THIRTYARDS

Bass Fishing. At the pace of the saltwater flyfishing coast. Wexford, Ireland – est 2003.

Author: Jim Hendrick

  • When I started fly fishing for bass there were few if any sources of help available. One of the first works that I came across was Stripers and Streamers from Ray Bondorew which I purchased from the US. It remains in a prominent position on my bookshelf and gets taken down again and again. Ray…

  • ‘Where again Jim’? He asked quietly, he was crouching slightly, bent forward at the waist ‘Just there’ I said, pointing, ’about a metre in front and to the right of the black rock’ I said We were side by side, close, standing in the warm clear water to our bellies. A tidal rip ran 30…

  • Free Workshop Saturday May 19th – from 09:30 – 14:30  I’m afraid due to demand this workshop is now full – thank you, Jim As part of the fisheries awareness week 2012 May 12th – May 19th – I will hold an introductory workshop here at SEAi (FOC of course). The workshop will include an…

  • Landing Gear  Rod – Illex Element rider 220m  Reel – Shimano Twin Power 3000  Line – Fammel – 9kgs  Leader – Rio Fluoroflex +  Lure – Illex I-Shad, Illex gambit jig head Rising tide into a glorious spring sunset, a great evening today with William and Richie. The fish were behind the waves riding in…

  • I opened the door of the office today at about 06:15 – no phones rang, no e-mails pinged, no person called or seen for nearly four hours, what a place to work! I focused hard on what I had to do and even though I didnt catch any fish it was a job well done,…

  • Riding High: A Season on the Fly from Waterline Media on Vimeo. A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • Does Recreational Angling contribute to the economy? Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has appointed Tourism Development International (TDI) to undertake a Socio-Economic Survey of Recreational Angling in Ireland. The overall objective of the survey is to establish the current volume and value of domestic and overseas recreational angling in Ireland. It will run over the course of…

  • Look: There’s a glimmer of light to the east. Now, heres why we’re out at this hour. During the night, fish of the size we’ve been catching glide drowsily along at a rate of something less than seven inches per second. They idle all night without eating. They become famished. A few minutes before dawn-just…

  • The presentation that I made for Hooked Live is also available through the slideshare on line presentation software – I purchased the option just before the show to make the SS available through an embed on PBF. Today, long after I had forgotten about my account creation I received and auto email from slideshow telling…