Flies for Pike.

Pike patterns benefit from a clear baitfish outline and materials that move during pauses. These adaptable streamers can be tied larger on strong hooks.

All patterns Bass Bonefish Carp Panfish Permit Pike Redfish Salmon Snook Steelhead Striped Bass Tarpon Trout

A place to start.

Start with an enlarged Lefty’s Deceiver or Bunny Leech near vegetation edges. Let the fly pause between strips and use a leader suited to pike teeth.

Sizes & presentation

The base recipes show smaller versions. For pike, scale up on suitable hooks, often 1/0–4/0, while keeping the fly castable.

Streamer

Bunny Leech

Rabbit fur breathes during pauses and makes a simple, mobile leech profile.

Intermediate4 tying steps

Surface fly

Dahlberg Diver

A sculpted deer-hair head dives on a strip and resurfaces during the pause.

Advanced5 tying steps

Bass Pike

Saltwater streamer

EP Baitfish

Sparse synthetic fiber layers create a broad baitfish silhouette without a heavy body.

Intermediate4 tying steps

Bass Pike Redfish Striped Bass

Streamer

Lefty’s Deceiver

A feather tail and bucktail collar make a flexible baitfish silhouette.

Intermediate4 tying steps

Bass Pike Redfish Striped Bass

Streamer

Zonker

A rabbit-strip back brings movement to a bright, minnow-shaped body.

Intermediate4 tying steps

Bass Pike Trout

Each recipe gives a specific base dressing; adapt hook strength, size, and weight for the species and water.