quick paddle after work......

Finished work at four on Friday and brought the yak with me... wanted to get out for a paddle to stop me from seizing up!
I left the fishing gear at home because the light would go quickly... and when i got there the conditions were perfect... it was really nice out there watching the sun dip... and i had a nice paddle.
I wish the light would have lasted longer though.....

Blanked again!

Got up early.. loaded all the gear and arrived at the mark nearly an hour later.
Set up the fly rod and yak and fished hard for hours.
No joy at all......
Now.. the water clarity was very poor, i don't know if this was the problem this time..
Finished around half two.. a bit fed up.. but it was a lovely mild day on very calm water...
The Pike win again!

Well......

The clue is in the title.....
After a nasty bout of flu which began the Monday before x-mas...i am starting to feel normal again. ( some people would say that's impossible!)
My appetite is still all over the place, but i feel the need to get out and fish.
SO....
a gentle start is needed.... with NO swells that's for sure.....
I may have to have another crack off the Pike with the fly rod..... failure beckons...
Watch this space.....I'm not nervous you know...

Happy Christmas!

Well... still snow and ice on the roads here till next week.....
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.............
HAPPY CHRISTMASS!
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

fishing on hold

Kayak Ice Breakers!

Kayak Pike on the fly.

It was like the field of dreams, only it was a little lake in west Cork... I met up with Diablo for some Pike fishing.
The tactics were simple... fly or lure.. but mostly fly.
We set up almost identical fly gear and set to work... but the fishing was slow.
Diablo struck first with a jack on the fly, and after some failed attempts, he suggested we break up some ice over a favourite drift and then break for lunch.
After lunch we returned and set to work...that's when the Ass kicking began...
OUCH!
He struck again and again... landing some and others coming off... all jacks with one good fish lost...
I, on the other hand, struggled... and did not get so much as a follow...
I changed flies and lines to no avail.... and eventually the sun set and we had to return... I was a beaten man... the slagging match began and i had to take it all..
A Bandon man shows no mercy........
I WILL RETURN!!

All set.....waiting for the "guide"

Heading out for glory....

Cold but lovely day..


Diablo's spoils....

Bashing the water in vain......

I try in vain to catch....

More of Diablo's fish....

Diablo strikes again....

Home time... getting dark...

The face of a beaten man......

Bad Weather

Well, the planned trip for Pike had to be cancelled.
The morning of the trip, i got a call from the "guide" to say he was snowed in!
The roads have been very bad with the last two weeks ... but its broke!
So next Monday the trip is on again (I'm running out of days off!!)
Pike on the fly and lure of a hidden lake with no bank access!
I cant wait!



Ah.... i can see it now........