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Warmwater flyfishing Bass, pike and even muskies in your backyard |
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Lost: One firetiger pike diver
Last seen clenched between the jaws of a 30" pike heading north in the Housatonic River.
I went to my favorite pike section of the Housy and found a few willing participants, including a thick 33"er that probably weighed 8 lbs or so (caught by non-ff means). I wanted to get one on the fly rod but they didn't seem interested in my frog diver. I kept going back to the spinning rod (just to search for fish ![]() ![]() ![]() Q |
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check out the american fishing wire for bite guards. 20lb that ties like mono. great stuff if a little pricey. it is a bummer losing deer hair to a pike. last summer i was just wondering if that was a small pike looking at my pencil popper and a second later it was gone. no wire to speak of as i was fishing for small bass.
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Don't you just love it when you get solid confirmation from the fish on a new fly pattern?
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i often try to convince my self that the best part about catching pike on fly is seeing them absolutly crush a fly. Thats easy to do when they slice you right as they hit, but losing one after a good tussle is always a little disapointing....
good to hear someone is out chasing the big and toothies.... |
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I also like the confirmation that you can catch good fish on the fly the same as or better than on the gear.
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Another one bites the dust . . . twice!
I really need to use wire with these things.
Went to the river again tonight and left the spinning rod at home. I tried the frog for a while -- no luck. I tried the baby muskrat for a while -- no luck (but I will definitely give it some more time in the water). Tied on the white/red pike diver and soon found some hungry fish. The first pike (~26") blasted the fly three times in five casts and then cut my 30# leader like it was nothing. A few seconds later my fly bobbed to the surface so I tied it back on and resumed casting ![]() ![]() I think I have a new favorite fly ![]() Q |
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Nice fish Quentin! Any idea of the weight?
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