David Norman of West Cork Bass reports that wrasse fishing can extended well into November and even December, when the conditions allow…

At this time of year, if the conditions remain calm, we often get really nice deep water Wrasse here in beautiful West Cork as you can see from today’s photo.

ballan wrasse
Wrasse will often take a lure out of aggression

They’ll attack lures intended for much bigger prey out of pure aggression in this case the Pirate Lures Teaser 15 and give a really good account of themselves in the process!

If you consider there’s a strong chance of encountering them along with Codling, Coalfish and pretty much a guarantee of Pollock, all of which can be caught on fly as well as lure, that’s got to be a good target list for the saltwater angler in late November and into December…