THIRTYARDS

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

Category: Fishing

  • Work

    Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

  • Essential

    Fly fishing from a southern facing coast into prevailing south westerly winds – this technique can help you deliver flies in tougher conditions often for bigger fish.

  • Anticipation over

    “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although eating honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called. ― A.A. Milne,…

  • Fly fishing landscapes-time travel
  • Permittion 2018

    Permit on the fly a week in Belize – incredible locations, company, fish and experiences. www.yellowdogflyfishing.com

  • The white blackbird

    The mystery for me was the way the folded newspaper packet felt. Not only was it impossibly neat and flat but it was also cold and a little damp on one side. When he opened it on the maroon deck at the bow of the lightship the worms were big and moved with a thousand…

  • Blood choices

    At first blush, a sport that measures success by ripping a creature from its environment, putting it in fear for its life, and sometimes taking that life would seem to have more to do with survival of the fittest than more soulful notions such as ethics and principles. But there is a lot of right…

  • Bass anglers take note – December proposals 2018

    The European sea bass as we know is particularly vulnerable to overfishing and local population depletion due to various aspects of its biology: They are slow growing and do not mature until they are approximately 31-35 cm in length for males and 40-45 cm for females. It can take from 4 to 7 years to…

  • In decline – a solution of bravery

    As passionate bass fishermen, we should be equally as passionate about conserving and protecting the fisheries where we catch and experience the fishing. This may require a different thought process in relation to method time and even place. The video above demonstrates one mans passion to protect and conserve with the ability to adapt in…