Casting surface flies at pike is like playing with matches in a hay barn. The fly shown in this video has been very productive, this season I highly recommend it. I hope you enjoy this video. float tube/ belly boat fly fishing for pike
things are going nicely up north the catch n release policy really has done wonders when you get that r.t.e. show gimme a shout you can do an episode on strangford lol keep at those pikes all the best n tight lines!!!!
Great footage. Those go pro sure help. Boy had some luck in my new kayak on a Len Thompson red & white but a big lake he said very hard to get footage. Still I am going to be posting so look for it.
fishmania Many thanks FM! That fly does the business alright, simple but effective. Very happy of course with my luck that day. My friend Paul will back me up when I say that we did two u-turns on the road before deciding on where to fish. Take care and tightlines.
Superb ! Great footage. Now that's what I call fishing ! there's nothing more exiting than taking pike over any other fish off the surface combined with the thrill of seeing it as it happens and the heart stopping spectacular takes. You done well .. keep the vid's rollin' Tight Lines
+T Nap Surface action is the business ;)) July is king for poppers/surface lures. Yes I get a lot of action in the fall on top-water, mainly jacks though. Tightlines T Nap.
Oh baby that was cool! Terrific video. Hopefully this Summer my nephew and I will make it to the Cavan area for pike fishing. Can you tell us if this lake is in that area or is it on the West Coast near Galway? Thanks. ATB
Hi Danny you might be relieved to hear that there are only two fish species in these lakes shown and they are 'Pike and Perch'. Nothing else, fact, but that being said I know of lakes where the biggest Trout live happily 'side-by-side' with large Pike...go figure? Happy hunting.
@@dannyphelan6712 I only have the blinkered vision with my few years fishing & personal observations. However I did have a discussion with a Ichthyologist and he enlightened me to a few facts. I also have a few well curated scientific reports. They categorically state contrary to common belief that both the brown trout and pike can co-exist in the same habitat. It found that pike and brown trout can live together with-in large deep lakes with a strong stream connectivity. However in small, low-complex systems pike could have a detrimental impact on brown trout if there was no other food source. Also if anything is introduced or removed from a system it can take over a millennia to reach some equilibrium. During the coarse of my fishing adventures I have only observed pike as opportunistic feeders. They love a soft and easy meal. Worms, crayfish feature highly on their diet. If a fish is fit and healthy it would be an up-hill challenge in comparison. They weed out the weak also. I have no animosity towards any fish, if it has a tail and swims I am happy to observe it in its environs. That being said I believe that all trout are confronted by much bigger issues like effluent, and other types of pollution. In my humble opinion I would square-in on pesticides firstly. The many applications are pervasive. Even from large (non-native) forests there is the application of "pesticides" for the weevil beetle management/eradication. It is very destructive. There are one or two places that I would be familiar with. They have once held an envious stock of excellent brown trout. Now sadly a distant memory. I am sure that you possibly have a great affection and respect for your quarry as I do. I wish you nothing but heath and happiness in the 2023 season! ATB.
@@surethingsfly No original commentary there. You just copied and pasted verbatim wording from the now discredited IFI research on pike diet. The spread of invasive and non-native fish is of far greater danger to our native freshwater ecosystems than chemicals etc. Some simple research of all the EU Water Framework Directive Lake surveys conducted since 2008 shows the destruction caused by non-native pike and coarse fish. This has happened in water bodies where the EPA has classified the water as good. Lough Fern in Donegal or Lough Inagh in Co. Galway are just two examples. The real truth is out there but that’s only if you want to find it.
@@dannyphelan6712 Please forgive me I thought that it was just a general question. It would appear that you have a substantial knowledge on this topic and one that is very close to your heart. Personally I do not have any qualifications in this field. All I have is what my eyes tell me, what I read (true, discredited or flawed) and from much better anglers than me have spoken of. The truth is I am not a fish and I do not live in a river so I in the dark when it comes to a concrete view on the order of things. For what it is worth here are some links that were shared with me >>> www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/angling-notes-pike-on-the-way-out-as-minister-takes-stock-1.3401936#.Wp6z5qT-cmM.twitter www.offthescaleangling.ie/news/anti-pike-bye-law-annulled/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jbi.12220 www.fisheriesireland.ie/Press-releases/new-research-indicates-pike-in-irish-waters-have-changed-their-diet.html I also have a comprehensive PDF on the Diet of Pike in Irish water courses. If you care for a copy I could email mail you one? You might have read most or all of this already perhaps. This whole subject is a very sensitive topic, a real and present problem. It is much bigger than me! I wish you well and I hope that you have a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year. ATB.
