THIRTYARDS

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

Category: Fishing

  • The building anticipation is heightened considerably both by the approaching weather systems and also by the fact I have holidays from Friday.

  • Summer evening
  • Hard, hot light by ten a.m., windows ricocheting sun, concrete incandescent, even blacktop white. No day to stay in the city. Tackle chosen, we drive south and west, right angles giving way to round, to hills that fall away to sea, the highway here a line along a ragged edge, order eroding into mystery. A…

  • The cast

    Making a good presentation by ‘casting backwards’ is an essential skill – especially on the open coast. For a right-hander faced with the prevailing south westerlies its the best way to safely make good casts.

  • Found

    For Jose, a mayan guide who reminded me of what it means to be a fisherman

  • Taylor

    “Lets make a reel that is revolutionary!”

  • Public Consultation

    Minister Creed launches public consultation on trawling activity inside the 6 nautical mile zone The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed today launched a public consultation on trawling within the 6 nautical mile coastal zone. This consultation is taking place after a number of concerns were raised by stakeholders regarding the level…

  • Bass fishing

    The places and the times where the fish take us – the moments of value beyond that which we often forget through the catching of fish. The activity keeps us in the now.

  • Gunslingers, Waiting for tide

    Dont just do something – stand there!