chas wrote:

Adam,

Good to hear you're getting another trip. I'm skipping that this year in
exchange for a float in Alaska.

As to keeping the hook up, the clouser eyes do a good enough job, but the extra
weight along with the bunny can make the casting even harder. I like to tie in
s bucktail throat, and use flotation to invert the fly. Now that I think more
about it, I haven't used inverted hooks much for pike because their head can be
a bit tender and I'd rather hook them in the lip or jaw.

Why do you want the hook up?

Chas
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Nice to hear from you, Chas.

Good question about why I want the hook up. Although there will be
probably no weeds when I fish (first week in June), there will be bottom
structure that one can get hung up on. Lake Edmund is not very deep, or
at least the parts that the guides fish when not fishing the shoreline,
probably don't go any deeper than 7-9 feet. I only use a floating line,
but I do recall getting hung up last year. It was just a thought.

Last year the ice out was very late, about 4 days before I got there
(also first week in June). This year I expect the ice out to be more
normal, like the middle of may. They say that the ice is not as thick
as it was last year, so with any luck, conditions should be ideal for a
fly fisherman. Because of the colder than expected weather last year,
the top fishing wasn't all that good. This year I expect better and
will bring my light spinning rod with a Zara Spook or Skitter Popper to
test the waters for surface action. As I figure it, I know that fish
can be caught with streamers and the top water action may be tougher, so
I'll first test the waters before using fly rod poppers.

Adam

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