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fly fishing for pike? best lures/colours?

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  • 10-11-2011 11:23pm
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    seamusmcspud
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    just recently bought all the set-up for fly fishing for pike but need some advice on the best lures to catch them or the best colours etc... am really excited as i've caught thousands on lures over the years but never on fly.
    thanks all


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    bayliner
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭bayliner


    never tried this either, what sort of rod would you use for pike fly fishing(please dont say "a fly rod" :D:D:D) and what sort of line?


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    seamusmcspud
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭seamusmcspud


    i bought a 9wt fly rod and similar reel, with wt forward cortland pike fly line (floating) for it. i also got about 7/8 pike flies but you know yourself you shop with you eyes and i bought the 'coolest' looking ones. i did get red and greens as they seemed to work on some fishing show on discovery real-time and a little mouse of course!


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    Zzippy
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,166 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    I've been out with a few lads who do it all the time, and seems to me their favourite colours are chartreuse green, various shades of yellow, and white/red combo. I've had a few fish and follows on the chartreuse, its fairly heart-stopping when a big fish follows your fly right to the boat!
    That setup should be fine, you should get a couple of varying speed sinking leaders as the fish won't always be near the surface, especially this time of year. Summertime is best for floating line and surface flies like poppers...


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    MarcinG
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭MarcinG


    Zzippy wrote: »
    I've been out with a few lads who do it all the time, and seems to me their favourite colours are chartreuse green, various shades of yellow, and white/red combo. I've had a few fish and follows on the chartreuse, its fairly heart-stopping when a big fish follows your fly right to the boat!
    That setup should be fine, you should get a couple of varying speed sinking leaders as the fish won't always be near the surface, especially this time of year. Summertime is best for floating line and surface flies like poppers...

    I agree with colours. I'm tying flies myself (big things not suitable for fly rod - around 15-20cm and xx grams when wet). Best colours so far are dark green with black head and red tail and dark green with red tail i guess both resembling perch. Ps i always add couple of high reflecting fibres.
    you can use sink head make out of metal beads or thick layer of epoxy or make lip like in crankbaits for deeper places.


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    aidanf
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭aidanf


    Can't go wrong with matching the hatch - pike, perch, roach imitations will all do the job.

    I'd recommend the book Fly Fishing for Pike David Wolsoncraft-Dodds. He only uses 5 different flies to cover all of his pike fishing situations and describes each, with tying instructions, in the book.


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    thehamo
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    on the subject, anyone reccomend a good place to go for it? I bought a whole set up for it during the summer but never got the chance to get out, plus I dont know any where to go! Was just going to chance the canal up around Leixlip


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    MarcinG
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭MarcinG


    thehamo wrote: »
    on the subject, anyone reccomend a good place to go for it? I bought a whole set up for it during the summer but never got the chance to get out, plus I dont know any where to go! Was just going to chance the canal up around Leixlip

    you were doing right ;) my experience tell that as canal has no significantly deeper spots (marinas are exception will tell no more ;) pike do not migrate too far + relatively shallow water is benefit for fl fishing and slow retreiving of flies as they don't sink too quick is advantage in winter - here you go.
    Ps. any one ever tried in Grand Canal Dock for winter pike?
    i tried in the summer couple of times with very little success.


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