Bass Fishing Workshops

The bass fishing workshops scheduled for next week have been cancelled I'm afraid. With low numbers of interest in the short workshops it wouldnt be feasible for me to continue, apologies for any inconvenience caused - guess I'll just have more time for fishin'!

I will re-schedule a complete workshop day for the people who did express interest later this week and will contact you by e-mail.

Conditions tough for fly and lure

Conditions during last week remained very tough and unsettled on the Wexford coast. Winds veered westerly to North easterly and Northerly with a mid week blow from the south west. Some fish were to be had but again the fishery didnt perform at its normal late August potential.

This is what you often have to accept as a bass angler - regardless of many things, the significant impact the weather plays on the fishery and your abiity to fish 'through' and adapt to that impact is vital. Fine tuning your fishing and your expectations when its tough doesnt mean its impossible to catch fish - its just more difficult.

Out of that difficulty comes a greater reward.

Conditions South East - Week 35

If only this had fallen last week or indeed next week...... synchronicity fixer needed please apply ASAP


SUMMARY: Remaining settled till the weekend, with high pressure continuing to dominate our weather. Very mild, even warm, with just light southerly breezes. TUESDAY NIGHT: Dry with some clear spells. Some mist and fog pockets developing too, with little or no wind. Not as cold as recent nights though, with lowest temperatures 7 to 12 degrees, coolest across Leinster. WEDNESDAY: spells of hazy sunshine on Wednesday, and largely dry, but there is the risk of a few showers in the west and northwest. Very mild, even warm, with highest temperatures 18 to 22 degrees, warmest across the western half of the country. Winds will be just light southeasterly generally. THURSDAY: Dry with good sunshine, and temperatures again reaching 18 to 22 degrees. FRIDAY: Friday will be a largely dry day with the best of the sunshine early on in the day. However cloud will increase in the southwest later in the day, with the risk of some rain here towards nightfall. Another very mild day, with highest temperatures 18 to 21 degrees, and just light southeasterly breezes once again. Early indications suggest it will stay mild over the weekend but turning more unsettled

Bass fly fishing Ireland - Part 25 - Location Strategy

What is location development?

Over the next range of posts I hope to be able to continue the series by linking various bass fishing location types, how, when and why they fish, to the various influences we have briefly touched on like weather and tides. Part one will deal with location strategy.

Bass World I

Bass streamer fly box

Large Size Grand Slam Cases

WATERPROOF CASES FOR SALTWATER FLIES.
Optimized slit foams to hold heavy wire hooks and bulky flies with security.Weight from 200g. 8˝x 4.5˝x 1.7˝

C& F DESIGN CF-3500CT available here

A large, clear top, waterproof fly box for big flies and streamers, featuring C&F’s thick, dense white saltwater foam to hold large hooks firmly. This box has three rows of slits, each with a hole punched for easy location of flies.

The flies you see in this box are tied by Andy Elliott at chasingsilver. They are american patterns - hollow fleyes, flatwings, and sloopies running to 8 inches and sometimes a little longer.

The clear top is a new favourite of mine holding eight of these big flies is enough for any session and these boxes and flies will be with me from now until the end of season.

Light, versatile and fits most jacket pockets perfectly.

Browned Out

Green and brown

I've made a trip south due to the cancellations I made this week. Water is still a little green and brown so I made the photos below this morning on the way to and from fishing.

Patience Jim, patience!