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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

Category: Fishing conditions

  • And now for tomorrows forecast

    Seasonal Forecasting – science or pure speculation? Source – Met Eireann 15 November 2013 Over the past few weeks the media have carried many stories suggesting that the coming winter will be especially severe; that we should all buy in the snow-shoes, stock up on salt, and batten down the hatches. With this being Science…

  • Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn

    Its November already, October seems to have blown by in an early autumnal rush that I missed completely. Cedric from Switzerland was due on one of the tidal weeks but due to the obvious and early indications that it wasn’t going to work because of deteriorating weather we re-scheduled until next year. In an already…

  • For 2014 and beyond.

    COASTAL DESTINATIONS Coastal destinations is the new bespoke adventure and saltwater guiding services available from Jim Hendrick during Spring 2014. After ten years of guiding on the southern coasts of Ireland I have changed the services to include a wider range of options and have made a few small changes too. This alternative was necessary…

  • The summer of 2013–In the groove

    A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • September fly’s by

    Guiding–Days of living VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • Thank goodness its flyday

    Forage VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • The summer of 2013 the pattern of (7’s) and some hope!

    I smelt the smoke from a chimney for the first time in ages this evening, it got me thinking. If you had been bass lure fishing from the shore on a regular basis between the years 2000 and 2006 you will have had the experiences to measure and compare those years to the period say…

  • Moving towards Autumn bass fishing

    I’ve run out of litmus paper at this stage and I guess I have performed enough acid tests! From a shore based perspective, and I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, bass fishing remains difficult and extremely challenging. This presents a number of interesting perspectives from which we could all take something…

  • Its beginning to feel that fish might be on their way

    Wexford Harbour May evening 2013 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL       A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim