hi, yes its me again, i know i've asked a lot of questions but its the only way to learn isn't it !
does anyone know of any pike waters in the north east where you can fly fish for them ? i've never fished for pike before and really fancy a go, any help would be extremely useful. thanks in advance

sorry cant help with names of waters, but try reservoirs, and canals. Normally you will just need a permit and rod licence.
Make sure you know how to handle them, and use a wire trace.
Flies I use are 1/0 -4/0. I find yellow with a red head the best.
Hope this helps a little bit.
regards John

Canals are a good place to start as the fish are always in range , its just a matter of covering a long stretch - bridges and lock areas are good , ask among local match anglers / tackle shop where they are troubled by pike . Watch out if the water is clear not to show yourself and cast up the nearside bank 1st , pike often lie along the edges. Even relatively small flies will get takes , my avatar was 27lb on a 3inch perch fly, best canal pike 12lb on a 1#clouser . If you have never fished for pike make sure you carry large forceps or long nose pliers for unhooking , laying the pike on its back encourages it to open up but never put your fingers in its mouth .
Good luck , Bob

Come to think of it, are there any canals in the North East ? East yorkshire certainly has pike in the pocklinton canal and the river hull , I used to fish the canals and drains out towards Scunthorpe with good results . Maybe its going to be trout waters then ? http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~robmurray/mainpage.htm
Bob

well as a pike fisherman of over 30 years and living in scunthorpe i can say theres alot of good areas for catching pikes on flys,best one with some great spots is ashby ville just on the out skirts of scunthorpe just of the m18(east exit for town center) plus theres a mac donalds just of the bank to which is a bonus lol

yeah good ol mc donalds

Try the Swale or any other river - they all have pike !