Coastal Destinations

Saltwater Fly Fishing for Bass and sea trout under the stars. 


These 4 night and 3-day on the water combination guided / workshops will be held during 2014 and will run on the dates indicated HERE – these dates haven’t been established just yet but should be indicated before the end of January.

Fishing in wild places is always an exciting thing to do. Combining that anticipation with the challenge of saltwater fly (light lure fishing when we have to) on the wild coast of Ireland is what the Coastal Destinations service is about. Find yourself guided into a coastal landscape of endless possibilities and angling potential, combine this with the incorporation of the Leave No Trace ethos into your experience and then this complete package presents a real opportunity to escape and to adventure in the freedom of secret Ireland.

Angling groups are deliberately kept small, never more than two people and the fishing takes place over three full days or more (with two nights under the stars) , bespoke options are available for your guided service. All tackle can be included if we deem it necessary including  a unique hand tied range of  Irish saltwater flies designed for these locations. All transport to and from the venues including airport transfer is arranged and our fixed accommodations are approved, practical clean and strategically located, often nestled at the shoreline.

Trek and fish This option involves us undertaking an angling adventure with a two night stay under the stars before we return on afternoon three to ‘civilisation’ for a wash, scrub up and a nice local meal, relaxing in anticipation of our last day fishing together. For the more adventurous angler this means we are more immersed in our fishing taking the opportunity to fish perhaps more intensely and to remain connected to the coast on a more personal level. Our gear is state of the art including Hilleberg Akto, Patagonia and Sea to summit to keep us safe and warm.

Coastal Destinations is evolving to also include

An itinerary of guided fishing which would include Leave No Trace principles  this might resemble the daily plan indicated below (all principles of leave no trace do not need to be incorporated)

• Tuesday afternoon – arrival and airport collection drive to fishing area
  • Leave no trace principle – Planning and preparation.
• Tuesday afternoon/evening – trek to location make camp
  • Leave no trace principle – Travel/Camp on durable surfaces

• Wednesday morning – Fishing
  • Leave no trace principle – Respect Wildlife, fishing in a leave no trace adapted model
• Wednesday evening – Fishing
  • Leave no trace principle – Dispose of waste
  • Leave no trace principle – Minimise the effect of fire

• Thursday morning – Fishing
  • Leave no trace principle – Be considerate of others
  • Thursday afternoon – Trek out of location
  • Leave no trace principle – Leave what you find
• Thursday evening – check into B+B
  • Evening meal

• Friday – fishing over two tides in chosen locations or a single tide option
  • Evening Meal
  • Saturday Morning – return to airport and home

This schedule and plan is completely flexible and applicable to different and wider individual bespoke requirements. Food and drink is included. 

Costs pending transport variations for distance to airport and destinations

Each afternoon and early morning we will fish for bass and seatrout at some of my preferred locations on the wildest parts of the Irish coast. Every attempt is made to apply on a one to one basis, what I have learned as a Leave No Trace trainer to your fishing and during your days adventure.

SEAi is fully insured, certified in first aid and group facilitation,I am also trained to train as well as advanced trainer Leave No Trace. Each day, personal course notes will be provided on the many aspects of bass fishing and Leave No Trace Principles amongst the varied topics we will discuss some are listed below.
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Safety, the species an introduction, equipment - function and decision making, saltwater fly fishing techniques, advanced saltwater fly fishing, seasons, water clarity and temperature, tides and the influences of the moon, daily influences and variations, pressure changes, weather fronts, feeding patterns, colours and fly choices, presentations and secret tactics, fly fishing at night catch and release ...During our fishing time we will delve deeper into the topics we will have discussed at 'class' and a more hands on and practical approach is taken.

Jim Hendrick.

Saltwater fly tying and fly fishing workshop

Qualified – Train the trainer, Advanced Trainer Leave No Trace Principles, Certified group facilitation and first aid.

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A Saltwater fly tying / fly fishing workshop

Learn to tie and to fish unique flies and patterns , that swing, for sea trout and bass.

Morning session – 09:30 – 12:30

Tying flies that swing, with Brian

• Fly types
• Materials
• Hooks
• Balance and colour
• Simplicity

Lunch at The Yard restaurant

Afternoon session – 14:00 – 17:30

Fishing the flies that swing, with Jim – using the flies you’ve tied

• Location selection
• Line types
• Leader construction and essentials
• Reading the current
• Swinging the fly, the different types of swing and when to make them
• Single handed and Switch rod line determinations and presentations

Workshops available on demand (when conditions allow) two people only per day

Casting gear

• Rods - TFO – Deer Creek & Echo3,  switch rods # 5 #6 & #7’s @ 11’-0” – 300-550 grains
• Lines – Rio Switch line 7/8, Guideline PT and Vision ACE – Rio outbounds 11F
• Leaders – Rio VersiLeaders various options (accordingly fit to circumstances)
• Reels – Echo Ion 8/10 – Vison Nite (saltwater resistant NOT proof)
• Line tray – available here shortly

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“Using traditional presentation techniques to catch fish that are holding in current to feed adds so much to saltwater fly fishing that it should be explored for the pure joy of discovery. Engaging the difficulties of proper presentation is perhaps the most wonderful part of fishing with a fly rod.

The simplicity of casting a long line and stripping back a fly is a way of fishing with the fly rod but it bypasses the full scope that understanding and using traditional presentation techniques encompasses.

A true “new and exciting frontier” for saltwater fly fishing would be to embrace and explore the central and fundamental role that reading current understanding drag and skilful presentation have always played in fly fishing. To understand these energies and use them artfully is the essential core of what it has always meant to be a knowledgeable and gifted fly fisherman”

Ken Abrames -

Conclusion Photos and notes

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Costs of workshop with options

Option One - bespoke to your requirements Tea/Coffee on arrival Saltwater Lure Fishing Workshop

Including Lunch at The Yard Restaurant Total Fee €165.00 for one person - €200.00 for two people

Option Two - bespoke to your requirements One night stay with B+B 100 metres from SEAi HERE Tea/Coffee and light refreshments during your day Saltwater Lure Fishing Workshop

Including Lunch at The Yard Restaurant Total Fee €205.00 for one person – € 255 for two people total  – 2 people maximum.

Workshops and Courses

Saltwater lure fishing workshops

Qualified – Train the trainer, Advanced Trainer Leave No Trace Principles, Certified group facilitation and first aid.

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For those anglers starting lure fishing in saltwater there are often many skills to learn and numerous equipment requirements and choices to be made. This can prove daunting to the beginner or even the experienced fishermen. With more than 30 years of bass fishing experience and working at my eight year as a bass fishing guide my saltwater lure & fly fishing workshops are designed to help you fully understand the equipment, and also to help you learn about presentation, advanced lure fishing techniques, and why it is important to understand various species their habitats, influences and life cycles.

You will also learn how and where to purchase and use the best equipment. Having completed the courses you will have a comprehensive understanding of this intriguing and fast developing aspect of saltwater fishing, each customer is provided with over one hundred pages of notes and continued e-mail support - plus I bet too we can have some fun along the way as we spend as much time as possible with practical application on the water.

 

Summary details ONE-DAY Workshop Lure fishing

Session One at the SEAi Centre – 3hrs morning

• Bass, mullet and seatrout a species overview
• Seasons, breeding, timings, feeding patterns
• History of, in Ireland
• General behaviour in locations like estuaries, rocky shores, open sandy beaches
• Discover how to read tides properly and the effects they have on our fishing.
• Understanding the finer points of weather influences on the Wexford coast
• Winds, Rain and its effects
• Air temperature
• Water temperature
• Discovering and understanding location development and bass patterns

Lure fishing gear · Rod types and their different applications · Suitable reels · Braids, fluorocarbons, mono and clips · Line loading · Unique fluorocarbon and mono knots for braid · Lures fishing and rigging · Lure choice and type (recommendations) · Surface lure fishing · Sub surface lure fishing · Surface baits and jerk baits · Soft baits · Metal baits

Catch and Respect – an integral part of the fishing

Because of the range of subjects we will continue together on the water after lunch this allows us to integrate the workshop with your personal experiences at sea.

 

 

Break for Lunch at The Yard Restaurant

 Session Two on the water – 3 hours afternoon and evening

• Safety and a quick location audit for your safety and fish handling
• How best to stay comfortable and safe when fishing
• Learning 'Location development' over a tide
• Watercraft and ‘running down the fish’ · Correct presentations
• Lure choice and selection for any given time and location type
• Catch and Return – it’s much more than returning fish (discussions)
• An emphasis on returning fish even before and after the designated 'closed season' as conditions dictate
• An emphasis on NOT killing mature fish but returning them
• Fish handling regarding leaving the fish in the water when releasing
• Playing and then landing the fish –
• What to do over sand, rocks and other difficult areas
• De-hooking, Handling, Photographing
• Returning and recovery OR proper dispatching of fish and reviewing the legislation

Reviewing the different types of lure rods and their applicability to different types of lure fishing · The lure profile, colour, its action and its role in fishing when conditions are tough · Fishing and you—common errors to avoid and positive aspects to enhance · Advanced fishing tactics and strategies · Confidence when handling and returning fish and making super photographs Learning to apply your skills to a range of different saltwater fish.

Conclusion Photos and notes

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Costs of workshop with options – Under 17’s with parent no charge

Option One - bespoke to your requirements Tea/Coffee on arrival

Saltwater Lure Fishing Workshop

Including Lunch at The Yard Restaurant Total Fee €165.00 for one person - €215.00 for two people (total) - €265.00 for three people (total).

Option Two - bespoke to your requirements One night stay with B+B 100 metres from SEAi HERE Tea/Coffee and light refreshments during your day

Including Lunch at The Yard Restaurant Total Fee €215.00 for one person – €255.00 for two people – 2 people maximum.

Saltwater Fly Fishing Workshops

Qualified – Train the trainer, Advanced Trainer Leave No Trace Principles, Certified group facilitation and first aid.

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Would you like to experience and face a new angling challenge? A challenge that will see you develop your fishing instincts and skills further than you ever believed possible, a challenge that will reward you with consequences that may change your life forever. If so then bass and seatrout fishing on the fly in saltwater is for you!

For any person eager to begin fly fishing in saltwater there are often many skills and numerous equipment requirements and choices to be developed and made.

This can prove daunting to the beginner or even the experienced freshwater fly fishermen. It can be very challenging even to contemplate.

My saltwater fly fishing courses are designed to not only help you understand fully the equipment and the required applications, but you will also learn about casting, advanced saltwater fly fishing techniques and watercraft. Why it is important to understand various species their habitats, life cycles and all of the influences.

You will also learn how and where to purchase and use the best equipment. Having completed the courses you will have a comprehensive understanding of this intriguing and fast developing aspect of saltwater sport fishing and all its dynamics. I hope too we can have some fun along the way as we fish in some of the best bass fishing locations this country has to offer.

Please be aware these introductory courses are not for ‘Experts’. I do run Advanced courses on request but this series is designed to make the fly fishing angler feel safe, comfortable and relaxed and to help remove some of the barriers that may exist especially when saltwater fly-fishing.

We will spend a considerable amount of time on the water

There is a comprehensive set of notes supplied and continuous e-mail support after completion of each workshop.

All fly fishing gear is provided should you need it including rods, lines and flies. I can run a bespoke one or two course designed around your needs. The two day course incorporates a half days guiding in some of Wexford’s best locations. 

Options exist for both one and two day courses

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Two Day Saltwater fly fishing course

Saltwater fly Fishing Workshop Summary DAY ONE

Part One – Day One

Introducing Saltwater Fly-fishing

• An introduction to Bass and seatrout in the salt
• Behavioural patterns of the fish and ‘water craft’ for you
• Discover how to read tides and the effects they have on our fishing.
• Fly Rod types and their applications
• Suitable reels
• The technology of a fly fishing line
• Leaders, loops and lines o How best to stay comfortable and safe when fishing
• A brief look at some flies for both species
• Accessories like the ‘stripping basket’
• Learn to apply your skills to a range of different saltwater fish.
• Catch and respect -
• Short questions and answers session.

Part Two – Day One

• Safety when casting
• The types of rods and their effects on casting
• The fly line profile and its role in casting
• The cast as it unfolds
• Basic efficient casting style for saltwater
• Casting and you—common errors to avoid and positive aspects to enhance
• Making your first cast on grass and later on the water
• Tangible evidence of rod line and leader working together
• Confidence when casting
• Brief intro to various types of cast
• Roll, overhead and single haul. 

Saltwater fly Fishing Workshop Summary DAY TWO

Part Three – Day two

Beyond the basics – at the coast

• Various knots their uses and how to tie them
• Places to find fish and how and when to fish them effectively
• Correct decisions regarding fly selection
• Effective retrieves and how to use them
• Casting techniques when conditions are tough
• Casting big flies for big fish with safety in mind

Part Four - Day two – including a guided fishing session

Getting to grips with it and doing it for yourself

• How to improve your casting, fishing skills and knowledge.
• Techniques for big flies and strong winds
• The single and double haul
• Conclusion and summary of previous discussions, the future, you and SWFF.

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Costs of workshop with options

Option One - bespoke to your requirements Tea/Coffee on arrival

Saltwater Fly Fishing Workshop

TWO DAY OPTION Including Lunch at The Yard Restaurant and one nights B+B 

Total Fee €355.00 for one person - €215.00 for two people (each)

ONE DAY OPTION - bespoke to your requirements One night stay with B+B 100 metres from SEAi HERE Tea/Coffee and light refreshments during your day Saltwater Lure Fishing Workshop

Including Lunch at The Yard Restaurant Total Fee €205.00 per person – group rate available on request – 2 people maximum.

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