THIRTYARDS

Through to Summer Threshold

I know I’m a long way from greatness, but I am beginning to come at it in my own way. I can go through the basic motions pretty well, don’t rely quite as religiously on specific fly patterns as I once did, have worked out ways of compensating for some of my most egregious weaknesses and have come to count heavily on timing because it’s a hell of a lot easier to catch fish when the fish are biting. – J.Grierach

About

I believe that saltwater fly-fishing places us deep in the coastal heart of the natural locations we discover whilst pursuing the fish. Catching the fish on the fly is often about these places, where and when, but its also about much more; its about being immersed in the things we sense on the way, there and back. The good moments, the fun, the challenges we face, the learning, and the technique through… Read More

Simple!

The factor that most affects how an ocean fish feeds is environmental; saltwater angling success depends on a knowledge of the water and of how various gamefish react in that water. Lou Tabory – Inshore Fly Fishing A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

Posted on September 19, 2013

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Unsung heroes and heroines

It has been a bit mad here of late. We have just finished trying to make a bass fishing film for French television. I say trying because it’s always going to be an interesting project and the best laid plans evolve and change plus adding the personality of grumpy Jim capricious fish and film producers under pressure it’s a rollercoaster of trial and error. We got what we needed and the Irish… Read More

Posted on September 13, 2013

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Then and now – From Irish Angler 2009

Four years ago I wrote these 12 articles from an idea by David Dinsmore editor of Irish Angler – what words would I use now if I had to re-write them I wonder? Some I wouldn’t change at all… ‘…..The portrayal of the fishing and the fishing environment must reflect the ‘performance risk’ accurately and fairly to visiting anglers. We all know yes, that at different times bass can be caught with… Read More

Posted on September 6, 2013

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Energies

“Using traditional presentation techniques to catch fish that are holding in current to feed adds so much to saltwater fly fishing that it should be explored for the pure joy of discovery. Engaging the difficulties of proper presentation is perhaps the most wonderful part of fishing with a fly rod. The simplicity of casting a long line and stripping back a fly is a way of fishing with the fly rod but it… Read More

Posted on August 31, 2013

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Seamus Heaney and the sea

Lovers on Aran The timeless waves, bright, sifting, broken glass,Came dazzling around, into the rocks,Came glinting, sifting from the Americas To possess Aran. Or did Aran rushto throw wide arms of rock around a tideThat yielded with an ebb, with a soft crash? Did sea define the land or land the sea?Each drew new meaning from the waves’ collision.Sea broke on land to full identity. Seamus Heaney A little bit of fishing… Read More

Posted on August 30, 2013

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Seasons on the Fly

A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim

Posted on August 30, 2013

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Inland Fisheries Ireland Bass Project

National Bass Programme IFI has established a National Bass Programme to collect data on bass in order to provide scientific advice to support management and conservation of Ireland’s bass resource. Bass is Ireland’s only marine fish species which is managed for angling. The programme is being developed to determine the status of bass stocks and also to improve understanding of their ecology and biology in Ireland for the long-term sustainability of the… Read More

Posted on August 29, 2013

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