Like the hunter with his gun, or the pugilist with his glove, fishing has its tackle. A best friend, a prized possession, the relationship is much like Tiger Woods and his True Temper Dynamic Gold Driver. A reciprocated coexistence with both ends benefiting each other’s facility: Woods with his precision swing and the trusty driver converting the force to several yards.

The angler with his skill is expressed on the tip of the line. Some are good in presenting the bait, fine tuned jiggling and mooching. Others are good in choosing appropriate decoys, lure, color and scent combination that is irresistible to a certain fish. Other’s smell the fishes a hundred yards distant, paying even the minutest details in underwater growth and crevices.

The salmon angler is expressed with his salmon fishing tackle. Not just any tackles, it must be intended for the specific game. A stout graphite construction rod will be too stiff for the soft jiggling intended for the river trout, and the fly tackle intended for blue water fishes might be too stiff for the soft and deft touch intended for the Chinook.

So get your salmon fishing tackle. Remember, salmons require specific salmon fishing tackles to trick them into biting. Not an all around tackle for every situation but a salmon fishing tackle optimal for a specific fishing art.

Here are some good ideas for any salmon fishing tackles.

Fly Fishing Tackles

While landing a tarpon on a fly requires above human skill and dexterity, landing a Chinook on a fly CAN be done. In fact it has been done a countless time. Use a double handed rod is the best and it should have a relatively long rod around 10 feet. And this rod should have ample power especially in the butt section to effectively handle even a 10 pound freaking Chinook. Compensate choosing your salmon fishing tackle with your strength, or you may risk losing lifting strength. Remember, the longer the rod, the heavier will it be on landing a salmon.

The Airflo SLS Fly Rod Special at GFS: http://www.gofishingshop.co.uk is a mean 10ft fly rod that should be swift enough to deliver the snag but robust to handle a King salmon on the line, provided the line won’t snap.

The Winston LT Fly Rod is also one salmon fishing tackle that comes highly recommended. Soft tips are so essential for deft handling and Winston LT Fly Rod is prevalent with them. Care to take a look? It’s available at: http://www.tcoflyfishing.com

Salmons are among the fish species that have remarkably sensitive sense of smell, so throwing them just about anything won’t work at all. Use a strong smelling cured salmon roe is one of the best baiting technique. Since salmon roe can be quite a rare find, you can substitute them with smelt or minnows.

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Fly fishing is very different than fishing with a lure or worm type baits. The fly fisherman uses a artificial fly consisting of bites of feathers, foam, hide, fur, yarn, and other materials to be tried on to a hook that make it appealing to the type of fish you are catching. Every fly fisherman has his own type of flies he like to use some purchase them and then some of us like to tie our own. Fly tying is more of an art with basic training which most people can learn over a short period of time.

Dry fly fishing is the best classic form of fishing. The artificial fly is cast so that it floats on the surface of the water. As the fly passes over the fish it will rise to the surface and strike or take the fly.

With the fly rod you will attempt to stop the fish from spitting out the fly and get it tired enough so you can land it in your net. With fly fishing you will see all the action as you cast the fly and play the fish for a strike. The fly is very visible on the surface to the fish. You will see the fish take the fly on the surface however trout and other fish tend to feed under water so if you see the fish rising to the surface it is time to use a dry fly.

Wet flies will sink under the surface of the water an may be passed in front of the fish there bye causing the fish to strike at the fly. Nymph fishing is very popular after the flies lay eggs on lakes or in streams and they hatch out as nymphs. As the nymphs make their way to the surface the fish will take them. When they get to the surface they will hatch into a flies.

When nymph fishing the imitation nymphs you us will be weighted to stay below the surface of the water. This will be far more of a challenge for you as the action all take place under the surface of the water and you will not be able to see if a fish is about to strike.

Most fish can be caught on a fly but the most common are trout, salmon, chars, and most game fish. In most areas the trout are the most popular and you will find them feeding mostly on small insects in shallow water. If you live on the coast you find salmon fishing with a fly rod a very rewarding challenge. Hooking a 30 or 40 pound salmon on a fly rod will give you a work out running up and down the beach trying to play the fish out to land it.

The fly fishing sport has gained ever increasing popularity over the years. Most will agree it just not about catching the fish but in the delivery of the fly and the skill and knowledge in the pursuit.

Some fly fisherman regard fly fishing as the holy grail of fishing. It is more relaxing and some say a better past time than golf. The sport of fly fishing see people from all walks of life. Some say it is more environmentally friends than the other type of fishing because it does less harm to the fish then other styles of fishing.

The art of fly fishing will get in to your blood and you will peruse the quite of the streams or the solitude of the ocean beaches to capture you prey. Most anglers will catch and release if they are fly fishing.

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Fly fishing is an intricate game of catching different species of fish through imitating movements of insects to lure fishes. The success of fly fishing depends on many factors. One of the most important factors to consider in fly fishing is the casting of the fly line. Fly casting is all about the right timing and angle precision. To be able to achieve the fly fishing secrets of right and successful casting, it is important to practice it to master the secrets of casting success.

Below are some important guidelines to follow in order to achieve and learn well the fly fishing secrets of casting.

1) Before doing the cast, it is necessary to check the stance. The legs should be shoulder-width in distance from each other and resting comfortable on the ground.

2) The next thing to observe is safety. An angler should wear a broaf-billed cap and sunglasses in order to the eye and head from any injury during the casting. (Remember, we are learning the secrets of proper casting here. We are not experts yet.)

3) Check the grip. The grip on the fly rod should not be too tight, thumb should be at the top and the tip of the rod should pint down. Bend the elbow and lock wrist to ensure that there is control on movements so that it will be smooth.

4) Learn the different style of casting. Two common styles is the Overhead cast and the Forward Cast. In overhead cast, the rod tip is lifted to 2 o’clock position then the rod is accelerated back past the 12 o’clock position. In doing this type of cast, the wrist should be locked and the arm is bended on the elbow to make the rod an extension of the arm. The next style is the Forward cast. The rod is accelerated forward and stopped abruptly between one o’ clock and two o’ clock position. Then the rod tip should be lowered to 2 o’clock and 3 o’clock position when line is straightened to the water. The goal of the cast is to have a straight line in the water with minimal disturbance.

5) Follow and master the instruction above properly through constant practices. It is important to correct common casting problems casting too much line, wrist casting, and not enough energy on pick up, and lines collapsing on back seat in order to achieve fly fishing secrets of successful casting.

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Fly Fishing Trips: The Perfect Getaway!

Fly fishing trip anyone? Do you want to getaway? Do you want a business retreat without any distractions? Or maybe you and your wife are in need of some quality time? Whatever your reason for needing to getaway, a fly fishing trip might just be the perfect answer.

Today’s fly fishing trips are plenty all over the globe. Fishermen can select from a relaxing guided tour up the McKenzie fresh water in search of Oregon trout or go for something a little wilder like landing a Rainbow trout in Alaska’s Katmai National Park.

Kamchatka, Russia promises trout as “big as a man’s foot.” Whether or not that is true or just a fish tale can only be decided if you give this northern trip a try.

If you prefer a warmer climate, there is always a chance to hook a bonefish in Ascension Bay, Mexico or land a Peacock bass in the Amazon Basin. The Amazon water will also have catfish and piranha.

Fly fishing trips are very easy to find on the web. Key in “fly fishing trips” into any search engine and then decide. You will locate hundreds of guides willing and able to take both the seasoned and the uninitiated fly fisherman on a wonderful adventure.

Fly fishermen are very thoughtful so it would follow that these people will be very discerning when it comes to picking where they plant their waders. Today’s professional fly fishing charter companies know high standards are expected and they are prepared to meet them.

Few companies offer luxury lodge accommodations and meals, some even offer speed boats and mobile camps, while others like the Kamchatka experience offers a float experience and a nice warm cabin and hot showers every day.

Is your company searching for an employee incentive getaway? Fly fishing trips may be the perfect answer. Fly fishing companies, like the remote North Knife Lake Lodge in Churchill, Manitoba, offer packages catering to both intimate and bigger groups. And the lodge offers all the facilities necessary to do your business, as well.

First time fly-fishing? Many businesses, like the one from Eugene, Oregon will give you a full day fishing class, complete with equipment, lessons, a boat trip, and fly-fishing. Their guides will teach newcomers the differences between dry and wet fly trout fishing, special knots and the kinds of food flies that attrac
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When you book your fly fishing trip, check companies that offers all the details from meals to transportation. The established fly fishing charter businesseses will also offer information on their web pages assisting fishermen in getting all the necessary fishing licenses.

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Fly Fishing Oregon’s Fall River

You may not have seen an uglier imitation of a natural bug in your life, and hopefully you never will. In fact, the world’s leading entomologist would’ve had a hard time determining what I was trying to duplicate with this fly. It was by far the sloppiest attempt at the traditional elk hair caddis pattern to date. Purely an exercise in beginning fly tying, and one of the first to come off of my assembly line known as a vice.

It was a combination of ego, sentimentality and hopeful romantic fantasy that allowed it into my fly box. Wouldn’t it be something if it worked and I actually landed a fish with my first attempt at fly tying? A lost cause you would think while looking at it. But, it felt good just have it sit in my fly box next to those store-bought, $2 apiece, professionally tied flies.

I knew the trout of Oregon’s Fall River were smarter than to accept my fly. They’ve seen, and passed on, the most meticulous artificial creations (very professionally tied ones). No matter, in time there I am, fly fishing Oregon’s Fall River, and the only one on the water.

Although some of the gin-clear river is lined with private property, there are plenty of entry points along its banks with easy wading. Fallen trees and grasses provide cover for `bows, brooks and browns. The river, at times only 20 feet across and at others 50, stretches for 8 miles along Route 42 through the Deschutes National Forest just South-west of Bend. It’s fly fishing only and when you go be sure to visit the hatchery, which is open to the public.

Waste deep at a U-shaped section of water I open my fly box to see what I have to choose from. And there it was, my Frankenstein Fly. The image reminded me of those children’s magazines you find in Doctor’s offices. The ones that “challenge” you to find the hidden mistakes in the cartoon. Well in the case of my fly box, the mistake wasn’t too well hidden or too hard to pick out.

You put the leader through the eye of the hook. That’s the first step. I couldn’t. The eye was blocked by cement. The clear, glue-like stuff that you use to hold all the thread, feathers and so forth in place. I poked at the loop with a sharp object. Eye clear, knot tied, and I’m castin’! A few false casts later and my elk-haired monster is sitting on prime trout real
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It naturally drifts the run I’m working, imitating nothing, but giving the trout in the area front row seats at the equivalent of amateur night at the Improv. Oh what a laugh I was giving those `bows. But no matter, I’m fly fishing Oregon’s Fall River, and I’m the only one on the water.

Twenty minutes of working the same run, with the fly that even the most desperate of Mayflies would pass on at 2:00 in the morning at the local bug bar, and all I’ve done is practiced my casting technique. My Frankenstein Fly isn’t fooling anything. Now I realize what a great idea it was to leave my camera back in the truck. I sure didn’t need it to weigh down one side of my fishing vest for no reason.

It’s getting late in the day, and this is the last stretch of water I thought I would try before heading home. I landed a nice 17” rainbow (on a real imitation fly) earlier this morning up-stream, counted 6 deer, and had a huge bald eagle fly over. So no matter what happens in this last section of water, I’ve already had a storybook day.

My state of mind has turned now from hopeful romantic to one of end-of-the-day game playing. Just how close could I get my bootleg caddis fly to that fallen tree laying over there, and still pull it off the water before it snags the log? One foot, not bad I thought for the amount of line I have out. A few drifts later and I have this fly jumping off the water within six inches of the fallen tree. Not casting champion material, but I’m fly fishing Oregon’s Fall River, and I’m the only one on the water.

Turns out I couldn’t get the fly any closer than six inches, I’ve snagged that damn tree! No worries I thought, it was an ugly fly anyway. But wait, the tree is moving with my redheaded stepchild caddis fly in its mouth. My 4-weight G. Loomis rod is bent and my orange colored floating line is zipping through the water as if …FISH ON, and I fear no fish!

This couldn’t be happening, this shouldn’t be happening I thought to myself. As I see flashes of silver-lightening streaking through the water, I realize the fallen tree was providing cover for a monster rainbow. But what about my Frankenstein Fly? Do trout get glaucoma?

Run and rest, give and take, point and counterpoint. I’m engaged in an ageless dance with what must be the hungriest candidate for laser eye surgery in all of Central Oregon.

At the bank, I set the defeated 19” rainbow down on green summer grass with my Chernobyl-mutated elk hair caddis still very much in the corner of its mouth. A horribly tied fly, but a very sharp hook. Boy what a classic picture this would’ve made. I even have a spot on the wall in my office for such a picture. I sure am glad I didn’t want that camera uncomfortably weighing down one side of my fishing vest. Better to release the 19’ elder I thought, than to kidnap it all the way back to the truck against its will just for the sake of a picture.

I gently back-out my barbless masterpiece, and without much convincing the beautiful but embarrassed rainbow decides to head back to its hole. And with no fish, and not even picture to prove it, I decide to call it a day as well. But not before whispering to myself “I’m fly fishing Oregon’s Fall River, and I’m the only one on the water.”

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Creating a Sage fly rod that's significantly lighter, stronger and easier to cast for anglers of all skill levels was quite a feat of technology advancement and isn't a simple buzzword or an easily described new material. In fact, the latest version the Sage Generation 5 (G5) Technology is defined by improvements across the entire fy rod building process. Sage's exclusive analysis software helped to better evaluate the performance requirements of every inch of rod blank, allowing them to eliminate all of the  unnecessary material. At the same time making significant advances in the Aligned Fiber Technology, which, most significantly, replaces traditional glass hoop fibers with lighter, more responsive graphite.

This, of course, required us to develop new construction techniques to align and compress these rods for maximum strength. To take advantage of these development th Sage Fly Rod Company lead rod designer Jerry Siem went back to the beginning to create improved taper designs for each Z-Axis rod.

The G5 process gave him an opportunity to reach previously unattainable levels of line feel, response and performance. It also allowed him to design rods that better fit the modern casting style, with the tip strength to bail you out on a missed stroke and the power to more easily punch flies into the wind.

The result? An entirely new level of fishability. Visit your nearest fly shop and take the Sage Z-Axis for a test spin. You will find it's the lightest, longest-casting, most accurate fast action fly rod you've ever cast rgardless of you fly fishing skill level. The Sage z-Axis series of rods is the type of fly rod that an any angler would be proud to own and really represents a lifetime of fishing enjoyment.

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When choosing a fly rod, there are a few factors you should consider. One is what type of fish are you after? Is it a small Brown trout in the lakes, a big salmon or are you fly fishing for a saltwater species like a bonefish or even a shark?

While a good fly rod can handle a lot of species and conditions, knowing what you are after will help in selecting your rod. Generally when picking a fly rod, the guide is, “The bigger the fish, the bigger equipment needed to land them”.

Another aspect to think about is what type of water and fishing conditions are there? There is a big difference between, fishing the saltwater flats and a narrow overgrown stream. Normally the bigger open water will require a longer rod and the smaller stream a shorter rod where there isn’t much room for back casts.

Casting a big heavy saltwater fly will need a heavier rod as well.

Fly fisherman who have been angling for a while, may have a couple of specialty rods to suit the different fishing conditions and target fish.

Fly rods have different characteristics and actions, from slow to fast. This action is how the rod loads up to the cast, or the amount of flex the rod has. For a beginner, a rod somewhere in the medium range would be okay to start with. A good quality rod will cast smoothly and with a balanced line and outfit, will help make casting more proficient.

Fly rods have different sizes; they are categorized with the numbers to make choosing a fly line that will suit the rod easier. Such as a 5 – weight rod will match a 5-weight fly line. A 7 – weight fly line will match a 7-weight fly rod. These numbers ensure that the fly line isn’t too heavy or too light for the rod, so it casts more efficiently.

Fishing rods have made an immense bound in their ability to cast smoother and further, with the use of modern high tech materials. Fly rods have come a long way from the split bamboo rods used decades ago. A good quality fly rod can last you years of angling fun. Most times you don’t even have to catch a fish to enjoy the sport of fly fishing.

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Fly Fishing Secrets for the Novice as well as the seasoned Angler
 by: Brett Fogle

Fly fishing is an exciting and fast growing sport in all over the world, and especially here in the U.S.A. The reasons for the increasing popularity of fly fishing are obvious. Fly fishing is enjoyable, relaxing, and rewarding in many different ways.

Perhaps the most rewarding element of fly fishing is the variety of beautiful natural surroundings in which anglers often find themselves; a secluded stream up in the mountains, a peaceful meandering river deep in the forest, or a tranquil blue lake somewhere out in big sky country. For some, it may be the opportunity to test ones’ individual skill against nature – in an intricate game of cat and mouse (but in this case, man against fish.) These are just some of the compelling reasons why many thousands of people enjoy the challenges of fly fishing every year.

For beginning fly-fishermen, however, learning fly fishing can be difficult. We have compiled this e-book to give anglers, especially new anglers, some guidance on how to get the most out of the exciting sport of fly fishing. While there are many other resources available about fly fishing on the internet, few of them touch on the techniques, tactics and strategies commonly used in fly fishing. If these topics sound interesting, then you’re in the right place because this e-book was written just for you.

We’ll explore in detail the various fish most people fish for, we’ll cover casting basics, how to read the water, how to take care of your gear, how to tie knots, dry flies, and fly lines. We’ll also explore hatches, cover insect entomology and much, much more. In short, this e-book will teach you everything you always wanted to know about fly fishing! (maybe even more than you’ve ever wanted to know)

Fly Fishing: Trout & Their Habitat

Successful fly fishing involves lots of things, including having the proper fly fishing gear, using the right flies, being able to cast correctly, and many more little things that often determine whether a fly fishing adventure is successful or not. However, one thing that many anglers frequently neglect to learn about is the fish that they are fishing for.

A strong knowledge of the various types of trout is of critical importance. Knowing more about the various types of trout that you are fishing for, their habits, tendencies, and characteristics, can help tremendously in improving your catch.

In our next article we have covered the primary types of trout, their senses, and other important traits unique to each variety.

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Go Chase The Pike With A Fly

I moved slowly upstream peering intently into the gin clear water, the bright sunshine allowed me to see every pebble, stick and even the minnows in the bottom of the pool. No breeze ruffled the surface. A shoal of bait fish hung close to a weed bed. Nothing moved as I peered intently into the water. The combination of my long peaked cap, and polarised glasses helped me search deep into the flowing water.

I blinked, and then squinted. Did I see a pike? Yes, there it is, I spotted a fin movement, then a tail moved, enough for me to realise I was looking at a pike. The perfect predator. My eyes move slowly up the length of a fish, it must be thirty inches or more in length. My heart beat a little faster as my brain went into overdrive as I computed the angle of the cast, then distance to target. I launched some line, then realised I needed a bit more. I pulled a few more feet from the reel. All the time I was keeping my eyes on the fish. I was the hunter; the hunted is a fish that goes back a few million years. It probably weighs 14lbs It’s there for catching, if I don’t make a mistake.

The fish is moving slowly upstream, I have just one chance. I shot the line, the fly landed with a slight plop, hardly breaking the water surface. The fish moves its head slightly then slowly turns. This is the moment I have been waiting for all morning. I twitched the line imparting life into the fly – a fly that was created in Northern Canada. It’s tied up on a 3/0 Partridge hook using Polar bear hair and a few strands of crystal flash. It’s some six inches long and comes alive in the water when moved.

I made a six inch strip; the pike was off the starting block moving fast towards my fly, creating a bow wave. I gave another quick strip of some three inches. The big one couldn’t resist it, there was a big swirl, a boil. Then the fly had disappeared as the fish turned for the deep water. The strip strike set the hook, his speed and momentum carried the fish skywards, head shaking, gills flared. For a second, perhaps two, I stand spellbound, watching this fighting fury crash back into the water. It’s like an explosion as the water erupts, the ever increasing circles going across the river. After some minutes the fish is bought to hand. I bend down then take the barbless hook from the scissors of the pike’s mouth then watch it swim off slowly.
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ching A Pike On A fly Isn’t new

In the Diary of A. J. Lane (1843) page 52 He writes: “Pike, and heavy ones too, rise tolerably freely to fly’s dressed very largely & of gaudy peacock feathers, shoe’ be made up on large double or even sets of hooks”.
At the bottom of the page it states “One of the best flies is an imitation of the Sand Martin”.
I think we can forget the last sentence!

In the Badminton Library Fishing by H Cholmondeley-Pennell, Pike & Coarse Fish 1885 page 62 there is mention of fly fishing for pike. On page 95 in The Book of the All-round Angler by Bickerdyke there is a short article on fly fishing for pike. Then do we know the truth behind the Kenmure Monster? Taken it’s said, from Loch Ken by the gamekeeper on a peacock hurl tied on a hook. Isn’t that a fly?

It all shows that fly fishing for pike isn’t new. Though listening to some of the present day anglers who have started to fly fish for pike, it’s something they have discovered! I caught my first pike on a fly made from a birds feather, whipped on a size 4 carp hook with some fine nylon line, then I added some silver paper from a Players cigarette packet along the shank of the hook. It’s very difficult to find anything that’s really new in angling. The hair rig, was used by tunny anglers, the boilie by American carp anglers. Who is to say the various Indian tribes in Canada didn’t use a fly to catch pike.

When writing of flies, we are not talking of small flies, used for salmon and sea trout. Pike flies are sometimes seven or eight inches in length, often tied on a size 6/0 irons.

Some Successful Pike Flies

If you were to take a look in the fly boxes of a few anglers who target the pike, you will discover hundreds of different fly patterns. Just as today’s anglers fishing for rainbow trout, carry several boxes of fly patterns, but only use a dozen flies. It’s the same with us anglers who target the pike. I have several boxes of flies for pike, but for most of my fishing I probably only use a dozen patterns – but with various colour combinations that dozen probably grows to a hundred or more. Most of my pike flies are tied up on Partridge CS43 2/0 to 4/0 or Cox and Rawle uptide 1/0 TO 5/0 A few flies have been tied up on Ade Swier designed hooks.

One of my most successful pike fly patterns is without doubt the Polar fly. It’s tied as follows.
Tail-white Polar bear hair, not synthetic hair, and pearl crystal.
Body- pearl fritz or silver tinsel strip. The wings of white Polar bear hair, again not synthetic hair with pearl crystal hair.
Remarks- Two types of bodies should be tied up, as one will often work when the other doesn’t. I don’t know why this is so but that’s the nature of the beast. This pattern is also excellent for many saltwater species including the bass.

Other patterns are the Polar perch with a tail of Polar hair, a body of gold tinsel with 12lb mono rib. The wings are yellow buck with green buck over tying with black silk. You can add purple crystal hair strands to wing, create barring effect on wing with black permanent pen. A fly pattern I really like is the Red tailed rat. There are many occasions when pike ignore a submerged fly, but will savagely hit a surface fished one. The Red tailed rat is quite simple to tie, with a tail of red buck and red crystal hair. The body is black deer hair, wedge shaped, tying silk is black. At one time I had eyes fixed on these mouse and rat type patterns, but I now feel they are a waste of time and money. All the pike will see is an outline of the red tailed rat as it is worked across the surface. Takes are usually very savage.

A pattern I first used in Canada with great success is the Sally Rand, named after the famous American fan dancer of the 1930’s. The first time I used this pattern was in northern Canada. The lake water was a very strange colour caused by ash, from some huge forest fires that had been burning for several weeks. In fac
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t so bad were the fires, the bush pilots often had difficulty finding the scrub airfield. On a couple of occasions we had to turn back and try the next day. I gave this pattern a simple name of orange marabou. It was on a Canadian trip when the name was changed. An American from Chicago noticed I was using this pattern with some success when others were struggling. After giving him a couple of these flies, he said “You know Martin those flies look like a fan the dancers use”. He then told me of how his father had a fan dancer by the name of Sally Rand to entertain the punters at his booth during the big Chicago show in the 1930’s. Hence the name change.

The tail of this fly comprises two orange marabou left on the quill, with a body of orange marabou with some silver oval, tinsel rib or orange cock hackle, palmered down the body. Wings are four orange cock hackle. Purple crystal hair may be added to the tail and wing. This is a good pattern for coloured water.

Clouser Deep Minnow tying instructions are on page 147. Thread-is 6/0 Chartreuse and White, Eyes-lead painted dark red with black pupils. Wings-are white buck tail on top; chartreuse buck tail underside with pearlescent Krystal Flash over the top. Tie this pattern in various colour combinations.
On page 185 you will find the tying for the Dahlberg Rabbit Strip diver Thread- is 3/0 white, Tail-is white rabbit strip, red flashabou. Collar-Red and white deer hair, Head-is red and white deer hair, Eyes-are yellow 4fi mm solid plastic. As with Clouser Deep Minnows I suggest you tie up a few in various colour combinations.

Lefty’s Deceiver has been around since the early 1950’s. It’s a pattern I always have with me in various colour combinations at all times, both for fresh and saltwater fishing. I well remember sitting with Lefty in his home as he tied up some flies for a Bahamas bonefish trip. Watching his hands working, was pure magic. The man is certainly a genius. The tying for this pattern comes from page 134 of ‘Pike On The Fly’ by Barry Reynolds and John Berryman. Instructions are as follows:
Thread-white and chartreuse, Tail-white buck tail, shank length, inside white neck hackles (2 each side), extending one and a half times shank length, Body-silver tinsel with a collar of white buck tail, extending nearly to tip of tail. Topping-is chartreuse buck tail, as long as collar. Throat-several strands of red Krystal Flash. The head-is Chartreuse thread, lacquered. Eyes Applied with Faber-Castell uni-point marker.

I also have two frog patterns which have proved excellent fish catchers. We all know how pike love weeds, my frog patterns can be fished in the thickest of weeds, without getting caught up. When fishing reed beds I have had pike come a foot out of the water to grab a frog pattern as I pulled the frog up the reed stems..

The first frog pattern I used was made by Kent Sherrington of Burnley, Lancashire. It was made from balsa wood, painted yellow then given a couple of coats of epoxy. The other is made from an Edgewater Popper, colour yellow on a size 4/0 hook. I tie in some near hair to represent the back legs of frog. At the front I use two or three strands of three inches of round rubber hackle. At the front edge of the foam head, I fix two eyes. But as previously stated, I don’t think the pike see these eyes. Finally I always take a few popping bugs, the same as used by saltwater anglers for snook, cobia, kingfish etc. A popping plug or bug creates a lot of noise, gives the impression of something big and injured, certainly something a pike can’t resist.
Rods Reels and Lines

One thing is certain, the rod reel and line outfit you use for river or Stillwater trout fishing won’t be suitable for chucking flies, popping plugs, or bugs and frogs for pike. The lightest rod you can use will be an eight weight, and then only for the smaller patterns when fishing rivers and canals. My advice is go for a nine foot nine or ten weight. The best advice I can give is
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purchase a saltwater model. I have tried many rods over the years; some have been useless, especially in the early days of the 1960’s. Some have done a better job than others. These days I am using the Thomas and Thomas SC series in four pieces with a short fighting butt which I have found most useful, especially when playing a big fish, or lifting a fish from deep water. The SC rods combine graphite technology with tapers that can lift a long line from the water. They work well at casting both short and long distances and they load very quickly, which is most important when you suddenly see a fish moving away. I have used my SC series of rods in fresh and saltwater with lots of confidence. They will be my number one rods in the Persian and Arabian Gulf later this year when I tackle the big cobia and kingfish and the little tunny, off Connecticut, in late October. Any rod that can handle the little tunny will be OK for the pike.

The Tackle Shop stocks a great selection of Fy Fishing combo’s and rods. In your tackle shop you will find several brands of line which will be suitable for chucking big flies for pike. One line will not cover all aspects of pike fly fishing. To get the best out of the sport, you need at least three lines. Cortland lines are my first choice, the nine weight Ghost tip is probably my most used line. I can fish flies from the surface, down to four or five feet, depending on the speed of retrieve. This line comes with a fifteen foot clear tip, which is then built into a floating line, it will also lift cleanly off the water. Two other Cortland lines I use are both sinkers, a medium and fast sink. It’s surprising how often you will use a fast sink line when fishing the big reservoirs and gravel pits. When fishing with a fast sink line I will often use a leader of three feet, perhaps eighteen inches.

Reels for fly fishing are usually simple affairs, for pike fishing all you need is a simple reel. These fish don’t make long fast runs, except on very rare occasions. A Young’s 1500 series fly reel from Masterline International stockist in salmon size will prove quite adequate, either the Y1535 or Y1540 model. If you’re planning to fish the ocean then you need a better quality reel. I have various models of reels from Sage, Loop, Abel, Tibor, Aaron, Richard Carter and JW Young’s Sea Venture. They are all excellent reels, some costing several hundred pounds, designed for saltwater use and well engineered. The British made JW Young’s Seaventure reel from Masterline International stockist, they are a good reel that you can use in confidence.

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By: BigBlue

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