Pike on the fly

so I am getting ready for an upcoming trip for pikes
9' 8wt will be the tool
 
I have some fly ideas... but anyone have any favorites?

let me know how you do...
How far north?  thompson?
guide or DIY?
 
 
i worked in Northern MN/Canada for 2 summers on the same lake we are heading to
fished EVERYday ... but all spin (spoons and inline spinners)
 
I have a bunch of decievers, bunny leeches, and zonkers... but most are only like 4"
 

Use synethetics for the bodies, they will hold up to the teeth better.  Pike will destory feathers after one or two fish.
 
Id think you'd want 6-10" flies.  And not rabbit strips that big, unless you don' twant to cast them very far.

Some of those Enrico Puglisi type ties look killer to me.

PM sent KJH

i've used a flyrod for pike and it's a blast. i caught fish up to 40" long. for fly selection i kept it very simple. most of them were just 4 - 6 6" long bugger hackles tied to a 2/0 siwash hook then dub the body and wrap hackle to the eye, basically a giant wooly bugger. colors are simple too white, black, yellow, chartreus, orange and my best was red/white combo. i also, since the trip ties other color combos to try. i would also try the dahlberg types also and bunny leech. i used a wire bite leader and had no issues with working the fly.

any tips on keeping pike/bass flies weedless?  i have a few that have a strong piece of mono from the eye ties back under the hook, but they still pick up a good bit of vegetation...

What about weed guards like big bass jigs have? Its coarse plastic fibers, like a broom. You've probably seen them...

The guards never seemed heavy to me, but of course thats in relation to a 3/4 ounce bass jig. I think the brand name is Fiberguard. I don't know much about tying flies like that, but if you've got a heavy fly already, you might be right, they might add too much weight... Then again, if you are slinging them on a spey rod, it might not matter...

I've just never thought that those single strand mono weed guards worked very well...

The best, of course, would be to tie a floating fly, the way that Grass Frogs are made, w/ an up-facing hook and an up-facing stinger...

Big streamers that represent baitfish, I like the ones with some flash-a-boo and some white..they work for bass and pike

Goodluck IUP30! Get some of those monsters, and thanks for the tip before on Yum Dingers, the bass love those things dude

the bugger style flies do have long tails, 4" - 5". i've also seen some tandem flies that look very good.

decided to mess around yesterday

2/0 salwater

Those look like they'll work, I have some similar ones to that

i did a wire loop 1" off the back of the bend

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decided to mess around yesterday

2/0 salwater








dont forget red&white combo