Navajo Lake Pike Fishing

This toothy critter is my favorite fish on Navajo Lake to catch on a fly! I can't think of anything better then a fish trying to take the rod out of your hands on the strike. 6-8" bunny's are my main fly of choice for the big pike but they will take top water (mouse patterns) in the summer as well. I have developed a few techniques for them that work well most of the time. The main way to find the pike on Navajo Lake is to work the windward sides of rocky points, I also have a technique for teasing them up that you have to see to believe. I got lots of pike in the 4-10# class last summer and hooked or moved a few much bigger than that to date our best pike was 18# taken on a bunny in April '04!  Best time for the pike last year was April 15th- October With April and early May prime for people looking to just pike fish. I will gladly take people out just for pike it's a great way to spend a day, it is however a long hard day of fishing (well worth it if you hit a hog though) but most days we hit 5-6 spots off and on as a break from the bass action. There is also a high chance that you'll loose a bug or two to pike every day as your fishing for bass w/o wire leaders.