Dungarvan guide Jason O’Riordan had a great days fishing in Cork recently and reports:
I generally don’t do any bass guiding outside of Waterford, preferring to leave it to the local guides in an area. However, I do like to make the occasional visit to Cork every now and then. There are great quality bass there too. The forecast wasn’t too bad so Mike and I set off for Cork, boat in tow. We launched and headed to a likely looking spot, where we were greeted by two IFI Fisheries officers traveling on Jet Ski’s. I have to say this was a first for us. We chatted for a few moments and then the guys left us to our fishing. We made a good start with a nice bass of over 50cm on a plug.
This was followed by a very nice fish of 72cm also on plug.
Normally, when you get a large fish like this you don’t get another but Cork can be a special place for bass fishing. I switched to a soft plastic and several casts later as we drifted along I felt a soft bump, bump, bump. Everything went solid and I lifted into the considerable weight of a very good fish. It put up a mighty scrap on my Teklon Concept Spin. Finally the battle was over and the fish was aboard. I took some scale samples and measured it at 75cm. It was in superb condition too.
The tide was going out and we tried a few more spots. 2 more hits on plugs and then a nice little 44cm fish on the plastics again. It was well worth getting up early to make the coming tide and considering we only fished for a few hours it was pretty awesome. Can’t wait to get back there soon for another visit.
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Jason O’Riordan
Hardy/Greys approved guide and an IFFF Qualified Fly Casting Instructor
Notes: Jason has a lifetime of experience in fishing and guiding on the rivers, lakes and coastline in the area. Jason has given talks on fishing techniques at the leading angling shows in Ireland. Game Fishing Ireland offers guided packages for salmon, river trout, lake trout and saltwater game species. Fishing packages can vary in price depending on the target species and time of year. A typical package can include permits, travel, guiding, and packed lunch. Tackle hire is also available.
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