emerald s |
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New to Forum, Selecting hooks for tying
I think Utyer hinted at it, you need to decide first off if you are tying for fresh or salt. A 'salt water' hook will be a match for pretty much anything you hook in fresh but the presentation |
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new bait fish , its a sign
Last time I was out pike fishing just near Nessie and got stuck in road works. The company running the lights were PIKE. Thought that was a sign, turns out it was the only pike I saw all day. |
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April 2012 : Flies from the Vise
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It was fun tying with the hair, I've got some light blue, and enough white to create some mackerel or shad pat |
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Clouser Deep Minnow for trout
Dear all,
I tied a set of Clouser Deep Minnows for pike-fishing over the week end. I did fairly good, except for the head finish. Did not manage to tye a cone-head-type head-finish, probably because |
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El Diablo!!
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General Tips
As a fellow UK angler I'd have to say that most of the time our weather means fly fishing is not going to be the best method. By best I mean sure way to catch a fish. Most of our species I'm s |
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rigging up boat for fishing on the fly
I fly fish out of my boat when I chase warmwater species like bass & pike mostly. And I have found the two biggest culprits for snagging line are the trolling motor, and the cup holders. The cup h |
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Warmwater Randoms
Minnesota seasons run about the same. Walleye, bass, pike, etc. close mid-winter and reopen about the same time as Michigan if I recall. Other than that, panfish is year-round.
Nice flies, really l |
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Found a cheap UV resin
Hi everyone as a large pike fly tyer I have been plowing through the bug bond which at nearly 15 quid a bottle isnt cheap so went looking for an alternative and found the Lisa Pavelka Magic Gloss its |
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Here's to me ....
I'm kind of a long-time user but 1st time poster.
My grandad used to take me out to the Vedder Canal when I was 3. He would plunk me down with a worm and a bobber then fly fish on either side of |
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Carp on the fly
Don't know how well known it is in states but carp will devour fry and in the autumn (Fall) in UK a small deadbait makes a great bait. I've caught them a few times when I've been using sar |
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First go at some pike flies
My first go at some pike specific flies. Hoping to get a line wet after work tomorrow!
Articulating Pike Fly (my first go at reversing bucktail, any tips appreciated)
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Hello from South West Michigan
Hey all Im just getting back into fly tying. I mainly fly fish for bluegills and bass right now but im hoping this year i will be able to hook a salmon, steelhead, pike/muskie, and maybe some smaller |
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RBF: MHX DR1024 Downrigger rod
This is MHX DR1024 8'6" downrigger rod for a charter here in northern Idaho.Carbon fiber rear grip for easy in and out of rod holders with a EVA fore grip with inlay and holo decal. Guides are BNLG's |
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a few new pike patterns
It was your Pike fly videos that got me thru February pike fly swap last month. Thanks for the fly tying videos.
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New to Saltwater
I use a lot of monofilament for tying pike flies, and any that might hit the salt. You can make the head clear that way with some epoxy on it.
For long saddle hackle, I just use long saddle hackle&# |
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Warm weather ponds
Looks like your carp is a grass carp. Nice catch! They can be pretty tricky to fool sometimes!
I've had lots of fish fight all kinds of ways. I've caught bluegill that fought harder |
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Fly Tying Archive
I've started to keep a fly tying blog where I will post the patterns I tie and a bit of history and tying instructions on them. I do all kinds of flies and try to cover everything from classic sal |
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gliss and glint plus baitfish
been playing some more with this wonderful material heres the latest batch of pike fast food
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a couple of new pike subbugs
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McF - don't know if you're familiar with the work of the legendary New England tyer Bill Catherwood, but he |
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Superstition***
[b]Superstition[/b] - a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any process in the physical world linking the two events.
Over the years I have heard so |
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Diver, Tarpon Mouse, Z-force
Those look great! They'll take anything from bass and redfish to pike and brown trout.
You know with the zonker, you can cut the fur off at the hide and put that fur in your Congo loop neares |
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Trying some new stuff
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Very nice ties Ben. They look great. You're gonna be ready when you hit the salt.
Yeah, circles are great for |
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Musky flies
Most of the musky guys are using a ten weight rod, with a 11 weight pike taper. |
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MUDDLERS IN THE BLUE
I use muddlers alot on Pike that are usually olive green head with blue flash yellow body and green and black grizzly wing and tail |
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Northern pike patterns
When I click on Northern Pike on the left side of the patterns, nothing comes up. The screen remains blank. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Tom |
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Weekly Fly tying contest #10
I have agreed to help Bluegill out this week and next by hosting for him as he is out of town. For this week we will be looking for articulated streamers, whether it be for bass, pike, trout or what e |
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Pawn shop find
I have a Redington RS4 & a Predator both 8wt.I use 8wt bass & pike lines cast great.Also,the RS4 has landed a 19# & 15# Carp and a 48" Northern.I use a Trion 1978 reel for stopping p |
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Deer hide questions
Ray...
First, you did NOT offend me!
Your points are all well made; and I agree, as native Texan; BUT, unfortunately, not everyone lives in our great state! However, it should be remembered |
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Swimming Baitfish
I had to do some more Dave Whitlock flies. I use to use these on Lake Erie for smallmouth and sometimes for pike. For some reason I have not used them in a long time. They worked great back then so |
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Fly organization
Those look like some pretty impressive collection of flies you guys have there. Might be a silly question, but do you guys worry about the size of the fly at all when fishing? I mean obviously you ca |
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Tons of Tarpon Flies
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Those look great! Couldn't tell by those that there is a feather shortage. I've used the circly fl |
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Hatches Blog Post - Turning Tail Trailer
Gray Ghost Productions presents their latest installment “Turning Tail” Throughout the east coast of North America, from Long Island Sound to the northern most point of Labrador if you loo |
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Carp swap
Work got in the way the last two weeks,
I will finally have mine in the mail on Monday.
I will try and post a pic as well, they have turned out well, I will be tying a bunch more for pike and bull tr |
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