Pike on the fly.....NOT!

Out today on the Yak with the fly rod... and fished for 3 hours.
Had two pulls while trolling, but no hook up, and had a fish follow the fly later, but not very big.
It was very nice on the water.....beautiful day!

Second attempt at Pike on the fly.

Out today trying my hand at pike fly fishing...had little luck..but did manage a small jack on a troll between bays.

First Pike on the Fly.

Out on the Yak today... first time on fresh and fly fishing for Pike.

Caught this "fun size" Jack.

It was really cold but very enjoyable.......More Pike fishing to come...but i am learning!

Poor beach fishing.

Went out to a beach mark in east Cork with a buddy from work.
The plan was to fish a good 4.1 meter tide as it flooded in over clean and mixed ground, using crab,squid, and mack for bait.
Sounds good..eh?
well ..we arrived to find a lovely surf and a little weed (this posed no problem) so we were optimistic.


Set up and baits flew out near and far..single clipped down and two hook flappers(can you see him?)



Hours went by and bait came back each time not touched...not even crabs around..not a doggie on the mack...nothing.....



The highlight of the night were the ginger snaps!!
Now i know the "deep water" marks are catching around county Cork.....but it would be nice for a return of the catches of a few years ago, off the beautiful beaches around Cork.




On another note...i found a cracking crate for my P13..fits well.. is tough..and more space ...only a tenner!

Next week...... something very different for me!!

Sat. outside Cork harbour.

Went out for a morning fishing on Sat 23 Jan.
I was out on the water for sun up, and first cast resulted in a strap conger.
For the next few hours i fished on with Mack and squid for bait and landed 7 Dog fish..all nice and plump.


Rigged and ready.

Ships coming in to Cork.

Sun coming up time to fish.

Nice and well fed.

More new species for me off the Kayak...so well pleased!

All were returned unharmed.

A small T bar helps with the unhooking.

Snow Good!

Playing in the winter is snow good!

Prelaunch overview.

This is a larger view of the yak ready to launch. Later in the spring i will also have a fly rod attached to the rod holder by the front hatch and a proper trolling and bait rod with a multiplier reel on the back with the spinning rod. There is a drogue and anchor in the crate with a bait bucket and the C-tug trolley is stored in the front hatch. Three rods to cover all angles, bait/fly/lure or jelly's......the drogue is used to slow your wind drift while you fish and if you find the fish you can anchor up for a while.

Ringabella Bay Cork.

out in ringabella bay today.. had some squid left in the freezer to use up.Lovely day from 11.30 ish to 4 ish on the water.Flat calm water with little or no wind .
Tried several spots an anchor and several drifts with no results!! Better bait may have helped?Would love to have had some lug and mack. Even did some trolling with jelly shad over shore reef. I think the night time would be better but not for me I'm a newbie! Tried the c-tug...i will need to practice wit it!!!!!
Some pics below..

Replaced my Cam. Phone and the video seems improved (more meg. pixel)

Looking forward to getting more video shots in the spring/summer.