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Hi John, How are you doing buddy? Please excuse the delay but I was at a relatives funeral the last few days. We must catch up soon. Tight lines my friend. ATB.
@@surethingsfly my condolences brother, yes definitely we should meet up soon for a cast. There is the Irish Spring Fair next weekend, brilliant event, I’ll be tying at it. Hope you can make it to it, and you can fish there too for big stock rainbows and browns. Is at Airdaire Springs in mooncoin Waterford. Gives a call when you can and we can organise a day’s fishing in next few weeks. Tight lines buddy
What a great video really enjoyed watching it and that mullet gave a nice fight hopefully the weather is good tomorrow and go out a give it a try have always wanted to catch one on a fly thanks for sharing big like from me bud tight line's and keep safe 🎣
@@eyeintheskiesdavid9277 Sent me an address to send you a fly. sureth##gsfly@gmail.com . (I have #hash-tag over some of the letters to avoid spam mail)
@@eyeintheskiesdavid9277 Just to note the fly used is clearly shown in this video @3:15mins . I use a full floating fly line (60'of head) WF-8#-F to a tapered leader to a 1.5M/5'ft Fluorocarbon tippet of10lb. The fluoro sinks slightly. ATB.
Hi Danny you might be relieved to hear that there are only two fish species in these lakes shown and they are 'Pike and Perch'. Nothing else, fact, but that being said I know of lakes where the biggest Trout live happily 'side-by-side' with large Pike...go figure? Happy hunting.
@@dannyphelan6712 I only have the blinkered vision with my few years fishing & personal observations. However I did have a discussion with a Ichthyologist and he enlightened me to a few facts. I also have a few well curated scientific reports. They categorically state contrary to common belief that both the brown trout and pike can co-exist in the same habitat. It found that pike and brown trout can live together with-in large deep lakes with a strong stream connectivity. However in small, low-complex systems pike could have a detrimental impact on brown trout if there was no other food source. Also if anything is introduced or removed from a system it can take over a millennia to reach some equilibrium. During the coarse of my fishing adventures I have only observed pike as opportunistic feeders. They love a soft and easy meal. Worms, crayfish feature highly on their diet. If a fish is fit and healthy it would be an up-hill challenge in comparison. They weed out the weak also. I have no animosity towards any fish, if it has a tail and swims I am happy to observe it in its environs. That being said I believe that all trout are confronted by much bigger issues like effluent, and other types of pollution. In my humble opinion I would square-in on pesticides firstly. The many applications are pervasive. Even from large (non-native) forests there is the application of "pesticides" for the weevil beetle management/eradication. It is very destructive. There are one or two places that I would be familiar with. They have once held an envious stock of excellent brown trout. Now sadly a distant memory. I am sure that you possibly have a great affection and respect for your quarry as I do. I wish you nothing but heath and happiness in the 2023 season! ATB.
@@surethingsfly No original commentary there. You just copied and pasted verbatim wording from the now discredited IFI research on pike diet. The spread of invasive and non-native fish is of far greater danger to our native freshwater ecosystems than chemicals etc. Some simple research of all the EU Water Framework Directive Lake surveys conducted since 2008 shows the destruction caused by non-native pike and coarse fish. This has happened in water bodies where the EPA has classified the water as good. Lough Fern in Donegal or Lough Inagh in Co. Galway are just two examples. The real truth is out there but that’s only if you want to find it.
@@dannyphelan6712 Please forgive me I thought that it was just a general question. It would appear that you have a substantial knowledge on this topic and one that is very close to your heart. Personally I do not have any qualifications in this field. All I have is what my eyes tell me, what I read (true, discredited or flawed) and from much better anglers than me have spoken of. The truth is I am not a fish and I do not live in a river so I in the dark when it comes to a concrete view on the order of things. For what it is worth here are some links that were shared with me >>> www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/angling-notes-pike-on-the-way-out-as-minister-takes-stock-1.3401936#.Wp6z5qT-cmM.twitter www.offthescaleangling.ie/news/anti-pike-bye-law-annulled/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jbi.12220 www.fisheriesireland.ie/Press-releases/new-research-indicates-pike-in-irish-waters-have-changed-their-diet.html I also have a comprehensive PDF on the Diet of Pike in Irish water courses. If you care for a copy I could email mail you one? You might have read most or all of this already perhaps. This whole subject is a very sensitive topic, a real and present problem. It is much bigger than me! I wish you well and I hope that you have a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year. ATB.
Outstanding! The greatest battling fish there is imo. Greetings from Co Cork . My late father had an Irish record for a short period, broken 3 times in 2005 . His fish was 11lb 10oz caught on Lough Currane . I noticed the man taking scales
Thanks H.B! Yes when they want to play I have watched them climb 12/15 meters to nail a surface fly . In gin clear water it is quite a spectacle. The fly is pictured at the end of this video. There also a video on my channel on how to tie it. Try and use the least material as possible, the more vague the better. Happy hunting.
Thanks a lot for your help buddy! Going out this weekend to try fly fish for Pollock for the first time. I will tie one of your flies and let you know 👍
Hi I hope you're in good health. Are you done making films now or will you be making more? I really enjoyed your films as it's nice to see the wealth of fishing we have on this wee island.
@@Eana-of-Sussex Hi Seana, just a thought... The email address below is partially missing obscured with # hashtags. I should of made this clear. It is just a measure to stop spam in my inbox. You are welcome to message anytime.
Really nice fly. I've watched a lot of your videos recently, really enjoyed them. Which county are you mainly fishing? I just moved from Netherlands to county cork
Hi Mark, glad it entertained. My videos cover a few counties, but I usually haunt Co.Clare. There is nearly always shelter somewhere in County Cork and fish to be had. I also love many others. there are too much to choose from. Co. Kerry is right up there too. Happy hunting to you! ATB,
Absolutely stunning living on the Cornish coast feeling the Atlantic serge is awe-inspiring she’s deadly and powerful but the rocks are so addictive tight lines stay safe
Lots of your old videos are missing, the lost gopro, talking about the Tackle and general pollack fishing from the shore. I would love to see them all again and to share them with friends. Hope you are well, and get fishing! Atb Graeme Wilkinson
@@surethingsfly thanks my friend, but is not "The Fly" I need that pattern as it seems to be deadly my friend. You can email me the details if you need to keep it on the downlow. Hope you well and I think a video is well overdue brother, time to make a new one. Tight lines. 🎣🎣
Go for it Mick ;)) It not that difficult after you land your first fish on the fly. Target something easy and work your way up from there. Good wishes to you!
@@browningmaxus5360 I would look at Parmaris, or Crewsaver auto-inflate for rock-fishing they are the business. Most important is that it has to be comfortable or you will not wear it. Tightlines to you.
Hey Peter! Crazy times my friend. I hope you are well. I was watching a live fly tying session from Ireland "piscary fly tying" is that you? Be safe my friend.
Hey Chris, I have never been so stock up on flies for sure ;)) All healthy and positive positive here. I wish you, friends and family good wishes stateside. No it was not me I was never asked ;)) Happy times on water soon. ATB, Peter.
Cheers BK. Every like is appreciated ;) Ireland has something to see around every corner. The western counties have a dramatic coastline. It is not called the wild Atlantic way for nothing. ATB.
Very nice! I like what you did with the bucktail - making the "twig" and putting the mylar tube over it. With my luck I'd do all this work and snag it on a rock on the first cast. PLEASE make some more videos of fishing in Ireland. I love your videos.
Are we going to be seeing some new stuff anytime or have you stopped doing videos? As a fellow Irish man I love seeing and showing to people what our coasts and rivers have to offer. Hope you're keeping well, keeping safe and hopefully we will see you on here soon.
Like the style of this video and the music. I use similar flies in southern New England, USA. Love the effect of derail and feathers. Very durable head and eyes. Thanks
Hi Gordon, You have come at the right time, there is a good push of Salmon going through at the moment with all the fresh rain. There are some great guides nearby give one a bell. ATB.
you literally breathed life into that Peter! very impressive! I love that lateral flash material, just got some in pearl and black pearl. I love that stuff!
In the beginning I had to do a double-take at some of the colours available in fly tying materials. Now they do not appear so outrageous. Funny story...some time ago a friend presented me with a bottle of what I was told at the time was a “lethal dye”. To this day I am dubious if he was alluding to the fact that it was a lethal colour for catching fish, or just downright toxic. I never asked...you never look a gift horse in the mouth. Either way having no use for it I passed it on to some0ne who actually dyes tying materials. Prior to gifting it on I noticed how discoloured the large now slightly melted looking green soft drink bottle had ripened into. A substantial quantity of the mysteriously dark liquid had somehow evaporated, distilled, or left through osmosis. After much head scratching I just dismissed it as being of good vintage and labelled it as concentrate. I believe the infamous bottle was commandeered of late to dye some Llama. The feedback read something like this... “Peter even diluted, that purple dye is incredibly strong. It took 10 full minutes of hard scrubbing to get it off my stainless steel sink. I think my old dye pot will forever have a purple ring around it.” Needless to say I cannot wait for the Llama to arrive! Lucky sod his misses did not witness the mess in the kitchen, I am sure he slept afterwards ;)) Fly fishing is weird and wondrous Kevin. ATB.
Welcome back my friend, was well overdue. Great pattern, I must tie a few of those. Gives a shout when you want to go fishing, I'll be up for going any day. Tight lines buddy.
