Pike & Musky Fishing

Pike News

  • Patrol to net illegal anglers – ANGLERS fishing in South Holland without a licence have been the target of a joint operation between police and the Environment Agency.

  • Barrie Rickards' Angling – Deadbaiting for Pike – Professor Barrie Rickards is President of the Lure Angling Society, and President of the National Association of Specialist Anglers as well as a very experienced and successful specialist angler with a considerable tally of big fish to his credit.

  • Possible changes coming to pike, muskie regulations – Changes to regulations on the northern pike and muskellunge, including one specific to lakes in Presque Isle and Montmorency counties, could be on the way.

  • Wye Barbel and Reservoir Pike – The Doc Spot – FishingMagic is delighted to extend a welcome to long-time site contributor Dr Paul Garner, who now joins us on a regular basis as part of our monthly team of diarists.

  • Tips for Catching Northern Pike in the Early Fall – Are you looking to get some fall fishing in this weekend? Do you want to experience the thrill of catching a fish that will put up one heck of a fight? If so, you may want to consider setting your sights on a Northern Pike. Northern Pike are cold water loving predators with razor sharp teeth and a penchant for devouring vertebrates and invertebrates. If you want to catch one, I have found that …

Musky News

Pike Blogs

Musky Blogs

  • Musky fishing with Musky Mike's charters – …I took him up on his offer and we headed out this morning. Musky fishing is not your typical day of catching fish. Many muskies stay inactive…

  • Musky Fly Fishing World Championship TN March 24 – …for a monster gathering of Musky Hunters in March for the first ever Musky Fly Fishing World Championships in McMinnville TN in March. Then we checked the…

  • Fly FIshing for Musky – …even with all my fishing experience and Bills knowledge of this river, musky fishing was slow. The reason was the weather. As much as we enjoyed…

  • St Lawrence River musky fishing – … and warm front may have made for a nice day to troll, but not necessarily one for musky fishing in the fall. The clear water in that part of the St Lawrence River doesn't make …

  • Musky Fishing Primer – My experience at musky fishing is minimal at best. First off, what…that transition. I have been primarily fishing for them with a Red October …

Pike fly-fishing

  • September 5, 2012:Its amazing how a couple of years ago when I started tying these large musky flies that so many chaps critisised there size and wondered whether they were castable. Yet these same chaps are now showca
  • Baitfish time
    September 4, 2012:Some tasty synthetic baitfish snacks for Mike the pike. This bottom one "The Scrat" has been tied with Misty black and chartreuse mirror image and given a red arctic fox chin with some silli
  • Fire tiger fly!
    August 31, 2012:
  • Musky madness!
    August 30, 2012:Been adding 3 or 4 round foam disks to the front of each hook used on these beasts lately. Feedback from clients say they aid the fly from dropping below the surface as well as push more water also. W
  • Bluegill patterns
    August 29, 2012:A while back I was asked to tie up some bluegill patterns for a chap in the States and he asked for a couple of Replot stingers tied in Chartreuse and blue, and so these were the end result. I rather
  • Bluegill patterns
    August 27, 2012:Guiding clients has its ups and down. Some days are slower than others, while some just produce days to remember. Here are a few fish some of my clients have bagged this early spring.Not the biggest b
  • Bluegill patterns
    August 25, 2012:Always great to see good mates fishing the Baltic for pike the way it should be done.
  • The Spartan!!
    August 24, 2012:"The Spartan!" 14" inches of craziness. The trailing tandem tail is a combination of yellow grizzly schlappen, yellow tinsel flash, tan and white bucktail. The main body is a combinatio
  • Baltic scuds!
    August 23, 2012:Some new Baltic Scud goodness tied with Steelhead Mirror image for this thursday morning. Chin is grey arctic fox and black raccoon fur.
  • The Hollow semper fleye
    August 22, 2012:Here's a great pattern tied by Steve Farrar that can be tied eithr large or small depending on the size fish your targeting.
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