Yup...one of the reasons I flyfish pike :) *pics*

[Lefty-Canuck]

Well snuck out early today from work for a quick fish.....this is truly why I love getting out.....

Fought like a champ...made the reel scream a few times I had to watch my thumb didn't get in the way

Sorry for the poor pic quality I was the only one there and no one in sight .....perfect

(I really got to get an all-weather camera and stop bringing the cell phone for pics)

Was 39 inches and just over 16 inches around. Barely had her out of that water....few quick pics and back for another day! This fish would not have been considered a keeper in some of our waters....she was a tickle under 100cm.









LC

[Dust1n]

that fish would have taken 40 if the fish wasnt bent...congratz!

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by Fish Hunter7

that fish would have taken 40 if the fish wasnt bent...congratz!

I wish! but for the pic I straightened her out for an honest 39.....its hard to measure, keep the fish happy, and take a pic at the same time.

LC

[Solle]

Goodwork, that's a nicely colored pike

[bwackwabbit]

She's a GOODER!

Cheers.

[Alberta Bigbore]

awesome feesh! Congrats

[Geezle]

Nice work man!

[mikebossy]

Thats easily the biggest pike i;ve seen caught using a midge and an indicator!

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by mikebossy

Thats easily the biggest pike i;ve seen caught using a midge and an indicator!

LOL.....dang it I thought what happened at wing night STAYED at wing night....now the secret is out...

LC

[densa44]

There was a time that the fly, the riffle, the cast and how you tied the fly would have been in the story! What rod? Line? reel? you get the idea.

Nice job on your own though.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by densa44

There was a time that the fly, the riffle, the cast and how you tied the fly would have been in the story! What rod? Line? reel? you get the idea.

Nice job on your own though.

Thanks for asking! This was in a lake and it was on the inward windblown shore. The fly was a 6 inch leech pattern that I have tied for years and is my go to for the big ones. I use a 3/0 eye level hook and alternate 2 colours of saddle hackle.

The rod is a TFO 9 foot 8 weight, the reel is an amundson Diablo cartridge reel. Line is Cortland species specific pike with red taper leading into slime green running line.

I usually use an over hand double haul cast to chuck the big "chicken" fly as I like to call them.

I tie the fly to the line not direct but on a loop so that when I am varying my stripping and the fly stops it almost always turns to invoke a strike of a following fish...the fly is neutrally bouyant in the water.

Care to share how you fly fish for pike?

LC