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

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A Coastal Adventure saltwater fly-fishing for Bass along the coast of Ireland, when I can ! – Creator of Thirtyards – Bass Fishing Guide 2003 – 2015

Author: Jim Hendrick

  • Rediscovering the value of simple things

    A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • Bass fishing Wexford

  • Memories

    Driving this road down to paradiseLetting the sun light into my eyesOur only plan is to improviseAnd it’s crystal clear That I don’t ever want it to endIf I had it my way I would never leaveKeep building these random memoriesTurn in all our days into melodiesBut since I can’t stay…… I’ll just keep playing…

  • When things are tough – a reminder of some help

    Taken from an earlier post HERE spring 2013. A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • The bass angler–Part III

    The nuances of late September light the stark hardness of a cool April north westerly blowing grey curtains of showers across lilac skies whilst spring geese V their way home, the sight of the first swallow when fishing for sea trout, the silence after the last tern has gone, the smell of summer rain on…

  • Change of light bites – 1

    Some tactics to use for the next few days as the tidal sequence increases and decreases – July 18th to July 31st. I’m getting ready for my third guided week beginning on Saturday evening. Mark and Robin are returning lure fishermen who are just beginning to grasp the potential of lure fishing for bass. We…

  • Fun in the sun

    View Full Album A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • The ‘acid test’ – results?

    So its the end of the second guided week for me– one where we have all experienced remarkable summer weather. Weather we haven’t experienced for perhaps five years or more. It was also a week spent in the company of two great people – John and Paul. John is an avid saltwater fly fisherman who…

  • I can see clearly now the rain has gone!

    Of all the fish we have caught on lure techniques in the past few weeks perhaps as much as 90% of those fish landed have been taken using surface lure fishing, my favourite type of bass lure fishing. Current conditions contribute greatly to bass fishing as warmer temperatures increase their metabolic rates and hence their…