Fly For Walleye, Pike And Sm

[Phil Lilley]

Got an email asking about flies...

I need a killer fly for Rainy Lake for fishing in late June.

Pike

Walleye

Smallmouth

Any help would be appreciated ! ! !

Maryann Townsend

Can anyone help?

Thanks

[fishinwrench]

One fly for all three species ... or best picks for each?

I'd go topwater for Lake Smallmouth and Pike in June (poppers and/or Dahlbergs divers)

No clue on the Walleye.....A clouser maybe. LOL

[BlueWave]

The last time I was in Manitoba I spent a fortune on flies for Pike. Started with a clouser and never used anything else as it was just phenomenal. . If I was fishing Pike I would take a bucket full of Clousers in different colors/sizes.

[Steve Smith]

For walleye, I would use Leonard's black PMS leeches. In June on Rainey, the 'eyes should be ten foot or less depending on what part of June. A nine foot leader on floating line with shot weight should do the trick if you can sit over them. The problem I have had is feeling the bite. I would suggest getting a tub of Berkleys Gulp! leeches and soak Leonard's PMS in there. That should help the walleye to hold on long enough to feel the bite. My two cents

[Steve Smith]

Posted too quickly. Any of Leonard's leech combination should work well on pike too providing you have a wire tippet. Rip any of his PMS leeches through the cabbage weeds and you better have a flyrod with backbone. Leonard gave me one of his leech patterns during Roaring River's C&R season. I plan to stock up for my trip to Lake of the Woods.