My favorite fly colours for pike

Hi there and a happy new year

As promised in my earlier post about my pike flies, here are some of my favorite color combinations for my Slinky Deceivers.

"Shiny Roach"

Tube: 2/4 mm vinyl tube + 4mm silicon tube
Thread: Kevlar
Tail: 3 Pairs of White Schlappen+ white Slinky fibre+ silver Flash
Body: Off-White SFBlend Slinky fibre + a good amount of silver flash
Throat: Electric yellow Slinky fibre/Deadly Dazzle
Wing: Black Slinky fibre
Head: Hot-glue
Eyes: 3D-Eyes



The "Shiny Roach" is a pattern I use mainly in Clear water when the sky is overcast. Something to be said about the effectiveness of the color combination in this fly is that three first fishes caught whit this pattern were all over 90 cm long. It also holds my Fly-fishing record ( a beautiful 104 cm long fall pike)

"Tånglake"

Tube: 2/4 mm vinyl tube + 4mm silicon tube
Thread: Kevlar
Tail: 3 Pairs of Orange Schlappen+ Dark Orange Slinky fibre
Body: Red Fish Slinky fibre + Some UV-Enhancer tied in between
Throat: Electric yellow Slinky fibre/Deadly Dazzle
Wing: Red Fish Slinky fibre
Head: Hot-glue
Eyes: 3D-Eyes
Spots: Black waterproof marker



"Tånglake" is the pattern that held my fly-fishing record pike (a slim 103 cm torpedo) for quite some time. It has given me best result in the autumn when the water starts to clear up as the temperatures sink.

"Flashlight KeMu"

Tube: 2/4 mm vinyl tube + 4mm silicon tube
Thread: Kevlar
Tail: 3 Pairs of Fl.Yelleow Schlappen+ Electric Yellow Slinky fibre
Body: Electric Yellow Slinky fibre
Throat: Electric yellow Slinky fibre/Deadly Dazzle
Wing: Black Slinky fibre
Head: Hot-glue
Eyes: 3D-Eyes
Stripes: Black waterproof marker



The "flashlight" is for me an all-rounder to be used when the visibility underwater is limited. it has given me best results in conditions when the sky is heavily overcast and the water is a little colored, as it is most of the year in the regions where I fish.

And as the winter has arrived (once again too early for my taste) to the Helsinki region, and my fishing season is probably over(at least for the time being, still hoping for a thaw), it is time to start the tying season for next seasons flies. So in future posts I think I will return whit some more color combinations for pike flies, and probably some other flies as well.