Diversification key to sustainability of coastal communities: Fisheries sub-Committee An Oireachtas sub-Committee has this afternoon called for government policy to focus on the survival of rural coastal and island communities by promoting a diverse range of activities. The sub-Committee on Fisheries has outlined how aquaculture, inshore fishing, sea angling, marine tourism and seaweed activities can…

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

Getting ready for Spring and saltwater sea trout? I haven’t fished with these but cant wait to try them. I like the idea of the ‘keel’ both from a presentation point of view and the sound they create This style of fly gets down to the bottom, but seldom snags, due to its springy keel,…

I really like Jeremy Wades television program River Monsters, and last nights episode Atomic Assassin was a classic example of why. Jeremy was granted unprecedented access to the lake next to the infamous Chernobyl power plant. His goal was to catch a legendary, mutated catfish before exceeding exposure limits to the area’s radiation. Now we…

Just completed and updated the fishing planning for 2014 – HERE This will update regularly over the next few months as reservations arrive. I will publish more details of the Two- Day saltwater Fly Fishing Workshop later this month – I have indicated the availability of Fly fishing workshops on the planner – they can…

Please find below my planning for bass and seatrout fishing at this time. Where indicated I have both reserved and provisional reservations completed at this time. I have some work to do for dates regarding some workshops and the destination guided workshops, I will complete these during the next few days. Due to an unexpected…

//player.vimeo.com/video/4499658?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Rivers of a Lost Coast is a new documentary that looks at our relationship to nature through the eyes of the most fabled angling community in American history. This surprisingly touching film was recently labelled a must see by the San Francisco Chronicle and Seattle Times. The following few paragraphs were written by George…

                        I’ve spent the last few hours compiling a set of photographs from the collection that I have made over the last ten years whilst guiding for bass on the coast. I wanted to create an animated slide show of all ten seasons but…

One of my obsessions I’m afraid – this one is a must for me for a new season. Actually because of the way I’m running the business a bit differently this year a few things I’m using will be slightly different too – more later! A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim…