THIRTYARDS

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

Author: Jim Hendrick

  • Strict conservation measures are already in place for bass in an effort to stop the steep decline in this species. Grapevine information suggests that bass may be making a comeback in some parts of Ireland but many of the fish are small. This brings back memories of great bass fishing on the Boyne in 1964 when I caught 125 large…

  • The fish that live on the Wexford coast are small in number and live in many disparate locations. Access to these populations of fish for the shore angler may begin as early as April and end usually in late October or early November. This is not always strictly the case as so many influences impact…

  • Where we find the fish

    THIRTYARDS Bassfishing Saltwater Fly – Jim Hendrick

  • Simon Coveney secures catch and release for 2016 for recreational bass fishery after difficult and tough negotiations. Many thanks for  your continued help and support Simon. Jim

  • I believe that saltwater fly-fishing for bass 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…

  • Saltwater Fly Fishing–Week October 2016

    I’m overwhelmed at this time. The response to this Workshop has been and continues to be phenomenal, so much so that rather than disappoint people I now find myself having to consider a new plan and a re-org.  A big thank you to everyone it has really surprised me. After the first of these events…

  • ‘I wonder sometimes that maybe as a result of my new found stability perhaps the words above or indeed similar thoughts are written too easily, without significance and perhaps they are not that important now. Are they too casually constructed in the new found comfort of a more stable and ‘normal’ lifestyle? Jim has come…

  • A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim