Some fly fishing for a change
Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:16 pm
Drove around the Antrim coast this evening for a bit before I eventually found some settled water out of the wind.
Passed a fella parked up along side the road getting some tackle together and preparing to launch and fish from a kayak; wonder how he got on..
Also noticed a decent sized comp taking place on Waterfoot beach. There must have been at least 20pegs and they were still there when I left into dark. Wonder how they faired too..
So anyway, I got onto my mark initially with a spinning rod but on my first cast i noticed small handfuls of sprat being chased out of the water, right in close to me! Knowing that this opportunity doesn't arise too often, I ran back up to the car and quickly set up the fly rod.
It is was a perfect wee session I guess, practically a fish a cast
- if I wasn't getting a fish then there were several hitting the fly but not getting snagged, they were at least trying to get caught anyway 
They were all small pollack - was hoping for a bit of variety, maybe a sea trout, or a cod or coley but there seemed none around - but I did manage several that put a good bend in the rod. Biggest was maybe just over 2lb.
All good. A couple of pics from my phone:
Passed a fella parked up along side the road getting some tackle together and preparing to launch and fish from a kayak; wonder how he got on..
Also noticed a decent sized comp taking place on Waterfoot beach. There must have been at least 20pegs and they were still there when I left into dark. Wonder how they faired too..
So anyway, I got onto my mark initially with a spinning rod but on my first cast i noticed small handfuls of sprat being chased out of the water, right in close to me! Knowing that this opportunity doesn't arise too often, I ran back up to the car and quickly set up the fly rod.
It is was a perfect wee session I guess, practically a fish a cast
- if I wasn't getting a fish then there were several hitting the fly but not getting snagged, they were at least trying to get caught anyway They were all small pollack - was hoping for a bit of variety, maybe a sea trout, or a cod or coley but there seemed none around - but I did manage several that put a good bend in the rod. Biggest was maybe just over 2lb.
All good. A couple of pics from my phone:
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Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:34 am
Nice little session, a 2lb Pollack would put a pleasing bend in a fly rod, Bud Abbott emerger
I presume?
I presume?
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:06 pm
Nice one Charlie! Some good sport there 
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:15 pm
Davie McPhail emerger JW, don't leave home without onejohnwest wrote:Nice little session, a 2lb Pollack would put a pleasing bend in a fly rod, Bud Abbott emerger
I presume?
yeah, nice wee scrappers. I got pulled into the weed twice by 2 good fish where i couldn't get them out again, fish and fly lost on both occasions.Would only be guessing sizes..
cheers Robin. Hey I'm starting to think of S.Wexford soon. U still interesed? Do you want to PM me on any particular dates - within the next 3or4 weeks - that might suit you best. preferably a weekend.. TaSweetwrasse wrote:Nice one Charlie! Some good sport there
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:23 pm
Nice fishing, haven't had a chance to cast a fly this year, the new rod hasn't been christened
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:11 pm
MC wrote:Nice fishing, haven't had a chance to cast a fly this year, the new rod hasn't been christened
Get yourself out there MC. Have seen more activity now than I have seen all "summer"..
Then post a report
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:20 pm
chuckaroo wrote:MC wrote:Nice fishing, haven't had a chance to cast a fly this year, the new rod hasn't been christened
Get yourself out there MC. Have seen more activity now than I have seen all "summer"..
Then post a report
One can hope
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:21 am
Nice going chuckaroo , was down along the Co Down coast on Tuesday nowt much happening .
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:51 pm
family guy wrote:Nice going chuckaroo , was down along the Co Down coast on Tuesday nowt much happening .
thanks. were you fly fishing?
Re: Some fly fishing for a change
Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:36 am
had the fly rod with me on the off chance of some sea trout moving but never got to use it.might take a run down this morningchuckaroo wrote:family guy wrote:Nice going chuckaroo , was down along the Co Down coast on Tuesday nowt much happening .
thanks. were you fly fishing?
