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Fly fishing for pike

  • 17-09-2019 3:37pm
    #1
    boomdocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭


    Anyone got any experience of fly fishing for pike?

    Is is something that's do-able this time of year?
    Where to go?


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  • #2
    whelzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 580 ✭✭✭whelzer


    boomdocker wrote: »
    Anyone got any experience of fly fishing for pike?

    Is is something that's do-able this time of year?
    Where to go?

    I gave caught maybe 20 over the 5 few years. Mostly targeted (ie using approp leader/tippet) some when fishing for trout, lost most of these but also landed some, pure fluke. Mostly on rivers that I will not name here (or via PM ;)). I also got a few on the canal. Start with small flies - say 3-5 inches and work you way up. I have a mate that uses huge 12+ inches things on a 10wt. Bloody hard work!

    If I was you I would try lures in likely spots and if get a few hits, switch to the fly.

    Very important tip is to make sure you have proper landing/handling and unhooking equipment, makes a real difference to the fish.

    Very doable this time of year (or any time for that matter).


  • #3
    ardinn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,246 ✭✭✭ardinn


    Great sport - highly recommended. If your looking for an outfit pm me. not dear to get into.

    Great article by my friend pubz curran here on fly fishing for pike.

    https://medium.com/ireland-on-the-fly/get-started-fly-fishing-for-pike-4ec79728a39a
    images.jpg
    http://slaneyfishing.com




  • #4
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    There's a river in Clare which is full of Pike, it's not far from Lahinch it runs through Ennistymon, but fishing above the falls more back towards Inagh

    It's easy to fish, and if you catch any if possible put the fckrs in a barrel and transfer them to a pike friendly lake.

    The O'Garney river which runs through Sixmilebridge is productive too.

    The river Fergus is also a cracking Pike river with the fly, especially the post office hole, or near Tescos that bridge where the train passes over.

    Use big pike files and 9 weight line's


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