Guide Sean Jordan of Bass fishing Wexford has an excellent catch this week of a 72cm bass. He tells us:
Although bait anglers have been meeting plenty of bass lately, conditions were still poor for lure anglers, even this week water clarity is still only 60-70% around south Wexford at best.
Our first saltwater session of the year was last Mon 14 Apr, despite the clarity we made our way to one of my favored spring marks from previous years, a good tip when water clarity is not the best, is that bright sunshine can often be used to the anglers advantage, by selecting a bright flashing lure that will attract a predators attention from a wider range through the murky water, its often got me fish in such conditions, as it did with this 72cm beauty in the Monday afternoon sunshine. (pictured below )
Joining me this week for 2 days during his Easter holiday in Wexford was freshwater angler Volker Sulzbacher, from Tuttlingen, Germany. On Tuesday morning we were faced with a bitter SE wind that whipped up the water making it murky in front of our eyes making the lure fishing poor on marks that were clear only an hour earlier, but I went though the different lures + tactics with him to have him focused for day 2.(pictured below)
Day 2: Early Wednesday morning a very keen Volker arrived eager to get started on a different mark, eager to put some of his new found “watercraft” into practice we arrived at the mark, with water temp still low at 9c we opted for soft-plastics fished slow + deep, focusing on getting the correct retrieve on the lure, he was rewarded with a lively 53cm Bass in unpredictable spring conditions, but even better he has learned some “watercraft” to catch some more Wolfsbarsch for himself….
To make a booking……
Sean Jordan,
Bass Fishing Wexford
Address: Sean Jordan, Belgrove Cross, Duncormick, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 (0)51 563132 or +353 (0)86 2611436
Email: [email protected] Web: www.bassfishingwexford.com
