On my last count there have been 4075 articles written on catching Pike on the fly. So why not make it 4076? Often when you hear people talking about Pike there is a misconception that they don’t fight, are like pulling in a wet log in and are a nuisance to catch if that were all true than there would only be 2021 articles written about fly fishing for Pike. Hopefully I can dispel a few myths and get you going in the right direction. All knowledge I share in this article has been taken from experience gained in Alberta…
Author: Paul Shapka
Paul Shapka
Paul has slowly been working his way east, fly rod in hand. Leaving the Pacific Salmon of Vancouver Island and wild trout of Alberta in his rear view mirror, he now finds himself dialed in on the trophy trout of Manitoba. Paul can often be spotted in the Parklands on his Manitoba Skiff….aka Jon Boat, with his trusty boat dog Whiskey.
I’ve put in more time exploring and scanning google maps for potential Carp hot spots then I care to divulge (winters are long). Progressing into hot summer days devoted to driving, hiking and scouring beaches in search of Carp tails. Occasionally hitting pay dirt and other times stumbling onto nude beaches with my waders on and fly rod in hand. I don’t have a photo to prove it but somewhere out there are two old wrinkly white guys telling the story of “The guy said he was looking for Carp, Carp?!?!?” The last two people on earth I wanted to…
With the fourth annual Bug Chucker Cup ready to get underway Joel Wiebe and I had drawn Twin Lake as our morning venue. Having pre-fished Twin the day before and having a subpar day, Joel and I were less than enthusiastic about drawing it right off the hop. Friday May 29th, 2015 6:30 am: Alarm clock goes off 6:44 am: Send text to Joel “Don’t want to jinx it but after this morning Giant Tiger is going to want to sponsor us” 7:00 am: Breakfast… translation… coffee and a Gatorade to rehydrate from a few Stanley Cup Playoff beers the…