Fly Fishing For Pike: Top tips and essential tackle with Dom Garnett & Turrall Flies

In this video, we take to the banks of the Somerset Levels to show you how to catch pike on the fly, including essential kit to use and useful tips and advice. In tricky conditions, our challenge is to catch from the bank using a variety of the best fly patterns for pike. Faced with high and coloured water, it was vital to stay mobile and try a variety of pike fishing venues and strategies. Floating and sinking pike fly lines came into play on this occasion, across three different venues.
Also featured is the fantastic scenery and wildlife of the Somerset Levels, beautifully captured by John Deprieelle.
For more great tips and fly fishing videos, check out the Turrall Flies Facebook page and blog, as well as Dom's website and bestselling books "Flyfishing For Coarse Fish" and "Tangles with Pike":
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[@Full_on_flyfishing]

Cracking video love the levels 🎣👌🏻

[@geoffhadley1760]

Great stuff Dom and John. 👍 Your points about safe, swift, handling are particularly relevent given all the social media stuff/promotion/attention that this branch of angling is recieving at the moment. It's also really good to see somebody showing pike (fly) fishing as exactly what it more often is... tough, challenging fishing and not just about monsters. Great stuff!👍🎣🐊

[@domgarnettfishing]

Cheers Geoff. Yes, correct on both counts- and glad this comes across. We get just a limited time to film with these shoots and that's it. Naturally, it's sod's law that I'll get a bigger fish the week after when not filming- but actually looking at a tough day is probably more instructive? As for fish care, I do worry a bit about social media. Fish care has to be a priority- not an extended photo shoot!

[@rehmanmalik1089]

Great video m8

[@middlefork6530]

Great music choice👍🏼

[@peterwise978]

Great fishing and useful tips, thanks - and good to see your dog sharing in the action too!

[@domgarnettfishing]

Thanks Peter. Well spotted! Not my dog, but the camera guy, John Deprieelle's. He's called "Badgermole" and is a bit of a legend! Has the perfect temperament for a fishing dog, just loves being outdoors but never gets in the way. I'm sure most of the time he'd rather I was throwing his favourite grotty tennis ball rather than flies, but there you go 😄

[@andrewplayer9923]

Nice film Dom, interesting information and great pics of The Levels. Could you tell me please, the make of the landing net handle. Thanks, Andrew

[@domgarnettfishing]

Thanks Andrew. The net is a Daiwa LRF. The reach on it is excellent- but to be quite honest, it's not the toughest for pike (mine has been repaired at least once). The Drennan 3m specimen twist lock is a tougher option.

[@peteraustin4847]

I use the drennan twistlock, it`s well worth the money and strong 🙂@@domgarnettfishing

[@TX10X10]

great video Dominic, I have a question what brand of rod are you using?? I have an old split cane 9# rod for salmon and pike, would that still be okay to use? It was made in the late 60's early 70's. I was given it and I wouldn't mind a weekend trying for something other than trout for once :)

[@domgarnettfishing]

The rod is a Vision Daddy. I am not especially brand loyal with rods to be honest- the main reason I chose this one was because I got a good deal on it and I smashed up my last one (a Greys). So far so good after around 3 seasons of use. I am not a huge fan of cane. I love the aesthetic and the feel of it for playing fish- but I find it really heavy and poor performing for longer casts, just not a patch on carbon. Smaller cane rods, say 7ft, can be very nice to use, but for big flies and longer rods, I don't like cane. I've tried- but it's just not for me!

[@rip5666]

I live in Fife Scotland. Yeah. Unfortunately there's eastern European that will never put them back.. They eat them.