sunday afternoon past. Red Bay SWFF

People: me

Duration: couple if hours

Tide: high on arrival

Weather: great

Bait: fly

Report:
thought i'd visit a mark that i havent been to in a while and give some of the flies i had tied a bash
the primary target was to get a wrasse on the fly but i ended up with pollack, coley and a surpise wee cod
no size in any of the fish, few barely put a bend in my rod, but i caught many of them
it was great to be out and have a go...

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great to see you got a small codling on the fly,,,could that not give you a hint tht there could be bigger cod in the area aswell,,,im sure the wee cod feed on the same ground as the bigger ones

Nice way to pass a couple of hours, great pics. Cod on the fly; what would Halford and Skues make of that I wonder!

looks like fun.. great pictures aswell

Must try tie something like for the whiting plauge enroute! thanks for posting the pics

Nice looking flies, seem to have worked well

Well done that must be some great feeling catching on your own fly's beautiful colours on the Pollock

Top pics as ever Charlie, never dull getting takes on a fly rod cos you dont know the cast when a lump decides to play ball -as you know.

good goin chuck, sometimes gettin good craic with the wee ones is enough to give ya a hit!! better than sittin at home! will you fish with the fly during the colder months when the pollock and wrasse are scarce?

great to see you got a small codling on the fly,,,could that not give you a hint that there could be bigger cod in the area aswell,,,im sure the wee cod feed on the same ground as the bigger ones

reckon that was a wee 'kelp cod' Brian, very dark. i put on bigger flies and also tried spinners and big soft plastics too for a bit.. no big cod about!

Nice way to pass a couple of hours, great pics. Cod on the fly; what would Halford and Skues make of that I wonder!

cheers JW. Halford and Skues would be well impressed i would like to think.. but they were primarily the dry-fly guys. must give it a go for the cod some time then - see if they'll come up for one (doubt it!)

looks like fun.. great pictures aswell

cheers goldfish. greta fun

Must try tie something like for the whiting plauge enroute! thanks for posting the pics

no bother Kgarr. get wee weighted patterns down onto the bottom fo rthem fellas... fill your boots

Nice looking flies, seem to have worked well

thanks Ethihad. would like a bigger fish tho

Well done that must be some great feeling catching on your own fly's beautiful colours on the Pollock

cheers fishy

Top pics as ever Charlie, never dull getting takes on a fly rod cos you dont know the cast when a lump decides to play ball -as you know.

cheers Cathal. was hoping for a lump of a sea trout. 4.5lb would do. will keep at it...........

good goin chuck, sometimes gettin good craic with the wee ones is enough to give ya a hit!! better than sittin at home! will you fish with the fly during the colder months when the pollock and wrasse are scarce?

better than sitting at home ghosty, no doubt about that. cant see myself doing much SWFF in the winter to be honest. might have to resort to the rainbow trout lakes..

Great report Charlie and super photos. That looks like great fun Tried my hand a little at fly fishing a weeks back but alas its not as easy as it looks

The temptation to 'whip it' is too great

Thanks for posting,
Monty

very well done and your own flies as well, super

Great report Charlie and super photos. That looks like great fun Tried my hand a little at fly fishing a weeks back but alas its not as easy as it looks

The temptation to 'whip it' is too great

Thanks for posting,
Monty

keep at it Monty, you'll get there with a bit of practice
it can be good to try first without a leader attached, then attach a leader as you improve
just takes a little practice. and a really nice way to fish i reckon

very well done and your own flies as well, super

cheers

i think thats the first time i have seen someone get a cod on the fly great result

cool.fair play lad.well done

i think thats the first time i have seen someone get a cod on the fly great result

cheers shane
nah, ive seen a few cod on the fly now. i managed a semi-decent one last year, maybe just over a pound. prier to catching it i'd been catching very lively coley, which were brilliant scrappers on the fly rod, but that cod was even stronger (pound for pound)! it wouldnt give up.. very powerful wee fish

:D cool.fair play lad.well done

cheers lucky

nice one Charlie, that's cracker fishing on the fly.

dave

Nice job on the flys. A good days fishing

nice one Charlie, that's cracker fishing on the fly.

dave

Nice job on the flys. A good days fishing

cheers dave, thanks john
i might try and improve on these results over the next few days, or coming weekend. i'll post a report