County Kerry with Kevin Brain. 16th to 18th April

People[/b Me, Jonny and Ronnie

[b]Duration:A few days

Tide:

Weather:really hot!!!!!!!!

Bait:Fresh peeler, fresh shrimp, squid, mak, lug, herring, mussel, sandeel......

RigsSimple rotton bottom

Results:6 Bass, 1 ling, loads of wrass, pollock, coalfish, lots of maks, flounder and turbot

Catch and Release:: Yes all fish...



Report:Fished Culloo Rock first ,catching wrass upto 4lb on the shrimp. Loads of maks on the feathers also hitting pollock and coalies.
I then managed to hook a 3lb ling on a herring ment for conger. The tides were ready and Kevin had us on one of his favourite marks for the Bass. Within 15 mins. i had my first bass ever and it felt amazing it weighed in at 3lb and was photoed about 10 times........ with a half hour to go i hooked into my second bass of 5lb.....with smiles all round it was time to call it a night. With red faces and white eyes where the shades had been on all day we headed down for a feed of food and beer in Waterville. Next day we went for Mullet where Henry Gilbey filimed the Kerry episoed. Hundreds of mullet but could we hook the buggers.........no we could not! So we tryed a different mark were we had better luck...sort of... landing a 3lber by me and a 5lber which snaped Jonnys Quantram spinning rod,but he was able to skillfully hand line the bad boy in. Agian it was time for the bass, fishing the same mark Kevin had showen us the day before i had another bass within 30mins. weighing 8lb it was photoed about 20 times... before being put back to fight another day. Ronnie then had two bass upto 2 1/2lb, all bass were caught on fresh peeler. I then had another about 1 1/2lb. Anyone that would like to fish down there i would highly reccomend Kevins guidance and B&B. Check out his web site at http://WWW.KBFISHINGIRELAND.CO.UK.
We then moved on to County Claire, Bridges of Ross. This rock mark produced wrass to 3lb and pollock to 2 1/2lb. Next stop was a beach called Dougmore Strand, here Jonny had one flounder and one small turbot, current was very strong and a 6oz gripper kept moving. All in all we all had a fantastic weeks fishing and the weather was great wot more could we ask for.............................................................................

I'm as Jealous as hell. :o Must have been a cracking few days fishing. :wink: What sort of rent does Kevin charge as a guide?

Bet you thought you all had died an gone to heaven? :shock:

Cracking report! Again well done lads. I'm green!!! :shock: :lol:

Steve

what more could you ask for? free pints!
Kevin Brain and the Waterville lads, one of the friendliest clubs in the country.

Kevin charged us 120 euro for the day which in my eyes was value for money! Knowing the place your fishing is so important, and what we learnt in a day probely took Kevin years. The B&B he also runs was 30 euro a night. And just to add..... the breakfast was amazing!!!

Nice to see you enjoyed yourself in our neck of the woods. :D
I forget sometimes how lucky I am to live in Kerry but am soon reminded after a good bass session.
So far this year seems to be one of the best for bass.
Tope should be in soon aswell :D

Yes your very lucky to live there, the fishings great...........id like to live there myself...... maybe when i turn 65 :lol:
Definatly will be returning soon, cant wait.

Yah Kev is a great guy and great craic I went fishing with a few lads during the summer 2002 down to waterville and kevin was our guide and the fishing was great and craic was just as good havent been down there in a year or two must head down again soon definately worth paying for a day out with kev as he will bring you to the genuine good spots and he is great a showing how to tie knots and make up simple and effective traces no bullsht hyper space age tied up down and allaround multi hook stealth traces in kevins box :lol:

Yah Kev is a great guy and great craic I went fishing with a few lads during the summer 2002 down to waterville and kevin was our guide and the fishing was great and craic was just as good havent been down there in a year or two must head down again soon definately worth paying for a day out with kev as he will bring you to the genuine good spots and he is great a showing how to tie knots and make up simple and effective traces no bullsht hyper space age tied up down and allaround multi hook stealth traces in kevins box :lol: