Co. Clare Wrasse & Pollack 13/09/13

People:Myself and a mate

Duration:Dawn - 12pm

Tide: HT about 10.30

Weather : windless, cloudy, warm

Bait:firetails, lunker city worm in Silver/white

Rigs:

Results: Wrasse, Pollack




Report: Managed to escape out twice over the past week holiday I spent in Clare. First session was on the 11th, dawn till midday, tried my best trying to land a bass on the fly around lahinch estuary, but it wasn't to be, great morning to be out around this beautiful part of Ireland though. Had great craic yesterday, gave up chasing Pollack with the fly rod after about 3 hours and broke out the jellies, then the fish seem to just turn on! the wrasse all took literally at my feet as I was lifting my lure out of the water, by god those boy's punch above their weight!, serious craic on light gear! Must have missed about 10 takes! Heart in mouth stuff! Have to get back down here again soon

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Lovely fish! fine weather too it looks like!

good stuff
any theory on why the fly wasn't working..?

I think they just weren't feeding, I'd a fast sinking line on, and my mate was on an intermediate, tried all types of flies and retrieves, no takes. Sure that's fishing for you

I think they just weren't feeding, I'd a fast sinking line on, and my mate was on an intermediate, tried all types of flies and retrieves, no takes. Sure that's fishing for you

I think they just weren't feeding, I'd a fast sinking line on, and my mate was on an intermediate, tried all types of flies and retrieves, no takes. Sure that's fishing for you

just asking as i headed out with 2 other guys recently to target wrasse on the fly..
the other 2 guys started with the fly but then soon changed to small soft plastics because of the lack of hits, but i persisted with the fly
we were standing in a neat line on some rocks casting into the same pool of water and we even occasionally swapped positions. i was fishing the same depth and retrieval speed but, needless to say, they were catching constantly where i blanked i left dejected.
so im blaming the lack of movement of the fly in the water - just a theory - and am now devising a fly with a bit more wiggle..!
lets see

I've heard that crab and prawn patterns work well but have never tried them, would be great to get one on a fly alright. I was using streamers & clousers. The lunker city eel was huge and they were smashing it!

was trying a whole variety of shrimp patterns that day, the pollack were taking them but the wrasse werent.
the soft plastics these guys were using were like rubber worms, thats all, but they wiggled in the water - its the only explanation that i can come up with. im going to devise a wiggling black, worm-like, fly. will make a post if i get any wrasse on it..
cheers

Cool, you could use one of those magic head things, best of luck chuckaroo

i intend to cheers
aye, a few nice wrasse there

i intend to cheers
aye, a few nice wrasse there

Try the nayat hair Charlie, it's got a lovely flowing action in the water. Better still, I'm after receiving a pile of hooks in the post. I post you up a few. Might get started on them tomorrow and I'll put a bit of mono on some.

cheers martin, nice1. i'll look forward to receiving a couple, thanks
i tyed up a fly tonight to try and resemble a wiggling worm of sorts. i used a nice bit magic head and even added a second hook further down some line i attacted too. but the fly is a monstrosity!..
lets see if it works
but dont know when i'll be getting another chance at the wrasse though..

Well done Kgarr, fine wrasse