I have been busy, busy, the past few weeks. My clients have come from all over Europe and I am glad to say the sea trout run has been excellent. During that long dry spell we have enjoyed some excellent fishing and runs of good quality sea trout. As experienced anglers know, there are no …
“What are the best conditions for sea trout on the Moy estuary?” That is the most frequent question visitors ask. My answer is very simple… bikini weather! Bright, calm, warm days. Which, of course, is the opposite to fresh water fishing. Needles to say, we have seen everything the weather can throw at us so far …
Despite the continuous northerlies, reports have been good from local anglers on the estuary this week. Yesterday, I fished with Peter Jackson, Northampton. The earlier part of the day was very patchy with a couple of sea trout but after the tide turned Peter got stuck into them and had a bumper day. Well done Pete! The …
My Sunday guests were Patrick Kennedy, David Styles, Judge Michael Gough and Cardiff Blues supporter David Roberts. David Styles with two fresh run beauties,
Yes, they can fish as well, especially the girls. My guests from Manchester last Saturday were Ricky and Mary McDonagh and Jim and Mandy Connell.
Since the sea trout season opened I haven’t been able to get into my stride. The weather is so inconsistent, it’s been one day on, two days off. After a week of strong cold northerly winds with hail stones and snow, Saturday brought a calm with an increase in temperatures and my guests… Ricky and Mary McDonagh. …
Yesterday I had the company of my good friend Adrian O’Gorman on Pegasus. We had a few fish but with a nasty north wind blowing we cut our trip short. Our lines had ‘bellies’ in the wind with the boat swinging on the anchor so the comfort of a pint on a nice bar stool felt more appealing. Short …
Yesterday, my fishing companion on Pegasus was local man Gerry McCafferty. It was one of those rear ‘blue sky’ days and the mood was chirpy and cheerful as we zigzagged our way down the channel searching for new sandbanks. The estuary channel is in constant transition… nothing too drastic, subtle changes. Sand banks eroding on the western shoreline and enlarging on …
I have been looking forward to this opening day for some time now. Water surface temperature this morning was just over 9 degrees Celsius. About average for this time of year. I was delighted to see the heavy water had run off so, maybe… just maybe! My first clients were from Limerick… Vanessa Mitchell and …
This morning I have tied one of Bob Popovics’s creations. Unfortunately, I don’t have a name for it because he has so many versions /colours of the same tying, so for now I will call it ‘The Musician’… suits the company! Photo to follow. So far , I am very pleased with my new clear glue. Great …