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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: saltwater fly fishing

  • Ten years in the melting pot PI – SW fly reels a review

    Spending time on the ground (and /or in the water, sand, wind, rain, salt, sun as the case maybe) will over years reveal the strengths and weaknesses of fishing tackle. Time spent in a saltwater environment is no doubt a place where many items not up to the mark will find themselves in serious trouble.…

  • The right place at the right time

    Coastal Fly Shop ‘You know, so much of fly fishing, at least as much as the sport relates to migratory or season-dependent fish, is about anticipation and planning, more than it is about how far you can cast, or what bug you have tied on, or any of that. And sometimes, no matter what you…

  • Saltwater pike on the fly

    Silja from Balticflyfisher Spends her time travelling around Europe from casting event to casting event, running the BFF Casting School, giving lessons and going fishing. On top of that she also answers technical questions on tackle, casting and of course fly fishing in general. Just recently she caught this fish a tad under 10 kgs…

  • Bass fishing on the fly 1886

    Sporting Dramatic News 1886 Sea Fishing Fly-Fishing Bass Flies Fishermen Swain A page taken from our volume of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News volume 2, but only contains pages from March 1886 to September 1886. A high class weekly journal featuring sports, arts, literature music and the drama. Each page is approx 11 x…

  • September summer Wexford

    Coastal bass fishing on the fly VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Landing Gear Rods – Guideline LPX 9’-0” #8 , Redington CPX 9’-0” #8 Reels – Danielsson LW 6-9 – Okuma Airframe 7/8 Lines – Guideline Coastal Intermediates Leader – Airflo 10’-0” saltwater poly leaders – Rio fluoroflex + Flies – Grey and chartreuse blended…

  • A shoal came swimming by

    See these and more on my stand at the Hooked live show February 2013 A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • The flies, the location, the quarry, the challenge…

    A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • Saltwater fly – Rocky shore to Estuary

    http://w266.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http%3A%2F%2Fw266.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii260%2Fjimhendrick%2FVAR1%2Ff8cd1933.pbw We took the hollow fleye (B.Popovic) and the sloopy droopy (J.Manette) – and combined both fly qualities to create this pattern.   A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

  • Bass fishing on the fly

    http://w266.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http%3A%2F%2Fw266.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii260%2Fjimhendrick%2FRink%2F3fc3c41c.pbwBass fishing on the fly in southern Wexford this week with Rink van der Val A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim