Just to prove that the last pike I caught on Loch Lomond was not a fluke I just went and caught another one – well in fact two however the first one did not really count. The evening was warm and rather pleasant – or at least it seemed that way after a tramp over…
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Thinking of Summer Pike…
Tell you what I have been thinking about the last week or so……….”Pike” that’s what ! Usually it is only at the end of the trout season I turn to the toothy beasts however this year the urge has got me early. Oh yea baby, and with Pike size does in fact matter – I…
Spawning Pike
So to try and combat the east wind curse instead of going after trout today I decided to go after Pike on Loch Lomond. To cut a long story short I caught nothing however did manage to watch several Pike spawning amongst the weeds. This was after I had covered an enormous amount of water….
First Day of Trout Season = Pike Fishing
So I decided that as the Pike seemed to be switched on to miss out on the usual first day of the trout season shenanigans and head out again after Pike. The reasoning was that: We never do well on the first day of the season anyway (the first couple of weeks actually) It was…
Pike Fly Fishing – Rasmus Hansencom
This video has been doing the rounds for a while now- seeing as so many of you guys seem to like your Pike I thought I would post it for your enjoyment. Make sure you check out rasmus hansencom Edit – the video is disabled – you will have to head over to You Tube…
A Pike From Loch Lomond
It was cold, at one point there were hailstones – it was windy and on occasion just plain old raining. This was not your usual wind, this was lazy wind – a wind that is too lazy to go around you instead it just goes through your waterproof jacket, your windproof top and into your…
Pike Flies..
I was starting to think my recent unsuccessful attempts at Pike were to do with pure technique and possibly choice of flies. I was glad then to hear other people have been struggling down on the Forth n Clyde as well – a recent commenter (Scott) has been struggling as well. Still the tide (as…
Pike – not playing ball with the fly…
Well, two sessions after Pike the last two weekends – result – nil points! I took peoples advice and on the deeper sections (the canal basins) I used a fast sinking leader – it got the fly down deeper but did not manage to raise a Pike from the depths. After a couple of hours…
First proper attempt at Pike on the fly..
My wife was on nightshift – the plan was as soon as she got home I was going to have a morning Piking down at the Forth n Clyde canal. Unfortunately I had not factored in the neighbours BBQ, copious amounts of alcohol and a young chap from Bosnia who encouraged me to sample his…
Pike on the bank..
We searched for Pike – jeepers we walked around a whole loch looking for them. The loch we found could not have been more Pikey – it was weedy, shallow in places and actually had trees growing in the middle of the loch. It looked like perfect Pike habitat. We attached it with plugs thinking…