A one foot fly among the lily pads - fly fishing tales

You can see why fly fishing for predators is gaining such a following, if some of the features on pikeflyfishing.co.uk are anything to go by.

The PAC has taken on the site, and webmaster Dave Lumb has revealed the club hopes to develop it.

Ad Swier tells of a one foot fly among the lily pads on www.pikeflyfishing.co.uk:

"Slowly my feet paddle away beside the rushes and lily pads. Some are in blossom, others are deep below the surface. Bright greens and deep shadows. Every now and then a wood of pondweed appears. The better spots for pike.

"The edges of the deep standing lilies. There where the shivering darkness starts, is another hot spot, the truly unknown domain of everybody's dream fish. The huge pike, with moss on the head."

John Mees looks closer to home, with his tales of Grafham zander.

PAC takes on pike fly fishing website

The Pike Anglers Club can tonight announce it has taken over the management of leading pike fly fishing website pikeflyfishing.co.uk.

PAC webmaster Dave Lumb, who has redesigned the site, said: "Colin Brett has very kindly given the PAC the domain name and the contents of the site that he had built over the years.

"The PAC committee would like to thank Colin for this as the domain name is established and the site can become a valuable tool for attracting new members."

Dave said he hoped the site would become an important online resource for pike fly anglers.

"There is plenty of scope for expansion of the site to provided as good a resource for the pike fly fisher as the main PAC site has become for the general pike angler," he added.

"Towards that end we'd welcome input from our fluff-flinging members. What does it need? What would you like to see on it?

"Fly tying instructions would be most welcome for a start, but the site also needs a handling page dedicated to fly fishing rather than the current link out to the main PAC site."

The committee would also like to develop a recommended 'code' of tackle and practices to expand those on the main site.

"Thanks again to Colin for giving the club this opportunity," Dave said.

Accidental angler flosses Thames pike

TV's Accidental Angler, aka Norfolk-based fishing correspondent for The Field Charles Rangeley-Wilson, chronicles a day's pike fly fishing on the Thames on his blog.

Pour yourself a warming glass of something, sit down and click here to enjoy a trip with the Pike Whisperer.

A 20lbs fly-caught pike on the radio

A 20lbs fly-caught pike is one of the highlights of BBC Radio Ulster's Days Like This slot, where presenters talk about a memorable day in their lives.

Click here to listen on BBC iPlayer. Hat tip Daniel Cook for posting a link on the PAC Forums.

Pike fly fishing - great blog

Here's a great pike fly fishing blog which turned up in a google alert the other day. It's got plenty of fly patterns, reviews and a host of links top fellow enthusiasts' online writings.

Click here for a gander.

Fly casting tuition up for grabs

Fly casting instructor Peter Hartley has a few places on a teach-in for those wishing to learn to cast predator flies.
It's being held at Graffham Water on Sunday, December 7.
Peter can accommodate 6 anglers at a cost of £90 [£15 each if 6 attend]. He'll have fly rods available to use.
A couple of places have already gone. If you'd like to attend, e-mail Colin Brett at colin_brett@ntlworld.com

Pike fly expert speaks in Cambs

Rutland Water warden and acclaimed fly angler Nigel Savage will be giving a talk on the flies, methods and tackle to use when targeting predators on the method on Thursday, February 21.

It's being staged by the Invicta Fly Fishing Club at Harston Village Hall, on the A10 south of Cambridge, from 7.30pm.

Nigel is one of the foremost exponents of pike fly fishing, with several 20lbs-plus fish to his credit. He is also a successful zander fly angler.

All welcome on the night, admission is free.

Lincoln hosts fly ace Nigel

Anglian Water trout reservoir warden Nigel Savage has caught some stonking pike on the fly.

He's doing one of his rare talks and slide shows at Lincoln PAC's first meeting of the New Year, on Monday, January 7.

RO Chico Winterton said: "Nigel's talk will be a revelation to most of us, Pike on the fly is something that the majority have not even contemplated let alone tried but that's even more reason to come and see him.

"Fantastic fish from Trout waters and rivers/drains on a very exciting method from the most prolific fly fishing piker in the land."

It's being held at the Turk's Head in Newport, Lincoln, at 7.30pm.

Admission is £2.50 members, £3 non-members, all welcome.

***For more information on the Lincoln Region, click here.

New fly tips added to PAC website

Information on the basics of choosing safe tackle for fly fishing for pike has just been added to the PAC website. Click here.

Pike's popularity as food is "soaring".

The culinary status of pike is "soaring", says the Scottish Field magazine. Read it here.

Pike fly guys launch new website

Our friends the Pike Fly Fishing Association have just launched a brand new website.

It features in-depth, no-nonsense guides to pike fly fishing, how to get started, tackle choice and fly patterns, along with information on pike care.

And if you dismiss it as a slightly eccentric method of fishing for pike, feast your eyes on the gallery, which features pike to 42lbs 10oz. That's right, 42lbs 10oz.

To check it out click here.