Flyfishing for pike

A quick snippet of news. I've taken a last minute booking to demonstrate at the Tatton Park show near Knutsford Cheshire on Saturday the 29th of August.

Flyfishing for pike

My pike fishing efforts are on hold for a few weeks. The high water temperatures usually see the pike dour and lethargic. Also, if I do land a good fish, I'm worried about how well it would fare being returned to water with low oxygen levels.

Things will improve soon enough!

On the week-end of the 22nd and 23rd of August, I'm demonstrating at the Gamefair at Broadlands near Romsey. These 'local' gamefairs are great events and parking is usually easier than at the National one.
On the 5th and 6th of September, I'm demonstrating at Barnes Court Lake in Northern Ireland at pike fishing event for the Loughs Agency. I'm then doing a spot of guiding in Ireland.

I will look to start guiding in ernest from the later part of September.
There is a place left for the trip to The Secret Lough in Ireland - week commencing 11th October, £690.00. I've posted a picture of a splendid pike I landed there last autumn. I will need to adjust to normality after the fantastic experience of fishing in Northern Manitoba

Flyfishing for pike

i can't resist posting a couple of shots of good pike which I caught in Manitoba. Also, I was introduced to a splendid device for bringing a pike into the boat which stowed more neatly than a conventional landing net and was kinder to the fish. I unhook most of my pike in the water but sometimes I want a photograph and sometimes the fish needs to come onto the unhooking mat because it has really engulfed the fly. The special landing cradle was a perfect tool for the job. I'll be importing some. If any-one wants one, I can be contacted via my website - www.flyfishforpike.co.uk