I was off for holidays so I got up early this morning and try for the Pike at a local lough. It was a lovely morning but the weather turned for the worse as I was leaving. I caught 5 nice Pike on a 2/0 Bush Pig. Most of them were very small and the biggest was around 4lbs.

Casting was awkward (a mill end 7wt on an 8wt rod!) and I developed a nice blister on my forefinger. I definitely need to get an 8wt floater suited for big flies.

Anyway, here's the fly.


The first Pike of the morning.


100% crocodile.


Biggest of the morning.


The lough I fished is a bit low at the moment, exposing all the great underwater features. Definitely a Pike hot-spot!


Regards,
Brennan

Nice fish. I'd change that snap link though. The one you have (I speak from expirence) will open out when you hit your first decent fish.

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Frithy

Very nice... well done that man!!

Good work mate,

I have yet to catch a pike after a few outings on my local lake. Did you use a fast retrieve?

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Some nice pictures also with good colours. I dont think you took them pics with your mobile phone right?

Glad those flies are working Steven, well done

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Hi all,
Thanks for the comments.

Thanks for the advice. I plan on using a solid metal trace with a spiral lock when I get the wire sorted.


I used a varied retrieve fished at all depths. I think the most important part was fishing the fly close to structure, whether it's a weed bed or a sunken tree.

The camera I used was a Nikon D40. Cheap at around £250 or less and quite good. I'm still only learning the basics with it though.

Chris, thanks for the flies.

Regards,
Brennan

Well done Brennan, looked like you had a great day.

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Then changed flies again and were ready to repeat
The next try was poor because you rushed the cast
You hold your breath in solemn anticipation
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Looks like you had fun Stephen, Well done.

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