I just realised that almost every fly in my “big fly box” looks like Popovic’s FLEX Fleye. It’s a small baitfish pattern and I’m pretty sure pike, zander, perch and any other saltwater fish wouldn’t resist it. I love how simple but effective this fly is.

It’s been a while since I posted something on my blog. Well I guess it’s because of winter depression and all. But I promise I’ll post some flies, if nothing else, more often now. Pike fishing season starts on 1st of April here so until then I will post some flies and maybe fish for some trout and chub.

Wobble fly was created by Martie van den Brand and it’s definitely going to find it’s place in my fly box. Fishing with wobblers can sometimes be much more effective than fishing with streamer flies. But why would you use a spinning rod since you can cast flies with wobbling movement? The wobbling movement of your fly can sometimes really make a difference.

All the ponds and lakes are still kinda messed up so all I can do is prepare for some better days.

I came to this idea by inverting the popper foam. It’s made with weed guards so it will be perfect for ponds in spring. I used craft fur only for this one and even though it’s 18cm. long I hope there wont be any problem delivering the fly.

I just got this tool from Fairy River fly fishing tackle manufacture for testing. I barely tie any flies beside streamers so I am not going to use this one for dubbing but hair and all kind of furs. The hooks rotate on ball bearings for smooth, fast and precise operation. The best thing about this tools is that you don’t need to use both hands.

I’ve never tried this color on my flies before and I guess it’s worth experimenting. Just got my Wapsi craft fur and I guess you’ll see alot of these in my fly box. I find craft fur one of the best materials I’ve ever tried. It’s so light synthetic and it’s so easy to cast such a flies. It’s giving you a benefit of fly fishing for pike with light rods and it’s quite an experience.

Weed is one of the easiest places to locate pike in the summer. But it’s not that easy to fish with just any regular streamer in weed. There are numerous ways to protect your hook from weed. You can even buy weedless hooks on market but I prefer to use my own weed guards. Here are a few simple ways to protect your hook using hard mono.

It was a great day yesterday but it seems it’s still early for big pike to wake up. Waters are still muddy and water level is still effected by melting snow and rain. All I can do is prepare for better days and tie some bigger flies.

I blame Sebastian, Zvezdan and the crew from musicarenje forums for this one. I caught myself looking for synthetic materials around the house and trying to comb them.