David Norman reports from West Cork…
As the weather settled for a few days I was finally able to starting working through my backlog of trips starting with Robin Rowe who joined me for a successful first Pollock Fly Kayak Fishing trip a year ago.
He has since invested in his own kayak and wanted me to look over it with him and do another guided trip afloat to test it on the water and gain more experience which we duly did in nice bright calm conditions.
The fish were pretty responsive so we quickly switched from lure to fly and a very worthwhile, fun and productive trip was the result…
Wrasse…
Having noticed a consistent bycatch of Wrasse when Pollock fishing of late I decided to go after them for an entire trip with soft plastic Wrasse Lures from Pirate Lures and the results were excellent with around fifteen of them to the kayak, the best of which an estimated 4lbs, with Pollock becoming the bycatch on the way up and down if the Wrasse hadn’t got to the baits first.
These stunning creatures come in a variety of colours and pound for pound fight every bit as hard as a Pollock if not harder, which is saying something! It remains to be seen how seasonal this fishery is at this level but I look forward to finding out.
Go fishing…
If you’re interested in joining me for some guided Kayak fishing or coaching contact me – [email protected]
