SWFF Pollock Kilkee, Co. Clare 01/07/2009

People: Ross

Duration: 2 hrs.

Tide: Mid Tide flood

Weather: Calm, muggy, overcast, some light rain

Bait: Fly

Rigs: 9 Wt Salt Fly Rod, 9 WF Sinking Line, Red/Yellow Fly

Results:
2 Pollock

Released alive

Report:
Fished under George's Head Kilkee. Calm conditions allowed access to a low rock platform.
Had 2 Pollock follow the fly and turn away in a flash of bronze!
Finally nailed this big fella after a struggle to keep him out of the kelp! Had one other smaller Pollock.
SWFF is mental!

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Nice one Ross, id say its like hooking a torpedo on the swff gear, very adictive id imagine

Welldone Ross,Nice going on the fly rod.

Tightlines

Kilkeeconger

well done ross wat weight fly rod do you use

well done,it must have been fun getting it on the fly

well done ross wat weight fly rod do you use

9 Wt Ron Thompson with Scierra 7/9 Fly Reel.

Nice one Ross, well done

Thats a fat pollack!
Great condition.....lovely!

Very nice

lovely fish, that was a bonus been able to get on the lower shelf.

lovely fish, that was a bonus been able to get on the lower shelf.

For anyone who knows Kilkee this is the mark.

Fishable only in ideal sea/weather conditions!!!

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Excellent work

well done, that looks like a great mark

right thats it my sinking line is going on my reel havnt got one pollock on my setup with floating line even though i use a long leader and a weighted fly ,i think i,ll invest in one of those okuma reels with the two spare spools then i,ll have three lines with me instead of one nice fishing and cracker of a mark

nice pollock well done that looks a very fishie mark

Nice pollock well done on the fly hope your getting on well with the fly rod etc its great craic fishing for them on the fly Ill head out this evening in North Clare there is one huge fudder mucker in around that mark near fanore ill nail him some evening lol

Be warned. It's highly addictive

Nice pollock well done on the fly hope your getting on well with the fly rod etc its great craic fishing for them on the fly Ill head out this evening in North Clare there is one huge fudder mucker in around that mark near fanore ill nail him some evening lol

Best of luck! Make sure to anchor yourself!!

I lost a monster at Ballyreen - a loop snagged that infamous Burren Rock!