February Fishing Antics

The last few weeks have been hectic. It seems to have been a very bust year so far and I have been out fishing rather alot. 

FEBRUARY:

At the start of the month I went on a small midweek night session with a good friend of ours in Cork

we had lots of cod, no monsters but it was great to see the rod tap cast after cast. 

We had a Club comp mid Feb. It went ahead as an orange weather warning for wind approaching, it started off OK but as they first hour past, tripods were blowing over and it became very rough. Just as my favourite rod broke the comp was called off. 

At the end of the month, I was really looking forward to the The Irish Angling Show which I really enjoyed. There was lots to see and do with talks from some top anglers from Ireland and The UK. Jim Clohessey did a talk on Sea angling and species and at the end of the talk my friend Evan McGovern was awarded species hunter of the year for 2015, with an amazing 42 species. 

 At last I  got to meet up with a wonderful man known as Noel Griffith, he is one of the ADMIN team of Shore and Boat. 

 There were lots of fun things to do in the main hall where the shops and exhibitors were, including a family area where you were in with a chance to win some fantastic little bits and pieces. I thought there was more choice and better  than last year and there was a buzz going around the place. You can buy almost anything you could possibly need at the show, course, sea, fly and boat fishing. Many of the exhibitors were happy to advise and answer questions. 

At the show I Met lots of people I know, and people I didnt, but knew the names. One of those people was Kit Dunne, he runs a charter boat from Wicklow - Wicklow charter boats he has a very good reputation, and as it happens I am going up to Wicklow tomorrow to go out on his boat, what a great ST Patricks day for me. Watch this space.

On the 28th of February we had our first Munster qualifiers and probably our first sunny day of the year. It was an enjoyable day with the sun shining down, and I was happy to win the U16 s.

Last week we had a club comp at Rossbeigh, The sun was out again, but this time the fishing was slow. As the last fifteen minutes approached I thought I was going to blank. Thankfully I caught a flounder on the last cast, which actually put me in the lead with the youths. I couldn't believe I won with a 21 cm flounder...and YES the fishing was that bad. 

Early Start for me and here's wishing you all A Happy St Patrick's Day and I hope you get out for a few casts. 

Tight Lines 

Eoin Angler 

Co Kerry