Pike Frog

The Pike Fly, crafted by Umpqua Signature Tyer Larry Dahlberg, is a durable, high-profile pattern built to withstand the crushing strikes and sharp teeth of northern pike. Its blend of sturdy synthetics and natural materials produces a pulsing, baitfish-like movement that triggers aggressive follows and eats. As a variation of the classic Dahlberg Diver, this version uses an extended, reinforced deer-hair head trimmed to dive deeper and pause longer beneath the surface, creating a wounded, off-balance look that big pike find irresistible.

After the cast, give the Pike Fly a brief slack-line drop—just two inches. That tiny fall lets the deer-hair head trap microbubbles, causing a faint fizz on the first strip that pike often key on more than the fly’s movement itself.