Fly Fishing for Roach?

[..::Pike Pirate::..]

yeah i had loads of fun last summer, because my local pond can get HECTIC

as my dad said, i waited till just before dusk, casters shot out to get them to the surface, then a small fly

say a 16-18 black gnat, greenwells glory, black beetle or black spider work well

also CDCs work quite well...floating line

try not to cast through...let your tippet land on the shoal because unless they are in a frenzy theyll scatter

and GOOD LUCK...i think i had cat like reflexes by the end of that summer...trained my eyes for when i went for the trout on the bigger waters as well.

[isle of innisfree]

now if you want to make full use of this canal you would be best advised to fish the following flies on a intermediate line trying different speeds of retrieve and depths
top dropper size 12/14 black spider
middle dropper size 12/14 dawl bach
point fly size 10 g/h damsel or dawsons olive
that should target most species there including pike