| When you are going northern fly fishing with your | | | | shallows and in the edge of the weeds. From |
| fly fishing rod, which pike fishing flies and pike | | | | here, throw the northern fly in to the weed-edge |
| tackle you use is not that important. Personally, I | | | | and jerk it with some longer and shorter pauses. |
| prefer to fish with a fiver-sixer rod but before | | | | The pike will either take it with a splash or they |
| you begin it is important to use a trace. I usually | | | | will be very discrete. It is here that the hooking is |
| attach a common wire trace of a half-rod length | | | | very important. If you were unlucky and did not |
| with 0.4 mm. line. There is also a pure kevlar | | | | get the fly hooked in the lip, it can be hard to get |
| trace on 5 meter reels which is smooth and fine. | | | | it attached anywhere in the fish's mouth. |
| You will find kevlar steel a bit stiffer because it | | | | Considering you have rather bendable tackle for |
| has a thin wire inside, both of different | | | | northern pike fishing you have to put some |
| thicknesses. 90% of the time the pike takes the | | | | power in to get it hooked. After this is done it is |
| fly gently and usually gets hooked in the lip. It is | | | | important to have the pike in deeper water, or |
| then up to you to "steer" the fish so it does not | | | | else it will go straight to the bottom and get |
| swallow the line further inside the mouth. The flies | | | | stuck, which can be very frustrating if it is a big |
| can vary from smaller streamers to large tube | | | | pike. Because the pike is a great fighter, it is |
| flies. A variant is to use a floating fly and fish with | | | | insanely fun to get it on a pike fly, even if it is |
| sinking line. It is preferable to use a boat, but keep | | | | only 2.2lbs (4.4kg) since the small pike are actually |
| in mind some lakes have boat restrictions so it is | | | | livelier than the larger ones. You will certainly have |
| a good idea to first check local restrictions for the | | | | some struggles in the fight since the pike has |
| lake. | | | | great strength and energy. |
| As long as the water is free of ice, one can fly | | | | When the pike is tired and it comes easily to the |
| fish for pike any time of the year, finding pike in | | | | boat side or water's edge, it can still explode in |
| hiding places such as next to weeds, trees and | | | | anger when it sees you. Suddenly and from out |
| other objects. An advantage to having a boat, is | | | | of nowhere it may give you the biggest fight you |
| that one can set anchor on the outside of the | | | | have experienced. When the fish is visible in the |
| pike's hiding places and throw the line to the | | | | water, it is very important to see how the pike |
| edges. On a side note, I have experienced that | | | | fly is attached so you know how you should |
| the pike prefer my lugworm imitation which is an | | | | steer the fish. Remember to bring a big telescopic |
| all-around fly which can not only be used to catch | | | | landing net to help get the fish out of the water. |
| pike, but also salmon, sea trout, mackerel, perch, | | | | If you have completely exhausted the fish it is |
| cod, trout and many others - but back to the | | | | crucial to hold it under water and "pump" it back |
| fishery. You, of course have to take the season | | | | and forth until it begins to swim by itself. This is |
| in consideration. If it is early spring, the pike are in | | | | important or else it may sink to the bottom and |
| deeper water so it is no use throwing against | | | | die of oxygen shortage. (Don't forget to watch |
| weeds. Instead, put on one or two sinkers and | | | | your fingers in any pike fishing ). |
| fish in 10 or more feet of water. | | | | Follow these guidelines when you are out doing |
| Later, when the water temperature rises to | | | | northern fly fishing and your chances are good to |
| 10-14 degrees Celsius you can begin fishing in the | | | | land some nice pike. |