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
Bass Fishing Workshop by JimHendrick http://www.scribd.com/embeds/136327508/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-122ex0tgv2miijhgifk2 If you happen to be attending the bass fishing workshop on Saturday May 11th – please find the details of our plan for the day above. Also please be aware that the weekend sits on a good tidal spectrum and low tide on Saturday is close to 13:30. This means we can actively fish the rising tide during the afternoon and into the evening. Sunday mornings… Read More
Wild Wexford by WexfordCoCo http://www.scribd.com/embeds/135386131/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-1joz7d2w73k19dntpcxv Wexford County council invited submissions from all members of the community back in January of 2011, as mentioned HERE, this was to help plan how the biodiversity resources of our County would be protected and managed over the next five years. Some of the aspects they were interested in: •What do you think are the most important issues concerning biodiversity or nature conservation in Wexford?•What… Read More
The photograph above was taken in my back garden on the morning of the 08th of April 2008. (from this post) We had snow in Wexford that morning, it was the first time Dan and Ruth had seen snow. It stayed on the ground for forty minutes. Today, on a similar date five years later, the same apple tree shows significantly lower levels of growth than seen in the photograph above. Does… Read More
A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim
‘It is natural for people to want to simplify their understanding of fly fishing the striper surf and the behaviour of striped bass. Everyone wants an uncomplicated formula to apply that will lead to the rich rewards that have made all surfcasting famous. Were it that simple, of course, we would all grasp what conditions were magic and, as a result, no stripers would remain. In fact, it is complicated because the… Read More
A little bit of fishing in your day – Jim
Definition of FED UP : tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance When a hawk has eaten its fill (in falconry speak, when it’s “crop is full”) it won’t want to hunt. Of course, another way of saying it’s eaten its fill is to say it’s “fed-up.” The phrase has moved from a bird who doesn’t want to hunt anymore to a person who is bored, annoyed, or disappointed, especially with something that… Read More
Walking today, along a drab cold Cork coast, I couldn’t help but remember what I was doing this time last year. Back then it was a sunny bright dry and warm week, in fact on one afternoon around the 27th I think I remember reading a local air temperature of 16 degrees. Water temps still remained relatively cool though and a sharp easterly put a bite on it at times. This was from my… Read More
How much ‘flash’ to tie? Enough to create an internal light and life but not so much as to scare.
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