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Bass Fishing. At the pace of the saltwater flyfishing coast. Wexford, Ireland – est 2003.
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However, this is not to say that they are always that easy to catch. Even on the Dingle Peninsula – sometimes, they can be downright exasperating! But with care and attention to detail, the right place at the right time and, above all, perseverance there’s a very good chance they can be enticed to the hook…
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Imagine breaking white water, turbulence, waves wind and seaweed, slippery rocks and sometimes warm driving rain sea mist and spray. You’re a right handed caster and the wind is blowing from the south west – force four touching five occasionally, you’re on a southerly facing shore with a rising tide! Interesting times for the saltwater…
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Improving your saltwater fly leaders for coastal fishing – PII Before realising the potential behind constructing your own saltwater leaders learn to tie and become familiar and confident with the following excellent knots. Tie them securley across different diameters of mono filament and fluorocarbon Perfection loop Bloodknot Non slip loop knot Lefty Kreh uses a…
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As I cover the different types of water and how to fish them, I will see a situation and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” This is a reaction that we all have; it is certainly how I learn from other anglers. You can learn something, not only when another angler tells you where…
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Improving your saltwater fly leaders for coastal fishing – PI People ask me a lot about leaders for bass fishing with the fly. One aspect mentioned frequently is the experience that people have of their fly not landing properly, people most often describe the problem as ‘the leader lands in a heap of line and…
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The key to any successful and sustainable tourism initiative is achieved through a clear sense of difference from other competing destinations or services. For me as a guide this was achieved by using a ‘wide and broad base of development and marketing’ of the local attributes and strengths of Wexford as a bass angling destination.…
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How bonefish on the fly made me a better bass fisherman. The first time I cast to bonefish of course I couldn’t see them, I was directed by my guide stood high on the stern of his skiff. Eventually I learned to stop looking ‘at’ and began looking ‘through’. I started to see, sometimes! On…
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Darkness fell quickly and Jupiter appeared, low in the southwest. They walked back to the house beside the rising gibbous moon. Far out past the tidal flats, bait fish leaped for their lives. Thomas Harris – Hannibal Rising
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