Pike Mini-Clave

my limited experience with the slimy gator-fish indicates anything with
yellow or orange as a major color is preferred...

Chas Wade wrote:

Could you recommend some pike fly patterns that I could attempt to try
and tie? Any 'best' color combos?


My favorites are black and red, sometimes chartreuse, sometimes green.
The flies are tied large on 4/0 hooks. For a wealth of info, check out
Kevin Vang's pike clave home page:

"George G. Miller" wrote:
Chas:

Thanks for the offer, I'll try my best to take you up on it!
The only problem I forsee - so far - is that I work for the Browning
school district - I'm the Network Administrator - and it will be very
tuff for me to take any time off that week. May have to try and have
a busy day on Sun, the 5th.

Where are you coming from?
Near Seattle. We'll drive out Friday night and Saturday Morning,
trying to arrive before noon on Saturday.


Could you recommend some pike fly patterns that I could attempt to try
and tie? Any 'best' color combos?

My favorites are black and red, sometimes chartreuse, sometimes green.
The flies are tied large on 4/0 hooks. For a wealth of info, check out
Kevin Vang's pike clave home page:

http://www.misu.nodak.edu/%7Evang/PikeClave/

There are a bunch of links on the flies page for patterns that work.
Also check out Barry Reynold's book, Pike on the Fly. With the single
exception of his reccommendation that you use heavy mono for a leader,
his book is great.


Chas
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"George G. Miller" wrote:
Chas:

Thanks for the offer, I'll try my best to take you up on it!
The only problem I forsee - so far - is that I work for the Browning
school district - I'm the Network Administrator - and it will be very
tuff for me to take any time off that week. May have to try and have
a busy day on Sun, the 5th.

Where are you coming from?
Near Seattle. We'll drive out Friday night and Saturday Morning,
trying to arrive before noon on Saturday.


Could you recommend some pike fly patterns that I could attempt to try
and tie? Any 'best' color combos?

My favorites are black and red, sometimes chartreuse, sometimes green.
The flies are tied large on 4/0 hooks. For a wealth of info, check out
Kevin Vang's pike clave home page:

http://www.misu.nodak.edu/%7Evang/PikeClave/

There are a bunch of links on the flies page for patterns that work.
Also check out Barry Reynold's book, Pike on the Fly. With the single
exception of his reccommendation that you use heavy mono for a leader,
his book is great.


Chas
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Chas:

Thanks for the offer, I'll try my best to take you up on it!
The only problem I forsee - so far - is that I work for the Browning
school district - I'm the Network Administrator - and it will be very
tuff for me to take any time off that week. May have to try and have
a busy day on Sun, the 5th.

Where are you coming from?

Could you recommend some pike fly patterns that I could attempt to try
and tie? Any 'best' color combos?

Thanks,

George



It will be fun to help you get started on these beasts. I don't know
about Pike Lake, but I'd like to find out.

wrote:
Oh, ok. I know that one.

There is also another lake, known as Pike lake.
It's up north-west of Babb. Kinda back in the boonies
a bit. Supposed to be real good for northerns.

I'll see what I can do about coming on up. Would be good
to meet you. I'm a beginner fly fisher/fly tier and have always
wanted to catch pike on a fly.


It will be fun to help you get started on these beasts. I don't know
about Pike Lake, but I'd like to find out.

Hope to see you there,

Chas
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Oh, ok. I know that one.

There is also another lake, known as Pike lake.
It's up north-west of Babb. Kinda back in the boonies
a bit. Supposed to be real good for northerns.

I'll see what I can do about coming on up. Would be good
to meet you. I'm a beginner fly fisher/fly tier and have always
wanted to catch pike on a fly.




On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 08:03:09 GMT, Chas Wade
wrote:

"George G. Miller" wrote:
Chas:
Where, exactly, is Sherburne Lake?
I live in Browning and haven't heard of it, yet.

I'll have to see if I could make it.


Right in your back yard, drive north past Babb, turn left towards the
Many Glacier entrance to the park, and you'll drive along it for
several miles just as you enter the park. You probably know Duck Lake
which is also right there at Babb.

Please come, I'd like to meet you.

Chas
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"George G. Miller" wrote in message
...
Chas:
Where, exactly, is Sherburne Lake?
I live in Browning and haven't heard of it, yet.


31.8 miles northwest of Browning. N48d 39'Lat. W113d 34.5' Long.

jh

"George G. Miller" wrote:
Chas:
Where, exactly, is Sherburne Lake?
I live in Browning and haven't heard of it, yet.

I'll have to see if I could make it.


Right in your back yard, drive north past Babb, turn left towards the
Many Glacier entrance to the park, and you'll drive along it for
several miles just as you enter the park. You probably know Duck Lake
which is also right there at Babb.

Please come, I'd like to meet you.

Chas
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