THIRTYARDS About
I believe that bass fishing is about coastal experiences. So much of the fish is about the places where and when we find them. The things we see hear and smell on the way, there and back. The good moments, the fun, the challenges we face, the learning, the environments within which we find ourselves trying and reaching further, the weather and sometimes the company. All of these things creating the memories,… Read More
BASS GUIDING SERVICES
Guided Saltwater Fly Fishing - Bass & Seatrout
SALTWATER FLY WORKSHOPS
Learn to Saltwater Fly Fish for Bass & Seatrout
THE ARCHIVE 2003-2015 A Guide
Guided Bass Fishing a history - Jim Hendrick
Award Winning Service
Blue white deceiver – St Helens Wexford. During a run of fish both day and night (Fish ran all day with moving water) the blue and white deceiver was simply unbelievable for many weeks through to September. I learned so much over a three week period, in hindsight its difficult to remember a run of fly caught fish like it since. Yes there have been days, and odd weeks no doubt but… Read More
If you’re looking for accessible versatile and quality saltwater flyfishing equipment then look no further, ECHOFLYFISHING continue to successfully provide them all. Speaking for myself, I’m continuously happy with the rods I own both in the EPR the 3S and indeed the TI range. I seldom comment about gear but I’ve said this before see HERE from 2012 – these rods are ideal for the Irish angler looking to dip his toes… Read More
– It will be rain tonight. – Let it come down. William Shakespeare – Macbeth The weather can recreate both the world and indeed ourselves. But is it the change in ourselves because of weather that often brings us closer to the fish? William my brother and many other friends experienced amazing bass fishing this morning. The opportunity we saw some days ago was realised through the accumulated experience within ourselves, both… Read More
An opportunity approaches. Thirty seven years later I’m still fishing at the location. Now I do it a bit differently and with a little more experience. There’s still so much to learn though. I’m here looking for a low tide fish on the fly, a favourite time of mine, and now all this time later the fly is my favoured method. The timing is critical like most things in bass fishing and… Read More
The building anticipation is heightened considerably both by the approaching weather systems and also by the fact I have holidays from Friday.
Hard, hot light by ten a.m., windows ricocheting sun, concrete incandescent, even blacktop white. No day to stay in the city. Tackle chosen, we drive south and west, right angles giving way to round, to hills that fall away to sea, the highway here a line along a ragged edge, order eroding into mystery. A half moon cove no wider than two homes, its tide near flood, sun overhead. We rig, hoist… Read More
Making a good presentation by ‘casting backwards’ is an essential skill – especially on the open coast. For a right-hander faced with the prevailing south westerlies its the best way to safely make good casts.
For Jose, a mayan guide who reminded me of what it means to be a fisherman
Catch and Release
