bass mark near clonakilty, 7th september 2007
Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:32 am
People:me
Duration:0730-1000
Tide:lw @ 0830, 1.2m
Weather:beautiful, bright sunshine and gentle breeze
Bait:fly
Rigs:n/a
Results:3 bass, 4lbs, 3 lbs and 1 1/2lbs respectively
Catch and Release:: Yes
Report:
planned to fish this mark all week when the tides came right. arrived to bright sunshing and a very gentle nw breeze,began working my way along tht beach and after 15mins and couple of dozen casts got a savage take from what seemed a good fish. after 4/5 mins i was rewarded with a bass of about 4lbs. nice start. had another good take 5 mins later but missed him. fished on to the gulley where a space in the rocks creats a big tidal eddy. first cast here i retrieved my fly to the point where the leader knot was in the tip eye. while the fly sat there i thought i saw a fish take it, thinking i was imagining it i just tighteded to recast and a small schooley of about a pound and a hlf shot off the other direction, 10 seconds later he came off. i recast and got nailed by his twin. 10 yards further i had another good take but this fish faught alot harder than the initial bass making my think he may have been a 6/7 pounder. first run he took me 5 yards into the backing. from here on it was a stuggle to turn him. eventually i got his head up and beached him.surprisingly he was only about 3lbs. one more missed take and that was it for my morning.
p.s from the pics you'l see i'm quite wet.the area i got the second and third bass from is infront of big slabs of rock which you have to wade to about 2 feet, when a small swell comes in this raises to 3+ fees and tend to be breaking so you end up getting drenched, its worth it though
Duration:0730-1000
Tide:lw @ 0830, 1.2m
Weather:beautiful, bright sunshine and gentle breeze
Bait:fly
Rigs:n/a
Results:3 bass, 4lbs, 3 lbs and 1 1/2lbs respectively
Catch and Release:: Yes
Report:
planned to fish this mark all week when the tides came right. arrived to bright sunshing and a very gentle nw breeze,began working my way along tht beach and after 15mins and couple of dozen casts got a savage take from what seemed a good fish. after 4/5 mins i was rewarded with a bass of about 4lbs. nice start. had another good take 5 mins later but missed him. fished on to the gulley where a space in the rocks creats a big tidal eddy. first cast here i retrieved my fly to the point where the leader knot was in the tip eye. while the fly sat there i thought i saw a fish take it, thinking i was imagining it i just tighteded to recast and a small schooley of about a pound and a hlf shot off the other direction, 10 seconds later he came off. i recast and got nailed by his twin. 10 yards further i had another good take but this fish faught alot harder than the initial bass making my think he may have been a 6/7 pounder. first run he took me 5 yards into the backing. from here on it was a stuggle to turn him. eventually i got his head up and beached him.surprisingly he was only about 3lbs. one more missed take and that was it for my morning.
p.s from the pics you'l see i'm quite wet.the area i got the second and third bass from is infront of big slabs of rock which you have to wade to about 2 feet, when a small swell comes in this raises to 3+ fees and tend to be breaking so you end up getting drenched, its worth it though
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:52 am
your doing a lot of fishing lately - good work
take it youve your camera on the tripod!
take it youve your camera on the tripod!
Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:10 pm
i'm getting out a good bit alright. as they say make hay while the sun shines. its a tripod alright, got a mini one about 6 inches high with adjustable legs which is perfect for sitting on rocks.
Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:00 pm
good stuff nice pics
you seem to have a dustbin stuck to you though :D
(i know, its a line tray)
you seem to have a dustbin stuck to you though :D
(i know, its a line tray)
Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:37 am
Neil that settled weather must be helping things down there, I'd say water clarity is perfect at the moment. Will be down this Saturday coming if your knocking around.
Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:22 am
ya its amazing at the moment.fished again yesterday and only had 1 follow but i could see that follow from 35 feet. if your leisurely i'l show you the mark i sent you pics off. think the tides are coming around quite well for it.