If you open the presentation above by pressing Open in a new window button (bottom right) and then start the slide show then more detail is available.
I know the full extent of what I had to say wont come across but basically we are going through a tough period of bass fishing here in the south east. When its tough like this and oftentimes when its ‘normal’ there are some things that will always come to the fore in relation to your success – these are some of those things that I’ve experienced. From the bullshit influence of bass tackle hype and portrayal of unrealistic expectations to being in tune with the weather – they all impact on us and ultimately on our fishing in some way.
In this time of uncertainty it is my belief we need to be conservationists rather than competitors.
Thanks for stopping by at the weekend – Jim
To see some of the exciting range of bass flies that I have available, from early season mini flatwings to giant autumn/winter hollow fleyes then why not pay a visit to my stand at www.hooked.ie this weekend. All flies are hand tied in Ireland by Brian Healey.
Easy to cast, durable, and ‘fishy’, bass and seatrout like them too. 
If your considering a venture into Saltwater fly then you’ll find a range of ECHO saltwater rods on the stand to suit all interested anglers. A small range of accessories for the Irish saltwater fisher, leaders, lines, line trays, reels, will also be on display.
A show special is available – When purchasing an outfit at the show (rod reel line) a complimentary five hour workshop Intro to Saltwater Fly Fishing is available for this weekend only!
Also on my stand will be a collection of Lucky Craft, SMITH, and Illex hard and soft lures suitable for both bass and seatrout fishing – tried and tested favourites of mine!
Of course workshops and guiding will also be available in both disciplines of Fly or Lure.
I’ll be at my stand on both days Saturday and Sunday and if you have any questions or want a quick chat regarding your bass fishing then I will be more than happy to try and help
Jim Hendrick
I don’t think I’ll ever be a successful fly tier, in fact I’ll probably never be a fly tier of any merit at all! I simply don’t have the skill to repeat the exactitude and visionary materials management required.
That doesn’t mean I cant dream of what a fly might or can do if it possessed certain qualities of shape and size and movement and colour and position…this is what I think about a lot of the time
A fly of a certain type in a certain place at the right time can surely help matters. Planning to be in the right place at the right is part of the essential skill of bass fishing.
But sometimes things just tend to graduate towards each other with no planning, no reason and sometimes the accidental, the mysterious reasons for that meeting are beyond explanation, the results however can be enormously positive. A mystery.
Brian Healey and I fenced around each other for a year or two, neither of us quite sure what the other had found. Circling and chatting and playing cards close to our chests! And then slowly and over time it has formed into an easy, strong and understanding collaboration.
Brian Healey builds me flies like no one else – the flies are simply what and how I would imagine and want them to be – they are locked onto my instinct for bass fishing, or then again maybe Brian Healey is, maybe its all just part of the mystery.
And the extension of that of course is the confidence I have when my customers or I are fishing them. Who cares where that confidence extends from, that debate rages all over the tackle industry, I know I’m happy and feel good. Its great to work together. To have the time and patience and rewards of working and doing and trying and failing and trying again.
If you are looking for something a little bit special, unique, of extraordinary quality, then why not pay us a visit at www.hooked.ie where we will present a range of quality Irish made saltwater flies for both bass and seatrout fishing in the sea.
Jim and Brian
Nothing is any good unless you work for it, and if the work is hard enough, you don’t have to possess the trophy to own it.
Robert Ruark – big game hunter, writer
| STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS | ||||||||
| S.I. No. 230 of 2006 | ||||||||
| BASS (CONSERVATION OF STOCKS) REGULATIONS 2006 | ||||||||
| S.I. No. 230 of 2006 | ||||||||
| BASS (CONSERVATION OF STOCKS) REGULATIONS, 2006 | ||||||||
| I, John Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 15 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006), and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2006 (No. 167 of 2006), hereby make the following regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bass (Conservation of Stocks) Regulations 2006. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 May 2006. 3. (1) In these Regulations – |
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| “the specified areas” means ICES Sub-area VI and ICES Sub-area VII. | ||||||||
| “Bass” means dicentrarchus labrax | ||||||||
| (2) In any proceedings in which a contravention of these Regulations is alleged prima facie evidence of the Communication may be given by the production of a copy of the Official Journal purporting to contain the Communication. | ||||||||
| (3) In this Regulation— | ||||||||
| “the Communication” means the Communication from the Commission of the European Communities on the description of the ICES sub-areas and divisions used for the purposes of fisheries statistics and regulations in the North East Atlantic1 ; | ||||||||
| “ICES Sub-area VI” and “ICES Sub-area VII” mean, respectively, the parts of the sea described in the Annex to the Communication and therein referred to as Sub-area VI and Sub-area VII.
4. Neither an Irish sea-fishing boat nor a person on board an Irish sea-fishing boat shall engage in fishing for bass in the specified areas and the master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to engage in such fishing in the specified areas. 5. It is hereby prohibited to fish or to attempt to fish for bass using nets in the specified areas. 6. (a) An Irish sea-fishing boat shall not have bass on board within the specified areas. |
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| (b) The master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to have bass on board within the specified areas.
7. The master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat to be used within the specified areas for the transhipment of bass from a sea-fishing boat. 8. No person shall, within the State, have in possession bass of size less than 40 centimetres measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. |
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| EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||||||||
| The effect of these Regulations is to prohibit fishing for, landing, transhipping or having on board bass by an Irish sea-fishing boat and to prohibit the use of nets. These Regulations also prescribes a minimum size of 40 centimetres for bass within the State. These Regulations come into effect from 9 May 2006. |
Nine steps to better bass fishing – A short presentation
At www.hooked.ie February 2nd 2013
- Jean Byrne and ‘that dress’ – a theory or two!
- Optimising your skill whilst recognising your passion
- Do you want to cast expensive pieces of plastic or do you want to catch fish?
- Disbelieving the digital angling hype – after all you are only one person
- A fishing schedule may not improve your angling
- Fish like it’s your last chance to fish – sometimes
- Constant change is the only constant
- Risk can be costly, but routine can be meaningless
- Make some of your own experiences yours and yours alone
The first three months of the year and August reported above average mean temperatures, with remaining months of the year reporting colder than normal conditions in most places. March was the warmest month, relative to average,
with deviations from normal above 2.0°C at some Dublin stations and in parts of the West and Southwest. These stations reported it as the warmest March in at least 50 years. October was the most relatively cold month, with mean temperature as much as -2.0°C below average and the majority of stations in the Northern half of the country reporting the coldest October since 1993 (19 years). Overall, annual mean temperatures were mostly on, or slightly below average with a few stations in the West, Southwest and Dublin reporting slightly above average.
Mean temperatures ranged from 8.7°C at Knock Airport, its coldest year since 2001 (11 years) to 11.0°C at Sherkin Island and Valentia Observatory. The majority of annual highest maximum temperatures were recorded during the months of May, July and August. The highest temperature of 2012* was 28.3°C at Ardfert (Liscahane), Co. Kerry on May 25th, its highest June and annual maximum since 2006 (6 years). Other stations in the West and Southwest also reported their highest annual maxima in six years on the 25th May. Most lowest temperatures were recorded in February, October and December with the lowest temperature this year* of -6.7°C recorded at both Thomastown (Mt. Juliet), Co. Kilkenny and Carrickmacross (Dunoge),Co. Monaghan during a cold spell the start of February, with Derrygreenagh, Co. Offaly recording the lowest grass minimum temperature of -12.2°C at the same time.
Annual rainfall totals for 2012 were near or above average nearly everywhere, with below average totals in some parts of the Midlands and West. March was the most relatively dry month with percentage of long-term average (LTA)values ranging from just 12% in parts of the South, and with most locations across the country reporting it as the driest March on record. In contrast, June was extremely wet, with many rainfall totals in the eastern half of the country nearly triple their LTAs and the majority of stations across the country reporting it as their wettest June on record. Percentage of average annual values ranged from 77% at Mace Head to 123% at Casement Aerodrome with the percentage average rainfall of 103% at Athenry, its driest year since 2007 (5 years). Most other stations reported 2012 was not as wet as 2009. The highest daily rainfall of the year was at 99.5 mm at Lough Glencar, Co.Leitrim recorded during thunderstorms on the June 8th, its highest annual and June daily rain 
fall on record since 1993 (19 years) while Malin Head reported 50.9 mm of rain on June 22nd, its highest annual and June fall since 1987 (25 years).
Sunshine totals were near or above average at most synoptic sunshine stations, except for Cork Airport and Valentia Observatory which both reported LTA values below 90%. Percentage of average annual values ranged from 86% at Valentia Observatory which reported its dullest year since 1983 (29 years) to 106% at Belmullet which reported it dullest year since 2002 (10 years). Most remaining sunshine stations reported their lowest sunshine in at least seven to 18 years. The sunniest months relative to average were September and October, with June recording the least. During June, Cork Airport reported only 54% of its LTA and its dullest June since the station opened in 1962 (50 years). The majority of stations recorded their sunniest day of the year at the end of May, with the highest daily sunshine of the year* of 15.7 hours recorded at Ballyshannon (Cathleen’s Fall), Co. Donegal on May 27th, equalling its highest annual daily sunshine since 1988 (24 years).
THIRTYARDS 
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