Damian Lord
North England RO
am pretty much a lifelong angler and whilst I do target other species my passion has always been Pike. I have fished for pike (at times frantically) since around 1984. Like many, my introduction to the species was bait fishing, I progressed to lure angling and in the early 1990’s and added pike fly fishing to as a new obsession in 2008. Whilst I appreciate every fish caught, I choose to target larger fish whenever possible and have a decent tally of big fish to my name. I also enjoy tying pike fly’s and use my own ties exclusively although this is purely for my own satisfaction.
A few words of advice for any interested, you don’t need to be a great caster, I’m certainly not. It will probably hurt at some stage whatever you do. Fly tying won’t save you any money, you will just end up carrying more and destroying the hoover!
If you want a big fish where they live, persevere and most of all enjoy the ride!