on the rocks
Keep in mind that good bites rarely last through an entire tide. You may show up and do nothing for two hours and assume you picked a bad night. You may have picked a great one but you’re not in…
Category Bass Notes
Bass notes are observations and experiences – based over time.
The challenge
Days are valuable in people’s lives, days free from the routine and rigour of work are even more sought after especially when they are linked to something that we enjoy doing. The freedom. I couldn’t help but feel disappointed when…
Autumn Saltwater Fly Fishing
Less than two months away and what was once a distant plan is shortly about to become a reality. There’s a certain sense of coming home with this project and having spoken to and organised a lot with Pat from…
1974
That bass as a species is in urgent need of conservation is accepted by all thinking saltwater sports fishermen. The problem is to convince those in a position to effect conservation measures to take the necessary measures, and what those…
Precautionary approach
What where
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett The Wexford coast provides us with a multitude of bass fishing locations and complex environments. From the surf fishing of the east coast beaches and the…
Developing leaders
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…
Developing leaders
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…
A little about the fish
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…