Ryan Crozier and his pal Willie Graham travelled from Co. Down to join Chris Barry for a day’s fly fishing for pike in Cavan. Conditions were tough to start with a cold easterly wind gusting across the lake for most of the morning.
Moving out of the wind, and into a normally productive bay, the lads worked hard throwing flies into lovely looking water of 10-15 feet. The wind direction changed and minutes later, a good fish torpedoed after Ryan’s fly, crushing it right at the boat. After a spectacular battle, the fish was netted and measured at 102cms. A new PB pike on the fly for Ryan and nearly the same length as his smile.
Not long afterwards, he was in again. Another big fish nailed his fly just at the boat. This was a very powerful pike which leaped and tail-walked all the way to the net. She measured 101cms but was clearly a much heavier fish. Two cracking fish in the space of 30 minutes. Wille got into the action as well, connecting with two more fish and was very unlucky as another big fish cruised up to his fly at the boat, but missed it. Well done to the two lads who enjoyed their day’s fly fishing on the boat.
Fly fishing for pike is an increasingly popular branch of the sport and can hold its own with any other methods for catching big fish. Just ask Ryan!
go fishing…
