Tying the Gin & Tonic Pike Fly

I'm a big fan of nayat (snow runner) for it's durability and movement. It's also a good natural material which blends well with various flash to add some interest and contrast. This tutorial shows my way of tying in nayat and various options to blend with other materials. The Gin & Tonic is designed for pike and doesn't have to be with lime, try orange and other contrasting colours too.
By the way look out for the trespasser :)
Material List
Hook: Any big strong hook, but in this case I used the Sakuma Manta 545 6/0
35mm articulated shank from Fishskull
Thread: Veevus 100D GSP
Skeena River Fly Supply long Nayat in grey and white
Bucktail in lime and white blended
Deer Creek Predator Fritz in pearl
Funky Ripple Flash in pearl
Hedron Flashabou in holo silver and olive
Hareline Dubbing Ripple Ice Fibre in pearl and chartreuse
Long saddle feathers in grey and natural grizzly (optional)
Angelina in black blended with nayat to darken the head/shoulder
Deer Creek 10mm Gator Eyez in green
Finish the head with UV or Liquid Fusion ( I can't use UV so opt for non-toxic glue like the latter)

[@mattfleming86]

You are an amazing tyer, and a great inspiration for my bench. The free license Pink Floyd music and the random table cat were icing on the already perfect cake 😁

[@paul_monaghan]

The cat is still around and as bad tempered as ever

[@kevinrosenfeldtwoodworking4888]

Your stuff comes out beautiful!! Love watching, learning alot

[@limmaanka]

Awsome fly!

[@hugoharlin3466]

Nice vid Paul, that color combo is money 🤤

[@oliverreichel]

Awesome tie ✌🏼

[@FT4Freedom]

Beautiful

[@pawelboguta91]

Very, Very Beauty!!!!!

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

This is such a nice fly. I am just wondering....... could you do "a segment" where you take some of these pike/roach etc flies and scale them "down to trout sizes"????

[@paul_monaghan]

This is a very old video. I tend not to tie articulated flies too often these days for pike (take too long) . Many of the American trout streamers are tied this way with two hooks. Double Deceiver is a good example of this type of pattern scaled down.

[@naczelny2]

Class:)

[@fly-fishing-in-patagonia]

Muy buena genio!

[@FlickingFeathers]

very nice indeed

[@paul_monaghan]

Thanks Martyn.

[@mc1992hammer]

Great music on this one! Great tie too! Can you sub Icelandic sheep hair for the Nayat in this pattern?

[@militarist7777]

Крутой стримерок однозначно.

[@vtbassin]

Just found your vids. With the pike near me starting to move around this was the inspiration I needed! What is the glue you used for the eyes?

[@paul_monaghan]

Max Hogg Hi Max, I'm allergic to most glues, but there are a few good toxic free ones out there. This is Evostik Serious Glue, which is both strong and flexible.

[@natehorowitz7612]

Awesome fly and video, thanks for sharing! But why do you use a shank instead of a hook on the back

[@paul_monaghan]

My personal preference is to use one hook for pike where I can. However I don't always and not had a problem using two other than the back hook snagging the front every now and again. It's up to the tyer

[@OddBall1958]

Thanks for another great lesson! What size beads are you using?

[@paul_monaghan]

No probs...typically 5mm

[@OddBall1958]

@@paul_monaghan Thanks and keep up the great work. Always looking forward to a new Pike Fly.

[@jointedbus]

Do u sell these fly? would love to have 2 in the box.

[@lukehaubrick]

What can I substitute for nyate?

[@paul_monaghan]

For natural material try Icelandic Sheep. For synthetics try SF Blend or Jerkbaitmania Pike Skinz

[@Lauiauia]

What is that long green flash?

[@paul_monaghan]

Full material list in the description. Mix of Hedron and Funky flash. You can sub Funky with Hedron Polar like I do now

[@Lauiauia]

@@paul_monaghan thanks!

[@blackmanwv]

All of your videos are great. What size beads do you use?

[@paul_monaghan]

Thanks...doesn't really matter but those are 4mm

[@blackmanwv]

Thanks