Peter Driver has been out again this week on the River Nore…
Again very patchy this week the river is super low, very high sun and a huge algae and weed on the bed of the river on the river. So fishing is very tricky and difficult, there is some fish to be had but you have to put in the hard work. With the evening rises finished I am not seeing any great rises during the day or anything like that. So fish are stuck down in the weed and you will have to go in search of them and run the risk of snagging weed on the nymphs, but maintaining contact with the nymphs just above the weed beds and while keeping contact you can control the depth of the nymph possibly picking of some fish. in these kind of conditions 2.5mm and 2mm beads are heavy enough for fishing. A customer of ours Keith was out on the Nore and managed to pick off these 2 beauties along with others fishing the piscarifly Ventor rod.
While this blast of good weather and sun dose us no favours on the river it will improve things on the coast. September can be a great month to hit the coast with the great spell of weather in now.
So this week Peter and some of the lads will be hitting the coast several evenings. Massive Tides this week. Probably some of the biggest we have seen in a long time and that matched with some really nice sunshine and calm weather should prove to be probably one of the better weeks of Autumn bass fishing. These big tides will hopefully push in the bait fry and the bass will follow them in.
if you target the coast line through out Wexford and Waterford, looking for inlets, estuaries and kelp beds you won’t go far wrong and stand a good chance of meeting some fish. I am normally fishing a 10 foot 7 or 8 weight rod with a floating line for the surface lures and fry poppers, with an intermediate line incase I want to fish some fly wings a bit into the surf. I like to keep it simple with my set ups and mostly just fishing .20 or .22 fluorocarbon.
So definitely get out there on the coast you won’t be missing anything on the rivers so you might as well target the coast and get some cracking action. There will be some interviews and videos on coastal bass fishing going up on piscarifly club later this week, so make sure and check them out.
Get in touch with Peter today to talk set ups and flies and he will get you sorted. Bass fishing this time of year can be great fun. Great way to fish the Autumn sunny days. Contact [email protected] or 0879787040 for any questions or queries and we will give you tips on the best places to go.
Check back on Piscari-Fly club to see how Peter gets on during the week on his evenings out on the coast.
Piscari Travels
So Mark is in France for the 5 nations, practice is under way and the draw for the competition took place last night. They have another days practice today and the competition takes place Wednesday and Thursday. There will be 2 Irish teams involved in the competition. We wish them all the best and all teams a great competition.
If you want regular updates from Mark about the competition then join https://club.piscari-fly.com/ where we have already uploaded some interviews with Mark on how practice is going and inside tips and updates on how the lads are progressing and the tournament in general.
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What’s Coming
This weekend sees the All Ireland Youths rivers and lakes take place in Cashelgolden on the River Suir on Saturday and Ardaire Springs in Mooncoin Co Kilkenny on Sunday. Always a great weekend, full of laughs and craic. We will be down there with Team Leinster on Saturday and Sunday hopefully get a bit of luck.
Best of luck to all the young anglers from every province that are going to take part in the championship. Hope everyone gets a few fish. Well done to Cashelgolden Angling, the river Suir for hosting and also to Ardaire Springs. Not always easy to get good venues so its great to get people who will put up their hands and host these events for the youths. Well done again and best of luck to all anglers. Looking forward to a great weekend.
About Us
Based on the River Nore just outside Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland. Piscari-Fly is a growing Fly Tying and Fly-Fishing business with a vast amount of experience and knowledge. If there is ever anything I can do to make my service better for you please feel free to suggest it to me and I’ll gladly try my best to accommodate your requests. Thanks again. Peter Driver.
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