Fly fishing for pike is certainly growing in popularity, and you can see why, with fish like this 33lb 8oz specimen falling to the tactic. It was banked by St Neots angler Thomas Finney, who had endured a slow day on a large Midlands reservoir. In the gin clear water,… Read more
Category: Pike
Tom Leslie 34lb 8oz Pike
Fly fishing for pike is very much an underrated tactic when you think of pike fishing but its definitely becoming increasingly popular, but is it any surprise given the number of huge fish falling to the tactic. This 34lb 8oz pike is the most recent and was caught from Blagdon… Read more
Ben Bangham 41lb 15oz Pike
The first monster pike of the season was landed from the mecca that is Chew Valley Lake, and at 41lb 15oz caught the fly, it’ll take some beating. Full-time guide and former England International Ben Bangham landed the fish, and having targeted pike, primarily on the fly, for over 20… Read more
Gary McMullen, 31lb Pike
“Gary connected with what he knew right away was a good fish” During a session with his 10-year-old son, Leo, Gary McMullen banked this 31lb cracker, that Leo slipped the net under! The pair were boat fishing on the Lake of Menteith in a Pike Anglers Alliance event and were float-legering… Read more
Robbie Northman, 30lb 2oz Pike
“His rod doubled over, and a huge boil appeared on the surface” Over the past few years, Norfolk angler Robbie Northman has been on a quest to catch specimen chub, perch, zander, and pike all on lures, and with this 30lb 2oz croc, he finally completed it. Fishing a bladed… Read more
Neville Fickling, 40lb 12oz Pike!
“My initial thought was that a naughty jack had taken the bait on the drop” Neville Fickling is no stranger to big pike and its safe to say he is a legend in the predator fishing world but even legends get that wobbly leg feeling when a big fish is… Read more