Pike on the fly are a favourite of mine. I tend to fish for them from mid-May until mid-June---it is runoff for trout, but prime time for pike. I still fish them for them when I have a chance, but they become harder to consistently catch as the water warms. If you are serious about pike on the fly, I would highly recommend investing into a second spool for your reel with an full intermediate line. Along with your floating line, you can comfortably fish topwater to about 3m.
About 70% of my pike fishing is with an intermediate line. I use a floating line for poppers and for tactically casting around structure, like sunken weedbeds or shoreline drop-offs, where the fly needs to ride shallower than 1m.
Pike are so fierce. They are so fun on the fly.
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