more of the same. Red Bay 15th Jan

People: billy no mates

Duration: 2hours+

Tide: high

Weather: a fine day. 6C. little breeze. sunny intervals

Rigs: spinner and fly

Results: nothin too exciting

Report:
the aul boy said "it'd founder ye out there", but i decided to shrug this advice off and hit the coast as i knew it was a fine day that couldnt be passed up.
arrived at a mark that i fished a few weeks ago and where had got a lot of coleys, but this time round there werent as many about. managed 2 on the spinner and 1 on the fly, missed and lost several more.
after an hour or more i cut my losses and headed to the beach nearby to see what was about, hoping for flounder. but after 45mins i realised i had to face the blank here, it was getting dark
think im going to have to put some miles in or try and get out on a boat next time!
was nice to be out all the same. twas a lovely day for it
few pics of a few flies i tied below too. was targeting the flounder on these wee sandhopper shrimp-type patterns and also on small boobies.
im still very keen to find a mark that reliably produces decent flounder in close, in the North ??

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good report chuck ya cant beat the coalies on a winters day, it saves the blank well done on getting out m8

Nice fishing! Liking the fly in the first pic, that's gotta claim a fish or two

fiarplay gettin out, ya cant catch fish sittin in the house

good report chuck ya cant beat the coalies on a winters day, it saves the blank well done on getting out m8

cheers fagan

Nice fishing! Liking the fly in the first pic, that's gotta claim a fish or two

thanks slackliner. the best part was that after a few knocks the eyes of that fly were still intact

fiarplay gettin out, ya cant catch fish sittin in the house

too true mate. once you get out you wonder why ye didnt bother gettin out earlier!..

Lovely pics as usual chuck, like looking through a quality book. I think your best bet IMO would be the Roe Valley at the railway bridge in May/June especially with the abundance of shrimp there and can be very productive for good Flounder on a hot day I find, also maybe pick up a Trout too. If I get a chance tomorrow I might head to a spot for Flounder and if I have any success I will pm you with the details as it would be very suitable for what you are doing.

great fishing chuck, well done

Well done for getting out with the fly rod this time of year. Nicely tied flies too.

[cathalger]

Nice pics again Charlie, I'll have to get back at it myself soon too. More nice fly tying.

Its good to be heading towards spring, daylight and hopefully some good fishing.

Last edited by cathalger on Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:19 am, edited 1 time in total.

Lovely pics as usual chuck, like looking through a quality book. I think your best bet IMO would be the Roe Valley at the railway bridge in May/June especially with the abundance of shrimp there and can be very productive for good Flounder on a hot day I find, also maybe pick up a Trout too. If I get a chance tomorrow I might head to a spot for Flounder and if I have any success I will pm you with the details as it would be very suitable for what you are doing.

cheers Dave!

great fishing chuck, well done

thanks grady

Well done for getting out with the fly rod this time of year. Nicely tied flies too.

cheers FISHYFINGERS

Its good to be heading towards spring, daylight and hopefully some good fishing.

couldnt agree more Cathal

good to see you still getting results with the flies and lures charlie. top notch man

good to see you still getting results with the flies and lures charlie. top notch man

Cheers Al. will be doin a lot more of the SWFF this year i hope. would like to extend the species count on the fly...