On Sunday last, Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland was guiding Christin Breuker and her dad Bernd in the Boyle area. The mission of the day was to get Bernd his first ever pike as Bernd had never fished for pike before. Bernd had come to Ireland for a few days to visit his daughter, […]
Elberse International has extended the range of Airflo Elbi Pike Lines with an “Elbi Sixth Sense Pike” fly-line. Like the other Elbi Pike Lines, the line comes with a 40 lb power core. The Sixth Sense technology used by Airflo means that you will enjoy an improved energy efficiency, line control, take detection and […]
Viper – a new specialist fly rod from Danish-based A. Jensen – is set to be appreciated as much by the pike angler as it will the fly enthusiast. It fulfils the need to be able to cast big and bulky flies all day long as easily as possible and has the power in the […]
Pike in Irish waters may have changed their diet preferences according to a new report launched by Inland Fisheries Ireland. The report, entitled ‘Pike (Esox Lucius) in Ireland. Developing knowledge and tools to support policy and management’ looks at new research carried out on Lough Conn, County Mayo and Lough Derravaragh, County Westmeath in 2016 and provides […]
There are nice alternatives to be found in Mayo and other parts of Ireland for when the mayfly does not hatch or when the salmon do no move much upstream. You can use your bellyboat to fly-fish one of the small to medium sized lakes for pike. Text and pictures Rudy van Duijnhoven […]
Two young men travel north hoping to catch trout on a dry fly and a large northern pike on a flyrod. A short film about the preparation, execution and thrill of success in fly fishing. Northern Fly Fishing from PERCY FILM on Vimeo. Starring the Whip Fly Fishing Team and Niklaus Bauer. For more […]
An unforgettable fly fishing experience. Located in Northern Canada, McKenzie river lodge is Labrador’s best kept secret. Mckenzie River Lodge Labrador from ludovic on Vimeo. The lodge offers world class fly fishing for brook trout, ouananiche (Landlocked salmon), lake trout, northern pike and whitefish. A wilderness fly-fishing adventure!
Niklaus Bauer will be present for the second time at the International Experience the World of Fly Fishing on the 14th and 15th of April, giving casting demonstrations and tying flies. Read more about Niklaus. 13th International Experience the World of Fly Fishing on the 14th and 15th of April, 2018 Event Forum […]
Tobias Ekvall has produced a very nice film for Kanalgratis.se and FIMS (Fishing in the Middle of Sweden) on fly-fishing for pike from a belly boat. The actors are Leon Godijk (whom I call Leon Links by mistake at the start of the film), the guides Benny Backeby and Anders Persson plus myself, Rudy van […]
Big pike don’t feed everyday… they can go weeks between meals if conditions aren’t right. To catch a big pike you have to be in the right place at the right time. To catch a big pike consistently you have to be in the right place at the right time, every time… killing time from […]