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In the beginning - July 2003 Fishing ReportSeptember -2003 Fishing reportAugust 22 2004 Rest Ashura d from Illex Fishing ReportOctober 2005 Fishing reportSeptember 2006 Allez les bleues Fishing Report - Seatrout on the fly from the sea guiding the guide.... Fishing Report - May 06th - Niall Kelly Fishing Reports - Ger Potter Fishing Reports - some days are better than others Fishing Report July 3 - Andrew & Philip Nolan Fishing Report July 4 - Andrew & Philip Nolan Andrew and Philip - aka 'The Nolan Sisters' Fishing Report July 16 - Stuart Duncan New Zealand girls - a can do attitude! Fishing Report July 18 - Ger Potter - The copper coast Fishing Report July 20 - Ollie Price Fishing Report July 25 - George and Marc Fishing Report July 29th - Jim Hendrick Fishing Report - August Andy, Pat and Gerry Fishing Report - August 15 - Jim Hendrick Fishing Report - Sept 01 to Sept 07 - Jim Hendrick 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 27 28 29 30
Fishing Report - Sept 15 to Sept 19 - Jim Hendrick 83 cms of Solid Silver Landed Today on the FLY Fishing Report October 07 - A Big Fish on the fly October Bass on the Fly and Lure - A week with SEAi Fishing Report - Mackerel on the fly - Childs Play Fishing Report - April 04 David Anchell Fishing Report - Spring day in march Fishing Report - DAvid and Peadar Fishing Report - May 10 - Andrew and Jim Latest Reports A great mornings fishing. The Big White One Fishing report July 10 Rolfe Andrew Jim Fishing Report - July 15th Allen This morning is marked forever Evening time and a close to a spectacular day Last Guiding Session of the week Fishing Report - Sept 7th - Hani Ghali September satisfaction Fishing Report - Sept 19th Jim and John Fishing Report - Ian's pesonal best - this morning. Fishing Report - Sept 29th Ian And Martin Indian Summer Workshop - with Fran and Ger Fishing Report - Oct 9th - Fran and Ger Colins beautiful bass on the fly Daiwa Day Breaker performs at Day break!
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Fishing Report - Day One - Andros South - Monday Nov 16th Fishing Report - Barracuda at the airport Fishing Report - April 11th Andrew and Philip Fishing Report - April 23rd - David and Jim Fishing Report - April 24th - David and Jim 8 Years, 8 Fish - OPENING DAY 2010 Release I Fear of what exactly? A simple example. A difficult but rewarding week Made in bubbleland 1000th bass on the fly from the shore It continues...... Release II Salt water fly fishing Ireland Bass Fishing Workshop Today Moody Misty Mysterious Release III Sunday Sterling Silver on a sticker The Danes are back in Wexford Red sky in the morning bassfishers warning? Saltwater fly fishing Ireland A morning session on the fly On the fly this week Bass fishing Cork harbour Conditions tough for fly and lure Monday, September 06, 2010
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Release IV The spirit of where the fish lives a rising tide Jean Yves goes home happy Bass Fishing Open Week Sept 4-11 2010 at SEAi Monday, September 13, 2010 Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Taking silver today Great danes in Wexford we catch 'average' size fish too - 80/20 Proving the French can do it too! Didier Rodriguez - bass on the fly in Wexford Blown away by the blow shot Bass fishing in Cork A note that makes it all worthwhile New kid on the block Prowrassefisher!~from April 2005 Catch Report22-04-2011Wexford a day a place a superb fish Pike fishing in the West of Ireland Western Chronicles I will find you and I WILL catch you Andrews first bass for 2011 Release VI Not catching On the edge ~ always
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a middle...... Zen and the art of making a cock up! The importance of good loops The Wexford Worm Three of their five a day Bass fishing Wexford Tough times in Wexford A red jacket and a yellow rod Soft plastic workshop Bass fishing influences Theres something about Marys! Bass fishing Wexford, first day out specimen A note from a friend The best built fly for Irish bass? ..the magic bass fishing month. Estuary bass fishing Alan lands in Wexford Alan continues in Wexford Alan concludes in Wexford Look closely For no mean achievement An early customer returns - five years later! Black eyed angels swimming with me
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Rod Illex ashura 7-7 Reel Shimano twin power 3000 Lure Rapala skitter walk A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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generate the first of many debates over the coming days. You get dressed in your best guiding gear and of you go to the airport. This is always a strange time for me mind games are played as you ask yourself What will they look like? What will they be like to fish with? and then as you continue to wait for their arrival one of the party coming through recognises you with a smile that says so many things, and then the week begins. Introductions, hellos, flight ok? Hungry? No, ok, lets go to the car, its this way; Im sorry what was your name againseven days of intense focus and interaction. Its often that when the week is over I am left with a strange sense of anti-climax as I say goodbye to whom were once strangers but are now friends and close companions. Welcome to the world of the saltwater fishing guide. It is inevitable that the customer will often not know what to expect when he arrives. He will be quite prepared to ask lots of questions, questions you will have heard before and you will provide answers that are an integral part of the service that you provide. Questions in relation to tides and moon phases, weather conditions, temperatures and various other external influences will help you place the fisherman into a category. Other types of questions about local politics or the countryside or history will also force you to categorise the angler. Speed of questions, the number of questions, the type of questions, how the question is asked, and the oftenanimated conversations amongst the group in home languages before the next question follows helps you in forming and managing the customers expectations. And here we come to the greatest challenge of the next seven days anticipating managing, and providing that expectation to the best of your abilities. Each customers expectation is unique and each customer is a fisherman. So when I met Steen Ulnits from Denmark at the airport in August not only had he a unique expectation, not only was he a fisherman, not only was he a fisheries biologist but as well as that he was an international fishing guide. A new challenge lay in front of me how to successfully guide a fishing guide? For your information Steen is a fisheries biologist by education from the University of rhus but is now a full time outdoors writer and photographer. He works for a number of magazines - mostly the Scandinavian fly only magazine "Flugfiske i Norden" where, besides being one of the founders and present co-owner, he is on the editorial staff. He also has his own angling page in "Jyllands-Posten", the largest Danish newspaper with a circulation of some 250.000 during weekends.
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Being a fisheries biologist by education (and profession for some years) he has dealt a lot with environmental issues where and when they pertained to fish and water. He also specialises in fly-fishing and travel all over the world, sampling exotic fishing and thus obtaining new material for articles and books. Speaking of which he has written 20 so far - in his own name. Besides that he has translated 7 books into Danish and co-authored another 10 international books. Mmmmmmmmh Now here he was in Wexford looking to catch an Irish bass on the fly! After day two of gentle fishing I felt something was wrong. So what was it? I had made two mistakes. One, I assumed that because of Steens vast experience and knowledge that he would know exactly what to do and how to do it, and two, I wasnt managing his expectations based on my assumptions, and hence he wasnt catching any fish. Simple really. The fact was, he was not like any other customer and at the same time he was exactly the same. I had categorised him immediately as an expert who didnt really need much interaction from me as I assumed he knew how to catch bass on the fly. Steen had had some experience of them in Denmark as they are now increasing their range into the Nordic countries. Or maybe they were already there and people just didnt fish for them, and anyway he surely didnt need me to show him how to catch a predator on the fly! However after four sessions Steen hadnt hit a fish and I needed to put it right very quickly. Of course we had discussed equipment and flies and lines and fishing and tactics in detail but what had we missed? Steen was using a #8 rod and a #8 integrated floating shooting head with a ten-foot leader and a traditional leftys deceiver size 1/0. There was nothing spectacularly wrong there as I suspected. His casting was what I like to refer to as a relaxed style with an equally relaxed retrieve of a slow strip and stop. The thing was, as I stood and watched him on the last session of day two he was continuously casting and 16
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retrieving to the same place and retrieving at the same pace with the same fly. Nothing changed in his almost robotic and yet effective technique. I say effective in as much as the fly was presented correctly, was fished correctly but it was monotonous, too monotonous almost without confidence and with a degree of uncertainty. He needed to change and so did I. On the third session I went into super guide mode. I didnt care if he was a world-class expert; from now on he was been treated as if he was a novice saltwater fly fisherman. I have as a preference started to use Varivas tapered leaders so I suggested to Steen that he do likewise. Our fly choice was my default clouser minnows in white and white and chartreuse, coupled to the same colours in a bucktail deceiver pattern that had proven successful all spring and summer long. I ensured he had sufficient supply of both types. This session was an evening one and as the wind was north northwesterly the sky was prone to dramatic light and colour changes as had been the case for many days. Temperatures were down slightly and water clarity was incredible. However over the last few evenings I had noticed baitfish appearing in shoals along the coast often chased by hunting mackerel. As yet they remained out of reach of our flies. The venue was an open beach with some rocky outcrops. Recently I had picked up fish cruising along the outcrops as they hunted with the rise of the tide. Takes were fierce and often as not the fish were deep hooked so I also removed the barbs from the flies we were using. So I positioned Steen along one of the outcrops and explained in detail some of the observations I had made over the past few weeks. I drew in the sand some of my theories not really knowing whether they were true or not but at this stage I wanted him to have a very positive attitude and feeling of confidence. So we began to fish again fan casting over the outcrop and. nothing happened. I moved up the beach to explore the next set, took a lazy cast and hit a small fish of about two pounds; whilst I was landing him I noticed another bigger fish hunting through the channels of the outcrop. I walked back down the beach and spoke to Steen telling him of the fish I caught and of the possibility of him catching the one I had also seen. We attached a grey and white bucktail deceiver pattern and Steen made his first casts in the direction of the fish. He stripped the fly and bang was on, at last! During the evening as the light continued to amaze us and the evening sun began to set we were treated to more fish. Mackerel chased sprats onto the beach and Im sure some bass chased the mackerel too. We changed our rods to #4s and simple silver patterns and had some real fun. Just before the light disappeared Steen had another bass on the deceiver. It happens a lot like this. Sometimes its a little mysterious. I believe you can make things happen in fishing simply by talking and communicating to someone that they are doing fine and by making them feel more confident suddenly they catch fish. I felt I didnt need to make Steen feel confident, I assumed he was more than capable and Im sure he was. However, that extra ingredient, that last piece of the jigsaw was missing you can never assume anything in fishing least of all that either you or someone else knows exactly what to do. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Rio Hard alloy mono Rio Flouroflex plus Oceanflies chartreuse and white deceiver Whilst guiding for Niall this week he had a real treat - it had been blowing easterly most of the week but was still mild. Water was loaded with weed for the first ten metres or so but Niall picked the fish up at about 15-18 ms out. Hit the fly hard in a big current fished across and down with little or no retrieve, loads of wave activity so he was in 'good spirits' - went back fine too.
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like the practice casting paid off as Ger landed his first bass on the fly! Ger also ties his own flies and this excellent example of a half and half proved ideal in the rough seas today. A great achievement under any circumstances. I will put the step by step guides to the fly and more pics in the gallery later this week http://www.swsfd.fotopic.net/ A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Thursday Morning Landing Gear Lures - Rapala skitter walk - all fish taken on these lures Colour - White and white and brown Rods - Smith Bayliners Reels - Shimano twin powers Line - Powerpro - 8 kgs Tippett - Rio flouroflex - 8 kgs Conditions Temperature - 13 degrees Wind - North/North west 3- 4 Cloud - Heavy cover with lots of rain Water - cloudy to 20 metres then less so Tide - Full at 07:00 A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Friday Morning We repeated much of what we had done and used on the previous two sessions this morning. The brighter conditions of yesterday afternoon was a pleasant change and Andrew had a fine fish at around 16:00 hrs on the surface (amongst others). Today I was accutely aware of the strongish east south easterly breeze which later turned easterly at around 09:30. Andrew had a fish of about 1.5kgs and then another of 2.4kgs on the surface - that was it for the morning. The approaching system obviously has them in a different feeding pattern a little earlier than i anticipated. This is the last session of Andrew and Philips visit. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Rods - Smith Bayliners - 7'-4" Reel - Shimano stradics and twin powers Line - Powerpro 8 kgs Tippett - Rio flouroflex and fluoroflex plus 9 kgs Lures - Various Location - The south east A little bit of fishing in your day Jim
Conditions Temperature - 16 degrees Wind - South/South west 4- 5 Cloud Lots of cover and rain Water - Clear Tide - Mid Spring A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Spirits are high as we reach mid week and the fun is great - Marc missed what I would consider to be a VERY big fish on monday we intend to re-introduce ourselves before Saturday. Various lures and techniques have worked well all week Landing Gear Lures Sammies, spooks, and others Colour Brown, grey and brown, black Rods - Smith Blowshots Reels - Shimano stella Line - Powerpro - 8 kgs Tippett - Rio flouroflex No particular lure seems to want to stand out this summer so far with most types working well - at the moment I have a slight inclination towards the spook! Conditions over the week varied from bright sunshine to heavy and muggy overcast days. We were managing on average 9 fish per day which is below my expectations given the almost ideal weather and tides. Thursday proved the most fruitful with the sharp easterly putting some action into the sea and generating some nice little waves providing oxygen. We will fly fish today and saturday for more bass! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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I was also introduced to a new technique by Andrew - a spinning reel on a fly rod Luying I believe its called.I was a witness to Andrew catching two fish using this method - good fun!
The two guys below (bottom) were fishing with Kiltys and had several fish too - Take a closer look at the photo just to the right of the guy in red at the level of the top of his head - see the BIG fish jumping!!!!! click on the foto to see bigger version A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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A rapid change and settling of the weather produced flat seas and little activity, coupled to NE breezes, fishing, well catching at least was, at times was very difficult. Once the wind turned south westerly or southerly it was like throwing a switch - on they came! But with perserverance and hard work we managed both editorials and I'm happy with the results! Several fish over 3 KGs were taken and once again it continues to be a learning process. Its never going to be easy, good weather, bad weather, different weather - the challenges certainly exist. Good anglers recognise the subtle differences, the changes, and acknowledge these challenges as different experiences. No fishery can perform at its optimum all of the time - this was one of those weeks when it didnt. We are in peak season, with good even if sometimes too settled weather - however next week is another challenge! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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and began using the tide running up the little estuary. It was a dogged slow and hard fight, with short powerful runs, rather than the usual more frenetic type you get from smaller more energetic fish, and in the end he gave up rather peacefully but thankfully not exhausted either. That big eye made contact of some sort, we quickly made the photographs and he slowly swam off. Landing gear Redington CPS #7 Danielsson LW 6/9 Rio Streamer Tip - #7 intermediate/Floater combination Fly - Oceanflies white, grey and lavender bucktail deceiver Tactics I hadn't intentionally set out on this particular day to catch a big fish, but rather the opportunity was presented to me. The best tactic I can advise is try to remain calm and avoid getting flustered. Try to read the situation as quickly as possible before the opportunity passes. My big fear was spooking the fish and realising that I would probably only have a 'one shot chance' at him. The cast was VERY important and it was probably one of the best of my life so far - especially as i'm partcularly weak at 'reach casting'. I knew where I wanted to put the fly - I was conscious of the coiled line lying in the shallow water surrounded by weed, I was conscious of not lining the fish loading the rod and making a slight change of direction with a 'reach' to put the fly in a position so it would pass across in front of him rather than towards him, I was also conscious that behind me were three customers who werent really sure what was going on and were now moving in my direction - the violent nervous shaking wasnt helping either! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Rio Striped Bass Aqualux - #8 InterBassFlies 2/0 White, grey and lavender hollow fleye from Andy Elliott Rain, more rain and then some wind - and fish, oh and flies! - Day Two & ThreeOct 13,14 Colin Rigney from Blackrock joined me on Sunday evening, we had two days of guided Bassfishing on the fly lined up. Monday morning was spectacular with bright blue skies but a chilly westerly kept it a little cooler. We fished the rising tide over a normally prolific area and a family of seals closely accompanied us. Up to six seals were present at any one time normally one or two wouldnt bother the fishing but a family posed us some serious problems. We enjoyed the company though. Colin and I fly-fished on Tuesday in extremely wet and windy but considerably milder conditions. As the wind reached force five and even six during the afternoon we werent to be deterred. Persistence paid of and we landed several bass in challenging conditions. The fish were again taken on the lavender and grey/white hollow fleye. Landing Gear Redington Super Sport #9 Vision 3-zone carbon composite Rio Aqualux Striped Bass Intermediate #9 Rio Hard alloy mono and Flourflex + handbuilt leader Hollow Fleye - 2/0 Lavender/Grey and White tied sparse from Andy Elliott.
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Conditions although mild were particularly tough. It blew hard all day (4-5 bft) and the rain fell very heavy, the fish were at 25 meters or more. Double hauling and casting backwards is a skill learned by right handers who want to catch bass whilst fly fishing on the Southern coasts prevailing winds tend to be South or Westerly so its both safe and efficient. Waves were running increasingly bigger as the day progressed and as the tide rose the water was fizzing with oxygen, it remained clear for most of the afternoon. A patience game ensued in the heavy rain - it was just a question of when! We took all the fish on the same pattern. Cooling conditions and chilling out! - Day Three & Four Oct 15,16 Andrew dropped in on Wednesday evening far a late season session of surface lure 34
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fishing. We had a quick chat and a cup of tea with Colin before he left for home. The fish were played hardball on Wednesday afternoon probably because of the sudden downward shift in temperature. After Tuesdays warm, wet and windy conditions things were now very much different and a little difficult with a fresher cooler feel to the air. We had seen some fish and missed a few on Wednesday, but on Thursday morning we landed a number of beautiful fish as they got used to the 'newer' conditions and they returned to form a little. We managed to avoid going sub surface; a risk given the conditions but Andrew is a surface lure addict. This is Andrews account of his experience in a mail to me really really had a great time wed and thurs. I dont know how you can keep going tho your a fit man. you will defo be knocking on the presidents door for the 3k grant when you hit the 100! Imagine the lures you will be able to get in 60 years time. Will the swim themselves on remote control?
i really appreciate you trying so hard for me in the two sessions. And as usual it paid off. i was wrecked yesterday and struggled on the drive up. but im fine now. in fact im thinking of doing a runner this pm. hw at 1.30 if tide change brings the expected shift to southwesterly...................... love the fishing corners strategy. enjoyed seeing them lunkers swim by got good crack outa shifting that near in seal. was amazed at the moon rise sunset moment, the dark sea and the white water fizzing over the rocks near sunset. the company the meal and conversation the tips the autographed articlefrom the kids The quiet moments even tho i never really shut up cuda done without: falling down(again) loosing bonnie bending xwrap 13 walker
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getting shock from fence rolling in cowshite having a stitch in every muscle in my body getting lures stuck in the bumper of the car Funny thing is the cuda done without things were down to me, the good things were down to you and eileen and the kids. looking at the lists above isnt it amazing what you can pack into 36 hrs? was driving home yest and everything looked and seemed weird, i cudnt talk to people on the phone. it was down to me trying to step back into the "real" world. It knida takes 12 hours or so doesnt it. dont forget, its the overall package.
Landing Gear Smith Blowshot Smith Bayliner Shimano Stradics, powerpro with fluoroflex leaders Surface lures - sammy, spook and tanto. A Galway man in Wexford! - Day Five & Six Oct 16,17 Seamus Hartigan the Galway salmon fishery manager WRFB arrived on Thursday evening in time for the opening of the Wexford Festival Opera. Eileen Dan Ruth and I accompanied Seamus to the opening ceremony fireworks, which were spectacular. Earlier that afternoon I had walked Seamus to a potential bass fishing location, taking him through fish lies, current developments, and fishing strategy. We were ready for Fridays fly-fishing. Friday morning was spectacular. Seamus was new to saltwater fly-fishing and over four hours slowly managed to get into the swing of things. I managed a fish of about 3.5 kgs just to keep things interesting and Seamus on his toes! We finished the session and had a short lunch at The Yard restaurant before session two. Friday afternoon and things were looking different as winds increased from the south and west. We had changed to a completely new location and a different fly-fishing strategy. Seamus had borrowed an integrated shooting head for this afternoons session and this 36
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helped his casting and presentations no end. I managed a nice fish in the early part of the session just to keep things interesting but as wind speed increased the water clarity diminished the fishing became more difficult, the sunset however was spectacular. David Byrne from the CFB joined us on Friday evening for a chat and a pint or two. Landing gear Redington CPS #7 Vision composite - #6/9 Rio Striped Bass Aqualux - #8 InterBassFlies 2/0 White, grey and lavender hollow fleye from Andy Elliott. Comment - Its not always easy to catch bass on the fly. It can be a difficult task at times due to line management, casting, wind, footing, big flies and distant horizons. However, all the customers who visited SEAi this week either caught or witnessed the catching of bass on the fly. For many people who visit SEAi, realising and discovering the techniques and strategies creates the urge to try it again and again and then to succeed - it can be done!
3 Wexford men get lost in town! - Day Seven Oct 18 Three enthusiastic and beginner saltwater fly fishers attended a workshop on Saturday at SEAi. MJ, Michael and David (aged 16) whom are avid freshwater fly fishers now wanted to learn the requirements for fly-fishing in the sea. We spent three hours between 09:30 and 12:30 at the theory of Bass fishing on the fly and then we took ourselves to the sea to practice casting, techniques and strategies. After some initial difficulties in locating my house we had a wonderful day and the craic was mighty. We covered topics like -tides,locations, safety, biology, timings and many many more! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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A Mexican wave of tiny jumping and frantic fish spreads along the side, then across the shore and down the other side of the little cove. The water is full of tiny flashing scales, and green and blue striped merciless hunters. The vast mackerel shoals on our shores during late August and September are a great example of a migratory fish. Mackerel dont reside inshore but rather take advantage of bait movement. Here in Wexford the shoals generally dont arrive until the first spring tides in September but further south they can be caught much earlier. If conditions are favourable they can be caught right through until late October. Of course its a great time for many anglers and the beaches of the south Wexford coast are often at their busiest. Because of their vast numbers, suicidal tendencies and sheer ease of accessibility, mackerel fishing is great fun for children who like fishing or would like to catch fish in the sea for the first time. Often within spitting distance, casting to hundreds of fish with the simplest of flies life can be fun in the middle of a blitz. The whole phenomenon is a big visual fishing treat. Standing and watching the water with my two guys, Dan aged eight and Ruth aged six, they would literally scream with excitement as the shoal moved along the surface of the sea towards us. Here they come again Daddy, look. Look. And sure enough as the fish came closer not only could we see the surface of the sea boiling but we could hear it as well. The frantic baitfish swam as best they could, hundreds of mackerel charging at the shoal fleeing for its life, it sounded like the heaviest downpour you could imagine. They swam and hunted past us and were gone again. We turned all three of us and looked back up the shore anticipating the arrival of the next shoal and the excitement of it all. Eileen had phoned me earlier that week from Cork to say Dan had been catching sprats in his swimming trunks during the evening and both he and Ruth were eager to get their rods from Wexford. I had two days off and decided I had better head down that way as they both sounded like things possessed on the end of the phone. They both told me stories of swimming in mackerel shoals, ..the fish were all around us Daddy! 38
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I had a light spinning rod and some spinners and a #5 seven-foot fly rod loaded with a floating line that we used regularly for exploratory fishing. Im not the kind of person to force the situation and both kids will tend to sometimes want to go fishing and sometimes they dont. Admittedly spending a lot of time fishing with people, when you arrive home and are asked can we go fishing Daddy can we, can we? It makes me smile a bit. Neither do I force them or encourage my children towards any particular aspect of fishing but rather tend to steer them towards the activity itself. Fly or lure who cares at this point its better than sitting in front of the TV on a grey summers day! What I want and would like them to learn is to carefully catch some fish, handle them with some respect and either kill one or two for eating or return them to the sea. I also want them to have as much fun possible doing this. Last year Dan had a problem with the killing of some mackerel that we had caught, so much so that he stopped fishing for the rest of the summer. I didnt want this to affect his fishing adversely and had little chats here and there and let him reason it all out for himself, answering questions (when prodded by Eileen) regarding his fishing logic, farms, trawlers, etc. He arrived at a position where this year he instructed me that we needed only to kill two fish per person and only if we wanted them or we knew somebody else who did. So off we went that evening on our great mackerel hunt. Ruthie with her light spinning kit and Dan with the rod with the backwards reel as he calls it. I had been watching the wind and knew that in this bay as it blew westerly and offshore the sprats would ball up and swim tight to the shore. Personally I was thinking a little ahead I knew it would swing and increase southwesterly in the next few days, this created white water and confusion amongst the baitfish and fired up the BASS. Well leave that to later. Walking down the slope to the beach Ruthie said rather matter of factly, like a seasoned striper fisherman on the east coast of the US theyre there all right. She had learned to spot individual fish as they cruised and picked off wounded or confused sprats, they were visible as individual splashes on the surface. I was impressed. Were not after those guys said Dan were going to the creek to catch them. The Creek as its known locally is a deep gully with high sidewalls that forms a natural collection area for sprats. Dan said to me that he could see the seagulls flying over the creek and that was a sign of fish. Thats what grandpa says Dad! Good man Jim Powell.
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Its only a short walk but it takes us of the beach, which can become a little crowded and somewhat dangerous at times. But its somewhat easier and anyway a little walk never did anyone any harm. We arrived and sat down and watched. The seagulls had fallen back to another feeding spot and the bay was a dark mass of hundreds of thousands of sprats. And here they came, leisurely feeding at will, swimming through the bait ball stuffing themselves on small fish. I cast at first for Ruth and she retrieved the spinner, almost immediately a vibrating fish was on. The little rod rattled and shook as if electricity was passing through it and Ruthie fought her fish valiantly! I can feel him, hes a big one Daddy a HUMUNGOUS one I think. Then it was Dans turn, a fish every cast. I had de-barbed the hooks for safety and ease of release. I wanted them both to get used to feeling the fish in their hands and been able to hold them properly and not be afraid. With wet hands and a gentle grip they managed this many times although its not easy with a vibrating, electro fish like a mackerel. From then on we released all our fish simply by shaking them of the hooks and not touching them at all. Then I introduced the fly rod, Ruthie from a practical point of view said she preferred spinning. At this point in time Dan can lift and cast the head of a #5 and retrieve enough to hook a mackerel and enough to get that feeling. He very much takes it or leaves it and thats fine. We huddled together over little pools and I explained to them both how the flies and lures we were using fooled the mackerel into believing they were sprats. We examined the mackerel we caught closely, marvelling at the colours, their big eyes and Ruthie remembers that mackerel have a spike too! We put one in a big pool and watched it swim around and around and I explained that they never stop swimming, we watched him powerhouse his way through shallow water back to sea and Dan says Im going to catch him again and he made a cast and caught him again. And then we had had enough, and already as we walked up the hill to the house in the autumn dusk the questions were fired, the conversation was fishing. Where will we go tomorrow? Do you think I caught the biggest one Dan? Did you see me casting far? How many did we catch Dad? Im not touching anneee tomorrow Dan. Its funny now, listening as we neared the house, with the porch light on, I had heard similar words earlier that week, but from people a lot older than Dan and Ruth. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
pike fishing both on fly and lure in some truly remote and beautiful locations. I had invited David as a test client to fish with us for the last two days in order to demonstrate and experience the quality of the fishing available. David is a widely experienced fly fisher having fished in many locations like Alaska, the Bahamas, and Belize to mention a few. David is also a regular customer of SEAi and has been bass fishing with me now for four seasons. The weather in the run up to our two day expedition proved to be ideal and on Sunday as temperatures dropped to below zero I made the dash to Peadars house some two and a half hours away. David was to meet us on Monday morning and we would go straight to the fishing. Temperatures had dropped overnight to well below freezing and on monday morning as we headed towards the first location, along and over rolling backroads, the sun rose slowly into a perfect blue sky. Launching the boat was an adventure and as we headed down the little river heading into the lake, shoals of roach and perch were active all around us. Water temperature was reading between 3.3 and 3.8 degrees so sinking ines were the order of the day and we headed towards the leeward side of the lake into the sun. We were fishing for some 10 minutes before David had his first fish to the fly and thats the way it continued for most of the morning and into the early afternoon. Fish on then fish off as we had hit after hit in the glorious winter sunshine. Yes we went through quiet patches too but we had eleven fish to the boat and probably missed as many if not more again. Anticipation was already building for tuesday. Tuesday dawned a little cloudier and windier and Peadar had us lined up for a new location that had a reputation as an excellent fly water. I changed tactics slightly on this occassion and shortened my leader to less than 1.5ms of .6mm fluorocarbon and a 20 cm wire trace. I also increased the size of my fly and was fishing with a giant 25 cm beast, at times it felt like I was casting a wet sock. The tactics paid off and I had some wonderful fish take the fly. It was good times for David too and as Peadar worked around the lake we continued to take fish in many key areas. So over the the two days of fishing we took 22 fish all on the fly to the boat. Water temperatures varied from 3.2 degrees to a positively tropical 4.4 at its best. The fish performed in little windows and tactical placing of the boat and the fly produced the best results. I'm back working with Peadar next week and we will keep you informed of our continuing adventures. Landing Gear Rod - Redington CPS #9
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Reel- Danielsson - LW #6/9 Line - Jim Teeny T300 and T400 Leader - .6mm Gamma Fluorocarbon (1.5ms) and proleader Flies - as above up to 25cms A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Reel: Shimano tecnium 3000 Lure: Sinking minnow details available HERE Remember sea trout are a designated sport fish, it is neccessary to have a licence to fish for seatrout irrespective of your fishing in fresh or saltwater. Go HERE for more details. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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With lots of fish now showing in all the systems plus the prospect of a great weeks weather and tides ahead its all systems go. Mike hits and returns an 8-pounder confirming Richard is a Jonah! All details of the latest catches, techniques and tactics in BASS FLY & LURE FISHING FILES tomorrow! Plus Allens SWFF Journey - Bass Workshop May 5th, Casting WorkshopGlenda Powell June 01st, Refresher bass fishing techniques June 12th - JUNE 22 first bass on the fly (see above)! The first of many. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
A classic mornings bass fishing at todays workshop with Nick, Paul and Bill - with over twenty fish landed it proved to be a great ending to a very up and down week, but one with lots of nice fish! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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this provides a positive environmental impression and experience of Wexford and indeed Ireland, but it also creates a realisation that even after spending a lifetime of fishing for bass in these venues that you are simply scratching at the surface of the sheer number of methods, techniques and presentations that you could make to catch them. There are no experts, but there are many who think they are ! Today was the last guiding day of the week - a week of difficult days and fantastic days depending on how you looked at it - fishing was tough and became easier - the company was superb and the shared experiences continue to make it a great bass fishing destintion. Thanks to all the people who went through here this week. Tony and Paul - Cork - Two Days - Saltwater Fly Fishing Workshop Bass Pat and Gerry - Donegal - Three Days - Bass Guiding Fly & Lure Phil - Dublin - One Day - Saltwater Fly Fishing Workshop for the tropics Andrew - Dublin - One Day - Bass Guiding Lure Im off to Ballina for the week - a long drive ahead! Monaghan for three days pike on the fly and home just in time around the seventeenth of August for bass on the tides again all in the company of dutch anglers. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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September satisfaction
Saturday, September 19, 2009
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This afternoon John, having seen the fish of the morning and having caught some himself, decided this was the last shot of the weekend as he was returning to Ennis whilst John battled on I managed another good fish for the day at 79 cms. It was great to have someone there to witness it two specimen bass on the fly in one day. A big thank you to Brian and John for the company, the fishing, the pints and all the craic! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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You can see some of the great experiences we had over the last two days in the sequence HERE - both have already booked for Autumn 2010. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
Rods - Lucky Craft ESG 8'-7" casting 3- 16 grammes for 6-14lb line Reels - Shimano tecnium 3000 Lines - Powepro - 6kgs Lures - Smith Sticky 12.8 grammes - 08 Leader - Varivas Power Finess Fluorocarbon 0.3 mm Several bass all taken with surface lure fishing techniques A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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before, spoke about our requirements to him as an intro we would stalk some individual fish in the morning and then try to locate a school in the afternoon. The gear was loaded on the skiffs, everything expertly managed by Rick, the rods slid into their little chutes already loaded with leaders and flies. Out here things happen so fast you dont get second chances! I removed my cap as the guide and the skiff fell away from the little quay and accelerated into the tidal rip that was pushing west this was our ultimate destination a run for perhaps one hour through the middle of the island at break neck speed in shallow water to find the fish feeding in the gleaming flats the adventure had begun and as we sped along into an unexplored wilderness the temperature had already risen above 25 degrees, the sky was blue, the water was crystal clear, the low green mangrove jungle lay in miles upon miles of impossible tangles. It was 07:45. One hour later David was on the casting platform of our little skiff. The silence descended. Sparkles poled us along the margins of the mangroves. He said couldnt see properly as the sun was hidden behind some cloud cover. We persisted for a while and then he told us to jacket up again we would run further west over the ocean flats to a distant island where the sun was shining. This time I was on the casting platform. The skiff coasted to a stop in a slow tidal rip running downwind behind a little island, sparkles poled me down the length of the white sandy beach and at the end of a little sand bar he swung around and began to pole back up the other side, 20 metres from the shore against the wind. The next twelve minutes of my life I will never ever forget I held the fly in my left hand and about 10 feet of fly line outside the rod tip, I had about 50 feet lying in the bottom of the boat, I stood rocking slightly, scanning the impossibly blue and clear water for fish then Sparkles spoke very quietly over my left shoulder the words that I will never forget and in some strange way was almost afraid to hear Big fish comin straid atcha - eleven o clock fifdee feed 60
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I oriented myself on the clockface and peered into the rippling water Do ya see im ? No Twelve o clock, goin ride, fordee feed Do ya see im ? To say that at this time that my level of attention and focus was high is one thing. I was so hyper conscious I could hear the guides pole sliding into the sand and out again, the water dripping from the end, the gentle flapping of my shirt in the warm breeze, the fly line tapping against my fingers, the call of a disturbed bird in the midst of the island, the peppery smell on the wind, I couldnt see the fish and waited for Sparkles words again.. then Make a cast for me one o clock fifdee feed I did my best under the circumstances Pik id up an doo id agin More ride Led id sink Now I saw the fish, and two more! Strip the fly I saw the fish move to the fly excited, almost cat like - Sparkles said Stop Strip Keep strippin mon hes a big fish he whispered (just what I needed) Stop Strip, strip agin Hes comin atcha and then, fish on he said His voice had never risen above a gentle conversational tone, the word on was spoken loudest, but still as quiet as a priest in a confessional. The big wheel of the loop opti spun at an incredible speed as the fish realised he was hooked, I applied gentle pressure to the line to let it slip evenly and within two or three seconds I heard the clink clink as the bimini passed out through the rod rings. Then the reel spun into a halo of orange mist as the fish accelerated upwind away from David Sparkles the boat and I, this was the first run into the backing. At eighty yards the fish stopped. I wound, he swam and my knuckles were rapped HARD as he
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accelerated again for ten yards more. He turned and swam at the boat, at speed, I wound frantically. The fish passed us and Sparkles whispered mon dats a gud fish ade pounds Id guess'. The fish swam away again and Sparkles poled us downwind towards him. I could not comprehend the speed and the power, the ability to accelerate was incredible. Ten minutes later he was at the side of the boat, I got his head up a little and the perfection loop passed over the tip ring. David reached for the leader then he swam away again, unbelievably for another thirty yards, I wound and then Sparkles spoke again from over my shoulder, I heard the chilling words expressed calmly and low but also containing a sense of frustration. Shark comin ad im I bullied the fish as best I could but there was a sudden fierce flurry of red and white and dark yellow as the fish on my line was eaten by the shark. The line went slack the fish and the fly were gone. I replay it again and again - the experience of the first bonefish that I ever caught, I will never forget it. We had a long day ahead of us, my life was changing. We ran to another location.......only eight days left. This surely was the greatest fly fishing in the world! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
We were charging towards a green horizon with no visible landmark insight, Andros was already left far behind. Fred pointed at something that only he could see Dats where were goin he said, de ariport! Slowly a bright bar silver appeared in the distance. As we powered closer I realised the tide was fully out and just beginning to rise over a long single sandbar of impossibly white tough gritty sand. In the distance on top and slightly to one side of the bar lay the ruins of a twin engined light aircraft. Long rusted into a hulk of barely recognisable metal. Now ya know why day call id de airport Fred said, and he laughed and sang a few bars from a John Denver song. Lets get oud an wade to the bones Momentarily I wondered was he referring to the crew that had perhaps remained in the cockpit and were now nothing but skeletons in ragged blue uniforms, the heat does strange things. I shook my head. The skiff scrunched to a stop and I picked up my trusty number 7 ready to do battle with some bonefish. Earlier Fred had instructed us that later into the morning as the tide flooded was perhaps the best time for cudas as the bonefish schools streamed over the sand bar. I wondered how fast something had to move to catch a bonefish! In the first few hours we could wade and hunt a few single bonefish in the glittering silver flats. My casting was off and I insisted on trying to put my crazy Charlie into the fishs mouths from sixty feet. This did nothing for my chances and of course I spooked every fish I cast too, Fred grumbled several times (who could blame him). I went and got my camera. David was catching a lot of very good fish; I sulked and took some photos! Some days there is no point in forcing things. I pointed and clicked and made my way back over the flats towards David and Fred. As I got closer to the pair I whispered to David excitedly Two fish, eleven o clock at about fifty feet. Dats ok Mon , said Fred dares aboud five n half thousan of em at one o clock at fordee feed.
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I looked Slowly I became aware that the darker underwater patch that lay waving and moving slightly in front of me wasnt some grass or seaweed or different sand colour, it was a vast school of bonefish, and as my eyes adjusted I could see thousands of tails and fins flashing in the sun, fish moved towards me and away from the shoal, groups broke off, swam away and returned, feeling scared. It was a shimmering pool of biological silver. The school of bonefish stretched as far as I could see both left and right and into and over the horizon. David smiled at me. Fred chased away a six foot lemon shark with a crazy splashing dance; he hummed the theme dun dun, dun dun, dundundundundundun. My brain was shortcircuiting; I needed a sit down under a tree. I couldnt speak for a long time. We had a lot of fun that morning in the middle of nowhere the three of us. It was a very special moment. Fred said the sharks were coming too close now as the water was getting deeper and they would start eating our fish, or us. Apparently they had the advantage when the water got to calf level I looked behind me a few times on the way back to the boat, not sure whether my wading was attracting them or putting them off. As I was leaning over the boat washing the sand out of my shoes Fred advised me to keep my hands out of the water. He smiled! We went on the hunt for CUDAS as the tide was ripping over the sandbar and down the gullies. Fred manoeuvred the little skiff into a shallow channel through which the tide was flooding. He took his position up on the poling platform and asked me to be ready to cast. I was fishing with my number nine and the Bruce Chard cuda special fly. Bruce had already explained to me to strip fast. I simply wasnt ready and didnt know what to expect Fred called to me that he could see a fish holding at two o clock at about 120 feet. For me it was always going to be easier to distance cast I made the cast (couldnt see the fish) and began to strip roly-poly style, faster said Fred. My hands disappeared into a sewing machine blur. Then what I saw next left me dazed and confused (as if I needed more sensory overload). The fish was swimming not from behind the fly but rather charging from the left hand side, at least I assumed it was a fish. A closer description might have been a 64
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prototypical silver torpedo with teeth that also had the address of my fly in its memory. I simply couldnt comprehend the speed of the fish travelling more out of the water than in it, and then he had hit my fly and the reel screamed in terror at the prospect of what lay ahead. In the shallow water the fish ran for maybe fifty yards and then decided that going vertical might achieve more in terms of an escape plan. There was an explosion as the fish jumped from the water and shook his head far from the boat so far I wondered was that MY fish? And then he ran and jumped and tail walked again and again This went on for ten minutes until finally he was brought to the side of the boat and expertly handled by Fred. These were the little ones. Fred said lets go to fish quay! I agreed, David smiled knowingly; he was in one of his been there done that type of moods that meant you dont know what youre in for Hendrick. At the back of the tiniest sandbar in the lee of an island where two lemon sharks snoozed in the afternoon sun I cast and hooked another renegade torpedo. The take was fierce and I was pulled over and had to take a step forward and plant my foot, then lean back a little. The reel was emptying rapidly, screaming in protest and even though I had the drag nailed tight it made little or no impact on the fish. One hundred yards later it stopped suddenly, the silence was deafening and then out of the sea jumped the barracuda, again and again! Swimming at speed, jumping with ferocity, head shaking and finally, finally giving up. I landed him on the beach as Fred had poled the skiff up to the little island. He told me to step out of the water as I had one big and angry cuda on the end of my line! I looked at David baffled and searching for words that I still cannot find. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Leaving with something worthwhile after his three days fishing in Wexford encourages customers like David to return. The low impact and sustainable fishing, the opportunities to learn, the uncrowded environments that David enjoys ensures that he can return next year to expect the same quality of fishing. The superb facilities and customer care David, and many others, have felt at Catrionas Cuasnog fills me with the confidence that once I dropped David at the door I knew he was been completely and competently looked after. The food and the services at both Greenacres and The Yard are exceptional and accessible all of this and more is within 500 metres of SEAi. On the opening day of the 2010 bass fishing season between seven thirty and nine thirty in the morning, David Norman caught and returned 18 bass. All fish were caught on surface lures in crystal clear water often less than ten feet deep in an absolute pristine environment. This was a unique experience for David, for me as a guide I had seen it many times before. David fished with a seven foot six light rod and small spinning reel many of these fish were taken at less than 15 yards which were followed by other members of the shoal we witnessed this many times and much much more over the three wonderful days. Both he and I have combined memories that are priceless and beyond compare. Memories that will stay with me forever. It still continues to be an experience for me too. Regrettably there is an inherent fear inside of me somewhere that speaks when I mention numbers of fish or try to portray the quality of the fishing available. I mention it here this time only to describe the quality of the fishery but I remain anxious that others would use the data and similar sources like it to build an alternative case for exploitation that would destroy the fishery in a very short space of time. Apart from that both size and numbers of fish don't impress me. I believe that you cannot develop a quality recreational fishery and sing its praises and possibilities without having the support of comprehensive fisheries protection, management and education. In a country where Government policy makes no sense, interpretation of data can be used in all sorts of creative ways. Unless you have alternative reasons that go beyond concern, thought, and creating sustainable angling experiences into the future, it is absolutely necessary to be responsible in your portrayal, actions and interactions with the bass fishery in this country. David was here for the first time in 2009 for a two day workshop, he was back at the end of July 2010. He has also booked for 2011 So have many like him. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Made in bubbleland
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Landing GearRod - Smith Blowshot Reel Shimano TP 3500 Line - Powerpro 9kgs Leader - Rio Fluoroflex plus Lure - Lucky Craft Gunnfish A short session between weather systems produced some nice fish this morning. We were lucky and happy. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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SESSION as indicated HERE.Landing Gear.Rod Redington CPX - 9'0" #8 Reel - Vision XLA - #7/9 LineShooting line A.Jensen .25" 30 metres - Sinking shooting head then Intermediate shooting head - 9.30metres the Teeney T350 later in tidal sequence (taking the two bigger fish) Leader - 10'-0" self built tapered leader - Rio Fluoroflex Plus Fly - Custom built 9 inch hollow fleye variants from Andy Elliott Note I - I never attempted to match the hatch once (colour) Note II - The pollack loved the Steve Farrer flies. Note III The speed of retrieve was critical Note IV - The take was gentle and so subtle at times beyond belief Note V - The bigger fish took later and as always deeper in the tide A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
It continues......
Thursday, July 22, 2010
The fly fishing continued today in a strong Northerly breeze - touching force seven at times. Feeling a lot fresher and considerably brighter didnt seem to affect the fishing to any great extent. I fished a Teeny T400 deep and fast with smaller brighter flatwings - white and chartreuse. First came several pollack then a quiet period followed by the spiky thugs! The action came thick and fast with several fish running greater than 80 cms's. Then I was hit by a train - the last time I heard the allbright go clink clink clink at such a rate was way back in November in the Bahamas - stripping at least thirty yards of backing and staying deep my heart was racing - then ten yards more and finally, finally surfaced - breaking
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white water around a massive shaking furious head. Even holding the fish in the current was a struggle - then he decided to use that tail what an afternoon - I gained back five then ten - the fish swam upcurrent and took it all back - then swam down current again oh joy - the Redington arced nicely fight him off the butt, fight him off the butt - Dan and Ruth called from the shore 'Is it a big fish Daddeee?' I saw Eileen slip with the camera! Fish landed, photos made, returned, swam away properly - I smiled - its not often I get my own photo taken with fish - 84cms's. Thanks Eileen. Landing Gear Rod - Redington CPX #8 Reel - Orvis Battenkill LA Line - Jim Teeny T300 Leader - Rio Fluoroflex - 2 meters non tapered 9kgs Fly - White and Chartreuse Flatwing - size 1/0 See some of the fish taken in the sequence above A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
Release II
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
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Landing Gear Rod Self built #8 Reel Danielsson LW6/9 Line - Rio Aqualux Leader - Rio saltwater tapered Fly More later A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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A more comprehensive report of flies gear and tactics will follow in the next few days A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Release IV
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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a rising tide
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Quality never dissapoints - simple! A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
hooked - lifting the rod on the strike, inexcusable - as well as the spiky guys David and I landed both pollack and mackerel on the fly during our short trip. . I read somewhere on a forum recently about THE RULES OF BASS FISHING, a pet hate of mine - Rules, what rules? There simply are none. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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website, which helped contributed to a successful year bass fishing in Wexford. I hope the season will continue to be as pleasurable. Again many thanks and keep up the good work, it is of such value and education to all anglers. Kind Regards Padraig A little bit of fishing in your day Jim
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Catch Report22-04-2011Wexford
Friday, April 22, 2011
The window of opportunity opened this afternoon for a short while and I was lucky to be there to take it. Taking four fish in a 45 minute period the action was thick and fast with the best fish running to 3.25kgs. All of the fish were caught at less than 50 feet distance with the fly stripped very quickly Landing Gear Rod: Jensen High Tide #8 Reel: Danielsson LW 6/9 Line: Guideline coastal slow intermediate #8 Leader: 9-6 Tapered Rio fluorocarbon Fly: 4 white mini sloopy here A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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hence was going into some sort of protective mode of disbelief which stops itself from frying - But yes it was a big fish, yes it was inches behind my fly, and yes I was in fifteen feet of water and I could clearly witness what was happening. I could see the fly, I could see the fish then I couldnt see the fly and suddenly I felt the fish on. Moving very quickly to my right, my fly line tracing through the water leaving a skinny bubble trail zzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiipppppppppppp John, I heard myself speak as I eased and controlled the fly line under tension from my hand and then the drag started up John, take a look at this quick I sounded in hindsight, remarkably calm Two other fish had joined mine and were tracking him as he sped across the white bottom, twisting and turning in a strange ballet threesome of escape and inquisitiveness. The fish were about 5 or 6kgs and their light, smashed up blonde and green patterns of colour at times rendered them invisible in their world of gold and silver. I was pike fishing in the west of Ireland in one of the most remarkable fishing environments I had ever seen. Landing gear Rod: AV Jensen High Tide #8 Reel: Vision XLA Line: Teeny T300 Leader: Rio alloy hard saltwater mono with Rio powerflex wirebite tippet Fly: Tied by Rudy Van Duijnhoven Thanks Brian for making it happen A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Western Chronicles
Friday, June 10, 2011
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reliability from decades of research and development unrivalled by any other manufacturer in the industry. All these features are housed in a waterproof hybrid aluminium body which is then super-charged by the same Hyper-disk drag found in the Stella SW. Less wear on parts and effortless operation are thanks to no less than 11 Shimano bearings. Each reel also features AR-C spool design, Aero Wrap II, Rigid Support Drag, one-piece bail, Super Stopper II, Power Roller and Floating Shaft II. A little bit of fishing in your day Jim
Release VI
Sunday, June 19, 2011
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Not catching
Monday, June 20, 2011
Not catching bass is an integral part of the fishing. It adds mystery and intrigue and forces us to apply reasons as to why. This of course is normal and many of our derived reasons are probably very wide of the mark - but it makes us feel better if we apply our
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fishy logics and thoughts to our 'failures'. What it doesnt mean is that we are bad fishermen or I am a bad guide, or you havent got the latest hottest thing or we are doing something wrong. These are wild creatures living in the ocean, swimming free around an island influenced by many many things. What it does mean is that the next time we catch them the more we appreciate what we really missed - the fish and the experience. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
fishing and presentations for bass then don't miss next months Irish Angler magazine - David is running a three part series packed with information about these techniques. Some ideas for when its tough HERE A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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30 eye-bend, XXX-strong forged shank, Super Needle Point, and black chrome finish. You can see more detail HERE A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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withdrawing so as to leave us desolate and to increase the severity of our winters. We all know that our cold seasons differ greatly in intensity, and bass fishermen know that success in fishing varies equally; but from what cause these results flow, no one can positively say.Robert Barnwell Roosevelt The Striped Bass Published 1865 Martin Alisson Scotland Wed Jul 20th a tough cold week in Wexford. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
Rod : Illex element Rider S210M Reel: Shimano Tecnium 3000 Braid: Power pro 8Kgs Leader: Rio Fluoroflex plus Lure: Illex Gambit Texan jig head 5.5gs and Olive 5" Waveworm A big thanks to Bob and Ronan for the company craic and solving of the worlds problems. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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The up and down 'bobbing' motion of the fly is assisted by a loop knot at the hook - tying 'straight' to the hook with a stiffer leader changes the action of the fly to a 'flatter' plain Here's the thing I fished a 700 euro rod with a 25 euro reel - the okuma airframe. Its the same okuma that I've had since 2002 - its been dropped, kicked, thrown, and excuse me, 'fucked' into the water in a rage, left in a damp shed over winter and most importantly landed probably 400 + bass, plus pollack, pike and seatrout in rain sand and all sorts of weather and still going strong today - dont spend A LOT of money on unnecessary middle crap! Take a look HERE for more help on fishing the rocky shore
Watched the blitz above for a while when I was fishing - awesome display - I was on shore by the way and apologies for poor quality - little camera pushed to its limit ! Bass fishing the Rocky Shore - some help HERE A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Ronan continues to do very well on day two. A little bit of fishing in your day - Jim
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