The first of the swifts of summer arrived in Wexford this morning, about ten days later than I first recorded them in 2009.
Alan pictured above jumped, slipped, slithered, walked, fell, splashed, boated, drove, casted and casted all along the Wexford coast over the past three days. We found loads of clear water, deep water, brown water, current, breaking waves, shallow sunny sheltered coves and sandy estuaries.
The fishing remained very difficult. After a ‘turn-on’ on Tuesday they ‘turned off’ again like it does a lot of the time so early in the season.
And in reality there is only so much that one angler can do under the circumstances.
But boy did we have fun and the things we saw and experienced…..well Alan can tell you all about his PB landed on Friday afternoon.
On a wet and cold Wednesday afternoon
I enjoyed a brilliant day today with Kevin Cronin, polar explorer and sailor – we went south out of the influence of the persistent north easterlies
Kevin and the other brave Polar team adventurers can be seen here
Landing Gear today
Rod: Illex element rider 220M
Reel: Shimano twin power
Line: Sunline monster 8 kg
Leader: Rio Fluoroflex 7 kgs
Lure: Illex I-Shad – Illex Gambit jig head
Sunshine, ‘secret’ locations and blue skies lead us to fish today in the improving conditions. God knows its been difficult enough for the past few days and now with a bit of luck it might hold over this set, but I’m not holding out too much hope regarding the weather.
Fly and lure fishing were the order of the day and its Kevin’s first bass he’s caught in more than forty years – it was worth the wait and now a long fishing summer and autumn lies ahead for him to enjoy.
Thanks for making it easy.
Scientific Anglers is pleased to announce it’s redesigned tippet spool and updated label graphics. The new spool features an independent, free wheeling hub that allows the tippet spool to spin freely when joined together. The hub can be retracted to become flush with the spool body when used alone, or with other tippet spools on the market. Each of the spools are colour coded to correspond to the tippet material type. Green for freshwater nylon, blue for saltwater hard mono, and orange for fluorocarbon. The spools are also moulded with UV inhibitors to help protect the tippet from degenerating UV rays. Built into the spool rim is a razor to cut the material right where you want it. The tippet material is managed by a colour coded tippet retainer band that also has the size of the material printed on it.
During 2007, 2008, 2009 the Jet Stream has been at an abnormally low latitude across the UK, lying closer to the English Channel, around 50°N rather than its more usual north of Scotland latitude of around 60°N. However, between 1979 and 2001, it has been found that the position of the jet stream has been moving northward at a rate of 2.01 kilometres (1.25 mi) per year across the Northern Hemisphere.
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Sometimes somethings just fall into place
Hi Jim,
I just came across your advert for a salt water angler on the inland fisheries website. As I am a lover of fly fishing myself, I thought I’d offer the use of my music in your short film if you would be interested. I compose minimalist piano pieces that go very with film. They are mostly inspired by the lakes and rivers of the west of Ireland.
THIRTYARDS 
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