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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: Flying for Pike
Hi all, excuse the newbie. Anyone have any suggestions for flies and locations for fly fishing for pike, in the Lienster area preferably. I am new to fly fishing after many years of deadbaiting for pike.
Dont have info on areas in Leinster sorry. But any place that guys catch pike spinning and deadbait they will take the fly to. The course fish are spawing now so hit the bays they are in, i start my pike fly fishing in May and fish the early mornings and evennings, using floating line
Flies : red and white cant go wrong, 4 in is a good size, the tail should be 2in long past the hook, and made from marabou and buck skin, a bit of mylar helps. Neutral in weight so it can be fished with floating/sinking lines and polyleaders. i would bring some poppers, but color is not important just the silhouette and the action
rod: 9ft 9/10#
Flyline: 9/10#, weight forward floater and sinker. Shooting heads in 10# are also handy
Leader: tapered 15lb if you have it or flourcarbon 15lb, about 4 feet
Trace: the less weight the better, i use kevlar steel and found nothing better, super light and knots like mono, comes in 18lb and 22lb i think
Thats a good starter and u can add more to it over time
Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Location: donegal town
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: Flying for Pike
Duzzie wrote:
Hi all, excuse the newbie. Anyone have any suggestions for flies and locations for fly fishing for pike, in the Lienster area preferably. I am new to fly fishing after many years of deadbaiting for pike.
Duzzie.
hey duzzie sagexp has explained well what gear u need so i have imformation on were to fish.im originally from dublin too when i lived there i went to lough ramour in virginia co cavan.its well worth the trip and is full of pike some up to 34 pounds have been caught.best place to go is the lakeside manor hotel on way into virginia.its on left before coming into virginia from dublin.lake is right at edge of car park there.there is signs there with contacts for boat hire etc and they allow you to camp on the land around the hotel on the edge of the lake.i know it fishes well i caught a pike of 29 pounds about a year and a half ago.its best spot in leinster area.good luck hope that helps
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