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 Haven't posted here for ages. Got busy writing my suspense and romance novels (https://georgeabernstein.com), and forgot about this blog. Too bad, because a lot has gone on.

Anyhow, about to fly to Brabant Lodge in the NWT for big pike on flies. I'll post photos in early July. Since my last post, I caught another pike record on 8# tippet, 27.5 lbs, on Lac la Marte, NWT, and took 28 trophy pike (20 lbs or more) in 8 days at Reindeer Lake in Saskatchewan. Besides my marabou streamer, shown years ago on this blog, I'm finding a real killer fly, a  simple streamer of a healthy bunch of Flashabou (Perch, gold, and silver), a dash of red at the throat, and dumbbell eyes. I often add a glass rattle, covered by a braided mylar tube mounted on the shaft. It's great over cabbage bed, and fishes much like a jig. I took 3 pike, 44-46", on 5 casts over cabbage on Reindeer, and never felt a strike. You MUST watch your line for unusual movement, as the fish seem to mostly inhale this fly, rather than hit it. Took one 28# on Reindeer, but on 20# tippet, so no record. Here's a god fish, taken on the marabou pattern