cdnfishguy11 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I was originally going to send this as a pm but figured other people might be interested as well! A couple people have talked to me about fly fishing for pike lately so I figured I`d post a couple flies I tie that have proven themselves time and time again! I love playing around with new colours for Pike flies..... the combinations seem endless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Nice Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Well done! I love flies and streamers for all species. Ridiculously underfished. I am perfecting a castable musky fly right now that works very well. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeman4 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I don't think those flies will catch pike, better off to just give em to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 There are a few key things that need to be taken into consideration when tying flies for the toothy critters! #1 Casting - Designing a 9" Streamer that has the large profile and casts nicely is no small feat. Materials like Magnum Strips (Rabbit) look amazing in the water but once wet they are so heavy that casting is very cumbersome. I normally use natural fibers on all my flies but the synthetics are far superior for these species. These flies remain light once wet and they do not retain water making them ideal for large applications such as this. #2 Durability - These fish destory flies, making materials like maribou almost useless. I see alot of tiers tieing with all sorts of hackle and pretty feathers. But after a few fish they are history. Same goes with Jungle Male Appendage, its something that attracts the fisherman. I normally tie with 3d holo eyes and build an epoxy head. However these are ProTube JungleCock HD .... they are industructible. I choose to tie all of my Streamers for these fish on Gamagatsu Single Siwash hooks Sizes 2 - 6/0 ... Because they have a heavy guage wire they are nearly industrucible and have enough weight. Since the hooks are open eye, I simply close the eye and always use a snap swivle. This gives the fly a side to side action when stripped and paused... They reamain almost neutally boyant while only falling very slowly. Tieing the tippet onto a snap swivle is awesome not only imparting more action on the fly but also makes fly changing a brease! The bucktail makes for a large profile and pushes a ton of water. If you guys have any question about fly design, rods or lines or anything post up! Lets have a good conversation about fly fishing these species! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Josh. You have learned a lot in a short period of time You remind me of the passion I had at your age when I turned the corner to being a professional fly tyer I started tying at age 9 thanks to my dad Your work has greatly improved in the past year. Keep at it my friend your doing great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Thanks alot Cliff! Means alot! and Alex I`d be happy to toss a few your way next time we were slinging flies for pike Also Im gonna work on takin a few more pictures of other colour variations for this pattern in the next couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Nice work Josh !!! I have been busy tying some fly variations myself, and recently finished building a fly testing tank. The tank is giving me a whole better idea of the movement in the water. I decided Im going to dedicate this coming year to the spey and switch rods, and try and leave the float rod at home when ever its possible. As soon as I get a chance I will post up some of what I have been working on, and how they look in the test tank. Keep up the good work, those look great !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 that is awesome dave! Ive always wanted a testing tank that gives the effect of current.... I test quite a few of my flies in the laundry room sink! Id like to see your tank set up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 What do you use for a tippet? I was figuring on 30lb mono to 15lb mono to a 20lb titanium bite tippet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 When I am pike fishing I use an intermediate line almost 90% of the time, although this summer I actually used a floating line and a 10 ft intermediate tip for while. When fishing the big streamers I use the intermediate line and only about a 24" to 36" tippet (no leader) I see lots of guys using the new age knotable wire bite tippet...but I have been using 40lb flurocarbon for the lastfew years! The most common mistake I seen people make is leader sizing .... if you were to use a std 9ft 0x leader all the energy from the fly line would be lost by the time it reaches the fly. Basically you want the shortest leader you think you can get away with! The shorter your leader the easier your fly will turn over, the easier it turns over, the longer you cast. However when fishing top water on a floating line I will use a 6ft. braided leader before the same tippet section. This puts more distance inbetween the bright yellow fly line and the fish... reducing the chance of me lining the fish Im casting too. The braided leader is thick enough and short enough that it transfers energy to the fly. Something I found useful while steelie fishing in the winter has carried over to my pike fishing. I now pre all my tippets. I use a perfection loop and an improved clinch knot onto a snap swivel (not barrel) and use this for all my pike fishing. The swivel adds action, weight and makes changing flies a brease:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Watch this video boys Itll get you fired up! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YE8ePDPbnX8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rile Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 very cool, some absolute monsters in this video aswell: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I think Ive watched every good pike video on youtube lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Same here lol, ever see this series? Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yeah I thought the boat issue was funny... the norther lakes amaze me in the sheer numbers of small pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yeah I thought the boat issue was funny... the norther lakes amaze me in the sheer numbers of small pike I believe this series was shot in sweden or somewhere else in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydenfishing Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Nice Looking flies. I'll be targeting pike on the fly this yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooner Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 very cool, some absolute monsters in this video aswell: awesome video...I love fly fishing for pike and pickerel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Cool video. Now all I need is a plane, the location of these remote rivers/lakes and some fly fishing lessons lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeves81 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Awesome flies guys !! Does Pete's or grimsby tackle carry the synthetic body material ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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