Pike on a 4 Weight

Pike on a 5 weight fly rod? You bet, so I was intrigued when a friend of mine asked me to pursue them on Jericho Lake, near Berlin, NH. When Bill handed me a “bite guard” 30 lb. test leader for my fly line, I suspected we were in trouble. It took us a while, but we finally located a couple of the toothy predators and got them to strike Bill’s hand tied “clouser-esque” flies. They put up a good struggle, with Bill landing a 5 pounder, while mine came in a little short of that. It was different and exciting, and another of my bucket list fishing goals has been accomplished, though it’s given me inspiration for future trips – this isn’t done by a long shot.

Conditions at the Magalloway Stretch are improving every day lately, and the action is getting hot for the salmon. The forecast for a little rain this weekend will just help things for the hatches, so this is the time to be here. Back Lake is cranking out trout right now, and with our full fleet of boats launched, we’re ready to go!

What are you waiting for?