Dan O’Neill is back again this week with another edition of The River Whispers. This will be the last one until the end of the season, but not to worry we’ll still be getting regular reports from the Nore and more…
The River Whispers 20
A couple of days guiding and instructing was quite enjoyable; Let’s see what we caught and what we learned on the trips; The Southern County event is coming up on the 12th of April let’s take a closer look at what to expect on the day; Trout fishing Ireland zoom classes are still available and a great way to learn a little more; Check out trout fishing Ireland on Tik Tok hear about some of my set ups and days on the water. Farewell until the end of the season.
Hatches are becoming a little stronger on the river now and usually around 12.30 to 2pm. It’s great to be back on the water again and watching the trout rising to the flies. It was a little windy on Saturday so I fished wet fly, I noticed a lot of the flies were getting blown back onto the water the trout tuned into this. Olives were on the menu fished on the swing. Great to watch the line come around and then the rod spring into life as a brown takes your offering.
My guests this week were from different parts, so it was as always quite interesting to hear their stories from gator hunting to fishing Tarpon. We mostly fished wet fly, which was a simple set up, very basic. I had 5ft of .37 Maxima to a tippet ring where I connected 4ft of .12 to my single wet fly. I fished, like I mentioned, an olive and tried a March brown. Both patterns did quite well and the trout were in good condition given the time of year. I did try dry dropper for a little while and had some very small brown trout on a pheasant tailed nymph. It really was great to be on the river guiding and fishing for trout again. In the coming days I will be visiting the King’s River where I will be chasing trout again. Always a favourite river of mine especially early season.
Southern County fishing resort open day
On the 12th of April we have the Southern County fishing resort open day. George Burdess and myself will be demonstrating at the event to try to help you catch some more fish. I will speak a bit about fly rods and help you to understand the line ratings and rod weights to help you pick a fly rod or fly line, I will give demonstrations on different casts and will be available for free one on one tuition until the fishery closes. George will be tying flies and helping you to match the hatch.
Coarse angling demos by Jack Keenahen and Nikita Grealish on the coarse fishing lake will help you with pole fishing as well as feeder fishing and help you to get started in each discipline.
All of us will be helping the kids get fishing on the coarse lake and guide them to some lovely roach, perch and carp.
Permits for the day are €20 and after the event you can fish until the fishery closes to put your new skills to the test. This is a great opportunity to learn more and if your considering beginning to fly fish. For more details or questions email me at TroutfishingIreland@outlook.com
Free zoom classes
My free zoom classes seem to be helping people and each week i get more and more interest so thanks everyone who signed up and takes the time out to attend the classes. To get announcements on upcoming classes email me on Troutfishingireland@outlook.com where you will be sent notification of upcoming zooms.
Classes
Now that the season is underway, I am holding my fishing classes. The classes are designed based on your fishing knowledge. I go through everything from rods right to the fly. It’s a fantastic way to see what you need for your fishing trip and cuts out all the stuff that isn’t necessary. For information on the classes contact me on Troutfishingireland@outlook.com or by phone on 0857652751.
Upcoming events
April 12th – Southern County Fishing open day
George Burdess and myself will be demonstrating at the event to try to help you catch some more fish. I will speak a bit about fly rods and help you to understand the line ratings and rod weights to help you pick a fly rod or fly line, I will give demonstrations on different casts and will be available for free one on one tuition until the fishery closes. George will be speaking about flies and the tying of them and helping you to choose what fly and when. Send all inquiries to Troutfishingireland@outlook.com.
Irish Spring Angling Fair 3rd and 4th May
I will be at the Irish Spring Angling Fair where I will be holding a demo both days on the main lake. I will be also on hand with my organizations APGAI Ireland, Cadence, Yeti and Fulling mill. Hope to see you at this super event.
Farewell until the end of the season
With the season now picking up my time guiding has increased, I will continue to write weekly reports on my adventures, but the River Whispers will end for now and continue at the end of the season where we will go through all the tips and tricks I learned over the coming trout season. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read the river whispers, the response I received was fantastic and unexpected. I will return with the river whispers at the end of September, in the meantime keep an eye out for my weekly reports on my fishing adventures.
Dan
Go fishing…
