Float tube pike!

An evenings fly-fishing for pike from float-tubes proved successful for fellow Boyle angler Paul Wynne when he hooked and landed himself a really nice pike on a small lake near Boyle. This was Pauls first time in a "Tube" and I think it wasn't the last! Well Done!

More pike!

The weather here is still pretty unsettled and not so much like summer at all, although this means that water temperatures in many lakes is still only around 15 degrees C and some good pike fishing is still to be had!
An evenings fly fishing for pike from float tubes with fellow Boyle angler and fly-fishing enthusiast Paul Wynne yielded some nice pike to low double figures with Paul getting the biggest of ~13lbs. thus providing spectacular sport.
This weekend gone we were guiding repeat client Graham Leonard and his friend Ray. The two Kildare anglers caught a number of fish to ~8.5lbs. and Guide Bodo Funke even sneaked out a good double as well.
A lot of fish hit the trolled lures on the day but somehow only ~a third of takes could be converted into fish in the boat (Total of 8 pike).
Photo shows ASI owner and professional Guide Bodo Funke with his fish of the day.

June update

Last weeks fishing here started of pretty good with pike to 1 meter for American angler Patrick and his group.

Tuesday was the first fishing day for German visitor Ulrich Benz and his wife Tanja. We boated 13 hard fighting pike on the day with a 90cm one being the biggest.

The cold spell after that sort of hampered the fishing a lot and the pike were hard to find and catch. A few small ones every day was all that could be achieved on two days that felt like November days in the middle of June, with only 8 degrees C in the afternoon!!!

On Saturday fly fishing enthusiast Cuan had a nice fish on the fly nearly straight away that morning, which gave a good account of himself.

There is still no stable weather in sight, but unless the temeratures don't fall as low as last week again, the prospects for pike fishing should be ok.