Introduction
With this being my first ever post on this blog I thought I would keep it simple and short in order to get the ball rolling.
The idea of this blog is to have a place I can record my ideas and keep a diary of my trips in order to see what works and what doesn’t with the aim of catching a few more fish.
On Sunday I managed to get out for a decent bit of bass fishing despite conditions not being the best – I’m trying to make the most of fishing in the North before I move back South in a couple of weeks and if I could catch a bass before then, all the better!
My hopes were fairly high despite the wind being consistently high over the previous week. Visibility decreased as the tide came in as a big patch of silt got washed towards me. Bass are famously visual predators and it makes sense that chances at catching one on a little fly that doesn’t push much water would decrease with visibility.
I fished through the tide and tried to cover a likely bit of shoreline, focussing on structure and areas of flow. I may not have caught anything this time but I can’t wait to get out again, I know I will catch a bass and it will be incredible when I do.
Conditions:
- Wind parallel to shore ~ 30km/h +
- Water clarity wasn’t good, visibility variable – few inches in the worst spots & few feet in the best
- Fished for about 3.5 hours before high tide and 3 after
Flies:
I mainly fished small deceivers in chartreuse and white in 1/0.
“If it ain’t chartreuse, it really ain’t no use”
Captain Keaton Anderson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOwaOI7jRhU
I also fished a chartreuse and grey E.P baitfish in a size 2 and a small generic baitfish pattern, similar to a Los Roques Minnow.
Takeaways:
- Going forward I will tie some flies that push some more water or have a rattle integrated for lower visibility conditions.
- Always good to get out even when conditions aren’t ideal
Gear
- Airflo sniper 8’6” 8wt
- RIO Coastal quickshooter xp 8wt
- A Jensen Newton 8/10
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