by Andrew Marr | Mar 26, 2024 | Announcements, Destinations, Interviews
After a recent live stream with Smooth River Guide Co.’s Matt Martin we wanted to take the opportunity to further introduce Matt to the pikeonthefly.com’s reader’s. We are happy to introduce to you one of Ontario’s premier fly fishing guides in...
by Andrew Marr | Mar 10, 2023 | Announcements, Destinations
Pikeonthefly.com is pleased to announce that fly angler Ray Snyder, along with trusty longtime guide and POTF staffer Andrew Marr, have set a new benchmark for the IGFA All-Tackle Length Fly World Record for Northern Pike! Ray Snyder is an avid fly fisherman and...
by Andrew Marr | Apr 19, 2022 | Destinations, Tales from the guide side
This tale comes from author Perry Jones who spent 14 years working as a guide at Wollaston Lake Lodge in the remote wilderness of northern Saskatchewan. In that time, Perry guided several 49″+ pike yet had never surpassed the truly remarkable 50″...
by Andrew Marr | Mar 27, 2022 | Destinations, Interviews
An interview with world class pike guide Phil Wiebe from his home in Selkirk, Manitoba. With 3 plus decades of guiding under his belt, Phil has guided and appeared on many notable television shows and films about chasing pike and has guided many IGFA world record pike...
by Andrew Marr | Feb 3, 2022 | Destinations, Flies, Gear Guide
Written by: Mike Lembke, Wollaston Lake Lodge This article originally appeared on the Orvis site in July of 2019 Over the last 25 years of chasing giant pike with a fly rod, I’ve learned a lot about what makes these creatures tick. I spent the first nine of those...
by Andrew Marr | Jan 29, 2022 | Destinations, Gear Guide, Tactics, tricks and tips
By Andrew Marr “What kind of sunglasses are you wearing?” I’m not sure which fishing related question I’ve been asked the most times while working as a professional fishing guide? My job involves being asked lots of questions on any given day....
