Peter Driver of Piscari Fly is back with his weekly roundup of the fishing scene on the Nore and beyond:

How’s the Fishing

Testing our New Dry-Fly Rod

Peter was on the Nore during the week testing the new Venator 9ft3 3 weight Dry Fly Rod. It felt lovely in the hand, it is a medium to fast action rod and casts really well. I managed to play a few fish on it as well and over all I am pretty happy with the build. We will contuine to test the rod over the coming weeks and we will let you know how it works out. All going well the rod should be out around Christmas or just after.

The Nore is fishing well at the moment, with a small rise in the water levels over the last couple of days so it’s really come on quite well. Some nice fish being caught on Nymphs and Dries. Soon we will see the end of the evening rise and the dry fly fishing in the mid afternoons should be good action. September can be a good month on the rivers as the trout are beginning to fatten up for the long winter months. They can also shoal up a bit while dropping back from the faster water to the slower glides to reserve fat levels and energy. I find fishing spiders in September on this type of water can be very successful also productive in finding the shoals of trout.

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Masterclasses & Piscarifly Club

We have put another masterclass up on Piscari-Fly Club, https://club.piscari-fly.com/. There has been 2 instalments so far to date with the last instalment coming in the next few days. Now this masterclass is on Euro-dinking. So its basically an amalgamation of clink and dink and euronymphing. So basically your dry dropper off your euro set ups .

Now there is a little bit to it, setting up the rigs, your approach to the fish and the technique all takes a bit of practice. But it is a very effective way to fish. Peter has been doing a fair bit of work on it over the last season and over in the Czech Republic with David Chlumský from Team Czech. He was working on it with us when we were there coaching the Irish Youth team last month. The masterclass is up there now; in episode 1, we go through the tying of the flies that work best for this style of fishing. Then, in the second part, we are on the river going through in detail the set ups and the approach to the fish. For the final segment we will be out on the water putting it all to the test and getting some fish.

Sign up today and Dont miss out on this masterclass and many more to come!!! Also there is great discounts in the shop if you are a member.

Lots more masterclasses to follow on the club. Sign up at https://club.piscari-fly.com/

 

Flies of the Week

Here we have the most productive flys from this week on the river. the CDC and Deer Hair Sedge is a cracker and I have a furled tag in there. Also the nymphs are simple and super effective for this time of the year.

Sign up to our club and we tie these very flies in our videos so you know how to exactly copy them.

International Competitions

Today the European Fips-Mouche Flyfishing Championship starts. Team Ireland comprises Dave Donovan (Captian), Kevin Lafford, Alan Lawless, Mark Sloan, Andrew Sloan and the reserve is Jano Knazko. The competition takes place in Poland on River San. it will be on for the next 5 days and the lads will be fishing 4 river sessions and one drifting boat session. One of the river sessions will also be dry fly only, this is the first time we will see this type of session at a major comp so it will be interesting to see how it fairs out over the 5 sessions. Follow our facebook page and we will keep you updated on how the lads are getting on. We wish the lads all the very best of luck.

For all the results check out: https://www.fips-mouche.com/euro/

​Some changes

As we head into the Autumn now the last month of the season, just to let you know, there will be some changes to Piscari-Fly opening hours for the winter months. It will be by appointment only. So everyone is still very welcome to the shop, have a chat, look around but just give us a quick buzz before you call. Thanks for all the support through out the season and we look forward to continuing our service to make your fishing more enjoyable and informative.

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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