When the wind blows East the fish bite the least !!!!!

They say  February is the worst month for fishing. That my be so!!!! But we always hope March brings sunshine after the cold stormy winter and also many fish. 

It was the 7th of March and while Dad was off fishing The Jimmy Smith in Wexford, Mom was in charge(always a lot of fun) 

 We had planned a full weekend of fishing. On Saturday we decided Dingle would be the venue of choice. I was hoping to catch a Thornback Ray, a spectacular fish . We arrived excited and looking forward to getting on to the pier it was a good 10 minute walk down to the pier and to top it all off when we got there it was to windy to fish. We took the 10 minute walk back to the van, disappointing to say the least.

We had a drive around for a while but it was no good, the weather was against us. so we headed home, just to finish off the day we decided to go to a local unfished venue to see if we could get a couple of casts in. By now it calmed down a small bit and we decided to have just one cast. I baited my small 3 hook rig. I could barely cast out as it was still very windy but I still managed too. When it was out I decided to pull the line to give the bait a bit more action. Mom spotted the rod moving and asked if it was me messing with the line, but I had a bit of fun and said 'no it wasn't me'. Mom said 'you should bring it in'  so still messing around that is exactly what I did when I was half way through bringing it in I saw  something small and silver come to the surface. When I got it in my hand I realized it was what I think was the smallest bass ever. Measuring in at only 12 centimeters it really was my smallest bass ever. After we took some pictures we put it back.

We came home and put the bait away. 

The next Morning we made the decision of chancing another day fishing and today the weather was looking better. We ended up going to Fenit pier. The weather was sunny and there was a slight breeze I knew that today we would catch fish  after catching 1 or 2 fish I decided I'll try for a conger. With a big bait and rig set up I dropped my line in to what I thought would be where a conger would lurk, suddenly I saw my rod bend went I lifted the rod the line was stuck in a ledge, the fish had took the bait and bolted, luckily Mom got it free. We soon found out that it was a huge rockling.

As it was such a nice day we stayed on the pier for a long time, we had chance to try some rigs that we had been given by Shamrock tackle. Mum had put on a 3 hook clip down with size 2 hooks on and was pulling out rockling, so we put one on Oisins rod and he started catching too,he even got a double. In the end we all caught fantastic rockling on those rigs and we put them away safely for another day. Thanks Shamrock tackle for the rigs, we had fun using them. 

Here are some of the fish we caught including Oisin's double 

The week flew by with only dreaming of fishing and at last the weekend arrived. We got one day fishing in this weekend on Sunday we decided to fished the pier again. It wasn't to pleasant with strong easterly winds.  There is a saying when the wind blows east the fish bite the least!!!! Everyone always says it, even when we got to the pier we met a friend who said we might get one fish!!! But with a conger and a nearly 30 fish under our belt we were pretty happy with our couple of hours fishing. 

 In the end the wind cut through us and we had to go home.

More adventures coming soon.

Tight lines

Eoin Angler

Co. Kerry

Ireland

Angling expo 2015 - Dublin National show centre

 The Dublin Angling show - Feb 2015

We arrived at 10 am in the morning, and it was not too busy with only a few people around . The early start had helped a lot as we had a chance to walk around and get our bearings before it got too busy.

The show was in a large hall with lots of stalls, from water safety to all types of angling. After a little walk around we walked past the Inland Fisheries Specimen Stand. Mike Hennessy was at the stand and he introduced himself to me.I was given the specimen book, which I hope to be featured in next year. This is a link to the website, it is one of my favourite to visit.  http://irish-trophy-fish.com/

 

Mike then introduced me to a very well known journalist from UK. He writes for some of the top fishing magazines. His name is Mike Thrussell, I was very excited to meet him as I have read many of his articles. 

It took us a few hours to walk around the show, there was a seminar taking place and we decided that we might learn something interesting from it. It was held in the theater upstairs and Jim Clohessy was talking about lure fishing and the mistakes he made and that many people make. I've always been interested in lure fishing and he really inspired me to go out and get it right. I have made most of the mistakes that he talked about and was happy to learn how to do it right. I had so many questions to ask him, but I settled for just one, I wanted to know did he do much rock fishing as this is what I want to do. His fishing is mainly done by boat, but I'm going to try off the the rocks with my new knowledge.

At the end of the talk he gave me a reel and said to me ' you will need this for your rock fishing' 

I politely thanked him .

I spent the next few hours searching for the perfect rod to match my new reel. Jim had also recommended a new line called Gliss that was in between mono filament and braid . I managed to find this at South Side Angling centre who had a stand at the show. 

Time flew and it was time to go home, we had a last walk around and I had a chance to look at the rest of the stands. It was a lot of fun, It was worth visiting and good value for money. I will most certainly go again next year. If you have ever wondered if it is worth attending then I would say YES.

There was plenty to see with every type of fishing stand from coarse to sea and fly to lure. Demonstrations all day long, seminars and interesting things going on all the time. We got to see freshly hatched salmon eggs, also known as alvin. We were given goody bags and show souvenirs. I enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to next year. I hope to see you there next year and look out for me. 

Tight lines 

Eoin Angler 

Co  Kerry 

Ireland 

My Logo

A big thank you to Olly my big brother who works at Media Manager as social media specialist, for asking his company to do this work for me. Thanks Vicki Mountjoy for giving her time and allowing her team to design this for me . Andy lynch took my idea and came up with better than I asked for. Andy Lynch is an up and coming graphic designer who captured my style in this logo. 

Hope you all like it, because I do 

My next post is about some line that I will be testing at the weekend , it has been given to me by Shamrock Tackle. 

Tight Lines 

Eoin Angler 

Co Kerry 

Ireland 

  

Jeremy Wade - My Inspiration

Jeremy Wade with a large catfish he caught in India

Jeremy John Wade is a British television presenter and author. He is known for his television series River Monsters and Jungle Hooks.
The reason I'm making a post for him is because he is my idol, I have been watching him for many years and he has inspired me to fish and to do what I do. I would love to follow in his foot steps one day and become as successful at fishing at he is.
If any of you watch his show you will understand how dedicated to what he does, overcoming fears and on occasions he fishes for months to get results. One episode he fishes for months to catch a gigantic Gooch catfish in India. If you haven't watched it then I suggest you tune in on Animal Planet to one of the most successful programmes they have shown

 Jeremy Wade with a rare Glyphis Shark

Here is a mini bio that I found about Jeremy John Wade that is an interesting read if anyone wants to know more http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3953654/bio

Here is the link to the River Monsters facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/RiverMonsters?fref=nf
 

                                                                 Tight Lines

                                                                 Eoin Angler

                                                                  Co .Kerry 

                                                                   Ireland 

A Day On Rosbeigh

We woke up to a crisp frosty morning. Our plan was to go fishing for an hour or two. We gathered all the gear and got the bait. Mum had a new rod that she was looking forward to trying it out. It was a Conoflex flatie quiver tip. She also got a new reel.

We decided to go to Rossbeigh Beach- this is a long spit of sand , beach and dunes, about 2 km from Glenbeigh village. Accredited with the blue flag status this beach is excellent for many water sports and fishing 

 When we arrived there was snow on the mountain but we knew straight away there was fish there. While mom and dad were getting ready and sorting their gear out I was getting mine ready. I carried all my gear down to the edge of the water. Oisin came down next to me so I helped set him up first. After I cast his bait out I set up mine. Then Mom and Dad came down. They cast out and within five minutes they caught fish. Dad got a nice 30 cm Flounder.

 Suddenly my rod rattled a little bit I brought it in and there was a small fish on it. After that I caught one a bit bigger.

 Mom christened her rod with a flounder, in total she caught 5 and Dad caught 6. The best fish of the day was a 50 cm Sea Trout caught by Mom.

 The day was a very good one and I enjoyed it. I have a competition there on the 14th of February and I hope it will fish just as good.     

Tight Lines

Eoin Angler

Co. Kerry

Ireland

Tralee Bay Sea Angling Club

I'm a member of Tralee Bay Sea Angling Club. We have some top anglers in the club. I have been in the club for three years. In that time I have learned a lot of tricks from some of the other members for example I have learned about bait presentation, what fish is attracted to what bait, how to cast comfortably, where the fish will be hunting and what rigs I should use in what weather.
 Tralee Bay  SAC is part of the I.F.S.A [Irish, Federation, Sea, Angling]. The club was founded in 1958. It has it's headquarters in Fenit, Co. Kerry. Last year for the first time we had Tag a Ray weekend in May it was great crack and gave me a chance to catch my first ray. Also they have lots of competitions.
http://www.traleebaysac.org/

We fished our first competition of the year on Sunday on Fenit Pier, the weather was so bad and blew in our face for 4 solid hours, with no fish for me. I was understandably upset, as any other angler will know 'a blank ' is the worst thing. Not a good start to the year for me, but we still have 11 to go.

Tight Lines

Eoin Angler 

Co Kerry 

Ireland

I.F.S.A Species hunt 2014

Its been an exciting year for me, not only only have I discovered my love for fishing, but I also discovered the species hunt. Click here to go to species hunt website

The species hunt is a national fish hunt, where anglers compete to catch as many species as possible around the coast line of Ireland. People take part from all over Ireland and this is my first year.

For me the species hunt has taken me to new places, and taught me about fish I didn't even know about. I've had to learn what fish takes what bait, what rig to use and the different techniques on how to catch them.

I've been competing against some very tough opponents in the Junior Section. I am currently second but would really like to change that but with only two days to go it will be challenging.

My favorite species I have caught so far are Stingray, Bass, Cod , Thornback Ray and a large flounder. I have also enjoyed finding out about and hunting for all the mini species.

I didn't know there would be as many different species in Ireland as there is, its been fun, and given more of an insight to the under water world.

Im looking forward to 2015 because now I have the knowledge and this time I'm ready, my life from now on will revolve around fishing from every angle.

Coming in in 2015....interviews with Master Angler ( hoping to get a few secret tips ), product reviews. Venue write ups and a couple of rig making you tube clips along with my regular updates.

Tight Lines

Eoin Angler 

Co Kerry 

Ireland