First saltwater fly session of 2014. Click on the link below to find out how I got on.
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The ONE!
Received two new outfits to try out from Pat at Premier Angling Supplies. So it was over to Ardaire Springs yesterday to see how they would go. I was joined by my pals Mick and Kuba. The rods were 10ft Sage One in 5wt and 7wt. I set up the 5wt with a full floater and some buzzers and the 7wt with a lure. I started in front of the hut with the 5wt. It is a seriously impressive item of tackle and almost immediately I was into a nice rainbow.
I really liked this rod as a buzzer/dry fly rod. Catching a few more bows on it helped too.
I was chatting with Kuba about his switch rod when Mick hit into a nice fish on lures. It put up a great battle.
It was a decent rainbow, typical of this fishery.
I decided to try the 7wt sage one with a DI 5 sinking line. This was awesome for casting big flies big distances. It had lots of power and I was really able to control the fish I hooked.
The fishing wasn’t easy but we did pull a share of nice trout and Kuba finished off the day with one on a bloodworm.
I think Sage got the name of this rod just right, the 7wt is the One for lure fishing and the 5wt is the One for dries/buzzers.
2013 – A Review – Part 2
May
By May the fly fishing season had really taken off. Another trip to Lough Corrib for the Mayfly (although this was a bit patchy) produced some nice trout.
Corrib brace
Fishing Awareness Day took place at Carrigavantry Reservoir. Days like this are really important to get youth into our sport.
A highlight of the day was the entomology workshop by Willie and Martin.
And the Waterford Reservoirs continued to produce quality trout to buzzers.
June
It was a case of more of the same in June with the arrival of:
Good hatches on the Suir and its tributaries.
Grilse and seatrout in the Munster Blackwater.
And Bass (and bass anglers!) in Dungarvan Harbour
July
In July the reservoir trout turned their attention to Caddis.
I took part in the Charity Open Day at Ballyduff Bridge that raised a lot of money for the Crumlin Childrens Hospital.
And helped out a few other associations with casting demonstrations on the Blackwater and Slayney. It was around this time that I decided to establish Game Fishing Ireland as a an independent local business guiding anglers in the area for:
trout
salmon
and sea bass.
August
August was a busy month with tuition and guiding starting to take off.
I stocked up on some saltwater flies.
And the bass fishing was tough but rewarding.
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