Bass angling guide Richie Ryan of Eirebass still hopes to get in couple more sessions before the end of the year, but here offers his reflections on some of the fishing in Cork Harbour over the summer, and on a couple of more recent trips:
Pollack on the fly did not disappoint this summer. Not a single blank day on the boat for the whole summer, which says a lot about my go-to quarry when Bass are not playing ball. Some very happy clients were put ashore after excellent fly fishing with promises to return again. The gill nets outside the harbour have been hammered by seals of late, and it’s not worth the effort for the hard-pressed half-decker owners to set them. Fortunately, this is a great bonus for us fluff chuckers!
For some, the Bass fishing on Cork harbour has been excellent this year; Declan Collins and Warren Devlin take a bow! And so it was that returning fly anglers John Meehan and Aidan Walsh were peeved about the end of the salmon/trout season, so booked a guided Bass fly fishing session in October. Aidan had driven from Tipperary that morning, so I did feel under a lot of pressure to produce results. Thankfully 3 fine Bass were brought to the net and released quickly in a very sporting fashion.
A buddy was duly wound up about the successful outing, and Ray Burns booked me two days later. I was gutted that this excellent angler had a blank on the same marks, albeit in slightly inferior conditions. Ray, I promise we’ll put that right the next time! And finally, I managed a few nice shore outings in October myself. The estuaries in Cork harbour were fishing well, with Bass being landed on 3 out of four of my sessions in one week. Happy days!
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Eire Bass – Richie Ryan
Saltwater fly fishing Guide.
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