Monday, May 16, 2011

Specimen Mullet on the Fly - Post From Corkharbouranglinghubblog

Local salt water fly fishing expert, Richie Ryan, has also being getting in on the act. Richie has also picked up a few fish on lures but has concentrated his efforts recently in fly fishing for mullet with some great results. Below is a pic of a 5lb 8oz fish which took 20 minutes to land.

Report From Inland Fisheries Ireland - Bass

Cork Harbour bass anglers turn to bait as harbour churned up

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Photo: A fine 5lb bass caught last week on a clouser fly.
Fly fishing expert, Richie Ryan, reports great fishing upto last weekend. Richie operates the first licensed salt water fly fishing boat in the country and can take upto three anglers at a time. Although, he first preference is fly fishing, all forms of angling are catered for. This time last year bass were very scarce in the harbour, but there has been a big improvement in numbers caught by various methods this year. Richie has had exceptional lure fishing so far, especially on a lure supplied by his good Welsh friend and mentor, Andrew Davies - a Megabass x140 , traded for a carton of fags no less! Prospects for bass fishing in the harbour look very promising. Richie's rates are very reasonable and supplies tackle aswell.
Richie Ryan

Monday, May 9, 2011

Kelpy Cod

Paul Carroll from Dublin with a lovely red cod from over the kelp. Fishing with soft plastics for cod is proving very effective this year.