FLY TYING: Pike Fly with a Built-in Popper Head 🔥 (Hover Fly 2.0 by Niklaus Bauer)

Some days when pike fly fishing, the difference between succeeding or not can be to fish a fly extremely slow that also stays 100% suspending in the stops. That's why Niklaus Bauer created the original "Hover Fly" more than 10 years ago - a great pattern that has caught a lot of big fish but it hasn't gotten too much attention in recent years. It was time to make the Hover Fly 2.0.
MATERIAL LIST:
Hook: Partridge Predator CS86 X 4/0, Partridge Z4 size 1 or Ahrex TP610 #4/0 and PR382 #1
Wire: Bauer pike wire titanium
Glue: Zap brush on, Epoxy, Gulff UV resin Classic
Thread: Textreme Power thread 100D
Tail Connection: Fastach size 0, 3mm bead glow in the dark
Tail: Dragon tail XL, Holo silver or Copper
Eyes: Epoxy eyes 5,5mm glow in the dark
Head: Brown Bucktail, Bauer’s Premium Nayat in Nightmare before Christmas, Flashabou in Copper, holo copper, Polarflash in Gold, Ripple ice fiber in copper and Peacook, Predatordubbing in J.K Craw
Tail: White Bucktail, Hedron Magnum Flashabou Opal Mirage, silver and Holo silver
Body: Polar Reflector flash in silver, Double barrel Popper medium White.
Check out the orginial Hover Fly from 2010:
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[@ethanrush4562]

That is probably one of the best ideas for a fly i've ever seen 👍🎣. The fact that the fly dosen't sink or float would be great for the shallow, weedy English canals that are near me.

[@vasileiuhos930]

This looks like a very elegant solution for a big head pike fly! thank you for the video!

[@victorfitzwalter4042]

Incredible tie as always. Thank you Niklaus from Lndon UK

[@gregobrigavitch1036]

Another great fly Niklaus! I love your flies and am looking forward to tying some of your great designs

[@sampzi]

This fly would come to angler in need. Few weeks ago I lost almost all my flies. So this would help me very much. 👍 Great video as always! 🙂 And goodluck to everyone who enters this giveaway. 😁👍

[@brycematzner2015]

Wow I love watching you tie all these awesome pike flies. I watched this video just before heading to bed and then when i woke up i got to watch you actually fish with it. This will be my first year to ever fly fish, your videos inspire me to learn to tie my on flies cant wait to see the next one. And maybe actually win one someday.

[@mikelistaranda4220]

Such an amazing art work! Respect.

[@tobiashaunreiter]

I started fly fishing for pike last year and I'm always looking for new cool stuff to fish with. I think this pattern will catch a lot of pike in my home water. And i also started fly tying a few weeks ago and your stuff is really helping me to improve my tying skills. So this fly would be perfect as a kind of template to get the right proportions. Greets from Germany

[@guillaumeq4928]

What a nice fly ! Your tying videos are always very very good !

[@eduarddondea8560]

A lovely copper fly one of the best colour for Irish waters it's blending in with the peat brown water colour. Good stuff!!!

[@markushohenester8399]

Good as always, there’s not a single episode of tie tv i haven‘t watched and no fly i haven‘t tied on my own. I am still sad that the EWF was shut down this year. I really was looking forward to meet you again Niklaus!

[@matthiasgopfert7765]

Another amazing Fly from the master of tying predator flies. This fly would be great for the shallow waters which I fish the most time.

[@elileavitt5923]

Looks so good!

[@tommivuorinen209]

Really nice pattern, can't wait to test one!

[@jacksonking1734]

Wicked fly!!!! Thanks for the video

[@srenskandovneergaard4268]

Nice redesign of your original hover fly.! Looking awesome.🤘 I would love to have it in my fly box, and give it a go for the big mamma pikes in shallow waters 🐊 Keep the good tying video's coming always lots of nice inspiration!

[@mikafishtv5596]

Amazing work. It's so cool !

[@pontusforsberg9469]

Great video, nice and informative

[@alfredkarsberger2321]

that fly looks soo damn good i love it !

[@fonziefishingcrew6949]

Wow, I really like your flies who are a true model for me as a beginner. It will incredible to have this one at home to make the same ( sorry for my poor english, I m French 😁)

[@ma_rajala_699]

Great looking pattern.. again🎣🐊

[@anderseriksson5792]

Stort TACK Niklaus! Har väntat på filmen sen du berätta om flugan på Willys i Västerås. Vore jäkligt nice att ha orginalet framför sig när jag nu själv ska binda upp ett gäng!

[@Aloistruebner]

cool stuff... hovering is always cool.

[@jessetyrrell5599]

I will be tying some of these up for Tiger Muskies!

[@nat_cross]

Second! Lol. Definitely going to give this pattern a try. However, I will nee to buy some of those Dragon tails. Great video keep coming..

[@NoveOutdoors]

AWESOMEE.!!! as always.!!!!!!! Cheers.!!

[@fishandtrips1846]

Superbe, joli travail

[@alansandom5057]

Brilliant tie as usual, make it mine 👍

[@kjellremi89]

BRILLIANT AS ALLWAYS! :D

[@gordonkochan6660]

Another awesome fly Niklaus! I really think that fly wants to catch some big mama pike here in Saskatchewan when the season opens in May.

[@belgradefishingteam3372]

Amazing pattern! There are some pikes and zanders here in Belgrade who would love to try that suspending beauty!

[@bookyification]

The is so great , thx

[@Deadstonefly]

Another great pattern! And what an upgrade in materials and style during only 10 years :-) I would love to try this hover style fly, try different tactic...

[@andylennox666]

Nice one Niklaus,would fish well here in Scotland 👍

[@jonasriisejohansen9730]

Hi Niklaus! Such an amazing fly! 🤩😍 I just started flyfiishing for pike after watching your films aswell as fly vs. Jerk! I thank you for inspiring me! I would love to have this fly, tied to perfection, in my box. Especially sice the flies i have tied is a product of trial and error 😅

[@henflins]

Just picked up my first rod, went with the 9 wt for pike. That would be a great fly to start the box off with

[@robin19870731]

Cool fly! As a beginner on flyfishing overall id really wanna try this fly 😁

[@mr.worldwide3232]

I'm looking forward to the day, where Niklaus Bauer tying his beard in one of his fly creations!

[@gsdijam]

Nice One

[@justinmorrall5958]

Great looking fly...I would use it to catch my first pike on the fly.

[@standingcanoes6050]

I might have to give this a try for musky.. it may take me a few tries to tie it up like this but I'll giver ago and send you some pictures of the fish I get with my version of it

[@Abitibi-]

cool stuf!

[@lukem2492]

Sick fly. It’s a lot like the Optimus swine pattern for muskie. In that pattern the popper is further back and throws off the balance more and with heavy sinking lines it walks the dog just like a jerk bait which is money! I’d love to try this new pattern out, maybe I’ll win the one tied in the video, I hope so because we don’t have that predator dubbing here in the USA, I hope lazer dub will work.

[@ymbt]

Really nice fly as allways. If i win this fly i promise to send a pic/video when i catch big pike with that fly

[@user-ek3uv5ug5w]

thanks. I will try to make this version for pike from Russia

[@marksmits1911]

I tie these on the absolute predator of patridge. Its a awesome fly which i have standaard in my fly box

[@steves7271]

Careful what you wish for, Babyliss might want you to cover your beard in pink glitter clips 🤣

[@oskargranath3370]

Så sjukt duktig!! Precis börjat med fluga efter gädda inte fått ngt ännu men denna kanske kan hjälpa :D

[@addictedtostreamer92]

Well done! I would like to fish it

[@m_erlin]

Nice i wanna tie it but i have few exp of tie this fly. I wanna see on my eyes how its looking od real and try do it somedays. Fly its looking awsome, and i wanna try use on my water.

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

Great video as always. But I am wandering... could you use á "regular" popper head? And a side advantage could be that you use it to help keep the shape of the head.

[@pikeman2275]

I want this test,my home lake float tube fishing.

[@sergeykorobeynikov8803]

Огонь!

[@skeletons1842]

väldigt fin fluga har haft mycket tur med en liknade färg

[@EmPi46]

Really nice fly as always. BTW what Song is it at the beginning? Thx from Germany

[@edstaart8548]

Hope I'm able to go fishing again soon?? If so this fly may be a game changer . For now stay safe All.

[@mahfoudhanice827]

very nice fly ... is there some other color pattern that we can do ? :)

[@jeremycollin8759]

Salut tout le monde, étant français, et adorant Niklaus depuis que je l’ai découvert dans FLY VS JERK, j’avoue que ne parlant pas anglais, ça manque de sous titres français 😅 🤙

[@dg2454]

je suis d accord ce serait bien les sous titres francais egalement sur ses videos la😁svp kanalgratis🙏🙏

[@kyki_fishing]

Ouai javous 😅

[@kolibri240888]

Lock yourself in quarantine, and make it for all of us:) You know, you already infected us, with these flashy things:)

[@robinbakker9403]

💪🐊

[@chdel6682]

its really crazy, i would like to fish it and catch a really Big Mama :-)

[@dirkdahn294]

Cool fly, but i wonder, if it would catch a Pike in our waters here in Germany.

[@frank409]

What a nice fly. You need a #10 to shot this at least?

[@lucpiche6724]

Need one

[@LeonderProfi1987]

Omg what a great fly, this would be perfect for the pike in my home water. They are so slooowwww😅 and trying socialbaitdistance.

[@peaderobrien9438]

How do I get some of them great looking fly's

[@MrT08031970]

Hee Niklaus, do you think this fly works in the Netherlands...... ;-)

[@menleegabs5901]

🙏👌👍🐟🎣🐟🎣👋👋

[@georgefitzhugh6455]

Nicklaus, who is the maker of the fly vise your using?

[@mrkotte44]

so.. there is still ice on the lakes here up north.. why do i do this to myself! The fishingabstinence is total!

[@johnd317]

like you vidoe but where u get your tail in uk Its annoying i get those tails and is there like link and buying from oversea far too much fot P&P

[@totteroos6187]

Gör en serie ”fiskar med kändisar”

[@sebastianochittolini4316]

If i ll not win the fly, you can send me just the materials and I ll manage to tye one like that maybe even better )))))) of course I'm joking... well done mr Bauer like always.

[@wolfirus]

Vem behöver inte en Bauer fluga i lådan ^^

[@user-dt6uz7dm4l]

Такую приманку в России можно приобрести?

[@jleftw]

Norrlänska gäddor är kräsna, dom behöver fina flugor :)

[@salmosalar8428]

Moin moin

[@denisSwe]

ville börja lära mig flugfiske men efter jag såg detta nej tack jag har inte nerverna för å göra egna flugor

[@hattefnatt1]

Känns glödhet nu på vårkanten

[@davalalain3036]

First

[@johnd317]

like you vidoe but where u get your tail in uk Its annoying i get those tails and is there like link and buying from oversea far too much fot P&P

[@salmosalar8428]

Moin moin