Ok, Saturday was pretty awesome as I caught that big Pike that I don’t have a picture of unfortunately – however Sunday was just as awesome as I caught 4 (landed 2) - if they were all put together and then doubled, the new pike would be still half the size of yesterdays.
Anyway, lots of excitement in a short period of time – I caught one at this platform – casting close into the side, I noticed a disturbance in the water just next to where my fly hit the water and on the second cast the pike slammed into it. I watched a Jack chasing my fly and when it finally hit it basically fluffed it.
The pike just looked at the fly so I started to twitch it slowly away and then it pounced again this time staying on. Fantastic fun - even though these are just wee jack pike, I don’t think the biggest one today even reached a pound and a half; they put up an enjoyable scrap on the fly rod – plenty of acrobatics!
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1 James // Nov 19, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Glad to see someone has caught a pike down there. I must get down there again this weekend. The platforms are just across the canal from where I live, but I’ve never had any luck with pike there. I’ve seen jacks caught in the basin a few yards away, though. On worms, of all things…
2 scott // Nov 20, 2007 at 12:17 am
glad to see sport is picking up! makes me a bit more optimistic about my trip tomorrow
3 Alistair // Nov 20, 2007 at 7:03 am
Hi James - I was supised to catch those jacks there as those platforms are usually full of people fishing….
Scott- good luck - if you catch another one let us all know!
4 scott // Nov 21, 2007 at 12:20 am
no joy whatsoever today, one bite early on but that produced nothing. But tomorrow as they say is a different day and im gonna hit the canal with a vengeance, fly rod in hand in an attempt to tame a beast!
5 Alistair // Nov 21, 2007 at 8:03 am
Attack Full Force Scott…..
ATTACK FULL FORCE !!!
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