Swinging streamers for river walleye/ pike

[spinN'flyfish]

Does the swinging technique work for walleye or pike on rivers like the lower bow, red deer or nsr?

[Pudelpointer]

Sure does. Dead drifting, or high sticking them through deeper pockets does as well.

Note: usually requires a sink tip at an appropriate sink rate to get it in "the zone" for those species, at least more so than for trout it seems.

[Heron]

From time to time I find myself at the Pembina river at Entwistle for family recreation. The few walleye there seem to like a stripped steamer.

[scel]

It certainly works on the NSR and RDR. I love to catch pike and walleye on the fly.

You can get away a 6wt for walleye, but pike tend to require a 8wt to cast big pike flies, and to play the bigger fish. Walleye and pike both tend to occupy the same holes. Even if you are targeting walleye, it is usually a good idea to use some bite tippet.

I prefer to use an intermediate line, simply because I get less hang ups. If I use a sink tip, I tend to use a lighter fly.

[Ozzzzz]

I find if I want to catch more pike, I use a bigger streamer, stripped quickly. For walleye, a slightly smaller flashier streamer. I switched from a full sinking line to a 8 weight Rio streamer tip last year, and I love it!!

Ozz

[spinN'flyfish]

Thanks guys, im assuming that goldeye take them too? I'll try several techniques, i'm lazy so i like swinging them

[scel]

Originally Posted by spinN'flyfish

Thanks guys, im assuming that goldeye take them too? I'll try several techniques, i'm lazy so i like swinging them

Goldeye can definitely be caught on the same streamers. My default goldeye and walleye is an olive wooly bugger, size 6 or 8.

For pike, anything big, but there is something about red and white that makes pike angry.

[spinN'flyfish]

Originally Posted by scel

Goldeye can definitely be caught on the same streamers. My default goldeye and walleye is an olive wooly bugger, size 6 or 8.

For pike, anything big, but there is something about red and white that makes pike angry.

Thanks again, will try all suggestions when im out there

[FlyTheory]

My experience is that goldeye are way more willing to take a swinging fly than a pike or walleye