Been doing a fair bit of Pike action the last month or so....

I had taken the advice of some of my blog readers and was using a fly with a zonker strip as a tail, a black body with just a little bit of flash - oh and some white calf tail along the top wing style - it gave the fly a rather nice action as it kicked back in the water. This one came within a few casts...



Number two Pike came a half hour later - within a few yards of the first - this was a bigger one and put up a fair scrap on the 9 weight. I could see the wire trace it had somehow managed to get it trapped around its gill - I had a choice - I have read how to chin pike out the water and I could have tried it with the Pike last week however as there was people watching me I decided not to in case I fluffed it. This time however I took a bit of time, unwrapped the trace from around its gill and found the spot where I was suppose to lift it - easy peasy.. a piece of cake - a quick photo...

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nice fish mate where were u fishing or is it a secret i really wanna try for them this winter id imagine its great fight on a fly rod, have you had much success? how long have you been doing it for?

Superb pike action matey - You really need to get yourself an unhooking mat though! Also, if you're chinning them out i'd recommend wearing one of those red rubbererised gardening gloves on your left hand - John Wilson stylee.

Was this at a trout fishery??

Actually I've just had a quick look at your blog - I see it was on a canal! nice one! There's some good pike (I'm told) in various canals near here but unfortunately the high hedges make casting a fly a bit impossible, so its mainly spinning/lure rods stuff. I must look into a bit more tho now you've wetted my apetite....

An unhooking mat sounds like a good idea.....these were pretty much the first pike of any size I actually took out the water !

Yup - it is down on the canal

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