River Lee paddle...

The weather being bad i did something i have been meaning to do for a long time.....

Paddle training...with an eel...

Got out after work on Friday to do a bit of training, and the plan was to paddle around Spike island and on down towards Roche's Point on the west side of the harbour.
I trolled an eddy stone eel as i went...why not??
Straight away the weed was an issue and to make matters worse when i got around the island a small craft warning came out via the VHF.
It got a bit lumpy and i headed for the west side of the harbour again and paddled along but the weed was a big problem,so i decided to backtrack and head to a well know point in the harbour to troll around for a while, but alas, no hits on the eel.
Its a slow start this season!
That's fishing, and the summer is coming!

Guided Bass fishing in Ireland?

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Stolen Honwave and engine.

Jim Clohessy, a well respected angler here in Cork has had his boat stolen last night inc.engine...a long shot ..but if we use our blogs and facebook pages to get the word around it may help to recover it if it comes up for sale.
This can happen to any of us, so if yea can spread the pic/ word it would be great!



Thank you.

Level 2 kayak course first night.

Well one down four to go...a cold wet windy night and I'm not feeling 100% either.
But i really enjoyed it and thank God for dry suits!
Because i had one on I got to do more....
And i did my first wet exit...yahoo!

Funny we were in small white water style boats and when we all launched we paddled around in circles like ducklings until we got a feel for it...lol...
Once this is done i will join the club and get a solid roll down!

Irish Kayak Angling safety day!

This is a work in progress....more to post!!!

A fantastic day out on the water, and the weather was great!
It began with some safety talk out on the water, and then our re-entry drilling and after that some general messing about in and out of the yaks, all the time in very deep water and great all round re-entry practice.Later we moved to the incoming rapids and did some paddling against the current and turning maneuvering in fast water.. also jumping in and "staying with the yak" in fast water.In the end we found ourselves running the rapids in and out of the yaks...great fun!
Back to dry land for some hypothermia and CPR talks and demonstrations also looking at various safety equipment and questions and answers.
And some grub on the BBQ...awesome after all that (thanks Pat)and some general chin wagging.....
Oh and a little fly hunting for mullet in Rosscarberry, but no joy there!
A really great day on the water,
Thanks to Bantry Bay Canoes and Irish Kayak Angling!!

So so close!

Well... I'm on evenings this week, so i got up early, to a frosty start and headed to an East Cork mark. And to sum it up, i had a few hours of lure fishing with the feed shallow 128 and an Amikiri minnow, and nothing.But when i headed back to the car i thought i would have one or two more casts and on my second, a lovely Bass charged in at the lure only to peel off at the last second right at my feet......so close to a start for my season!
And the fish are here now for sure, being caught on lure!
That's fishing!
Next week i have two kayak safety courses to do and the sea kayak one will run for the next 5 weeks.. AND I have to start paddle training for Ocean to city, and get a cycle or two in and CATCH A BASS!!!!
Time is everything!
Best of luck to all Bass Anglers for this season and please release a few fish to make sure we have many more to come!
TIGHT LINES!

Safety Meet.

There is an up-coming safety meet in west Cork next week that I’m really looking forward to. The long range forecast looks kind too!I hope to get some pics of the day so stay tuned!It’s being organized by the Irish Kayak Angling Club.http://www.irishkayakangling.com/