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How To Fly Fish For Chain Pickerel in New Brunswick Canada

Fly Fishing For Chain Pickerel In the Weeds pickerel-in-the-weeds

Chain Pickerel are pretty close to the pike I used to fish for in Ontario, they just don’t grow as big down here in New Brunswick. But if you want a great fight just try for them using your fly fishing tackle.

pickerel-fly-fishing Even a small pickerel of 18 to 20 inches can be a handful in the weeds using a Fly rod but it sure is fun.

I like using a big artificial leech or even a big streamer I would use for spring run Atlantic salmon. They will go for just about anything you through at them.

What Fly rod To Use For Pickerel Fishing

I never use a light action Fly rod when fly fishing for pickerel as even the small ones can give your tackle a run for the money. I usually use an 8 weight fly rod and have never broken one yet.

Use A Tough Leader

The only precautions I take with fly fishing for pickerel is to add a bit of heavy duty leader to my existing leader. I don’t to use steel leaders on my fly rod. Instead I prefer to use a bit of really stiff mono or even some braided line at the front of my leader line. It only takes a brush with those razor sharp teeth to cut your line and lose your pickerel.

What Flies To Use

I don’t use small flies when fishing for pickerel on the fly. I like to use the same flies I use for smallmouth bass and Atlantic salmon.

Big Hairy Flies Work For Me

I tie on the biggest badest and ugliest flies I have in my fly box. Mostly I go for top water as I enjoy this type of fishing the most but I don’t mind using a big ole stream to get their attention and it’s usually still a big top water explosion even though the fly does sink. It just never gets much of a chance to sink far before they slap it good.

Fly Fishing Weedless Flies

The only other thing I would suggest is that you fish weedless or you will be in for a very frustrating day on the water.

When I tie the flies I like to put a skirt of stiff hair that goes from the eye of the hook past the hook point.

Don’t worry about making your flies look perfect as they will still wack it whether it’s pretty or not. I think you could tie on an old shoe and they would still attack it.