Flounder on the Fly. Red Bay. 2011 Targets complete !!!

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Creep
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Re: Flounder on the Fly. Red Bay. 2011 Targets complete !!!

#21 Post by Creep »

chuckaroo wrote:
Creep wrote:Well done mate!! But you know what this means don't you for next year....ya have to set the bar higher :D :D hmmm lets see Bass on the fly??
indeed Creep. when i headed down to Cork earlier in the year i was intending to target Bass mainly on the fly. but i fished with guys that preferred soft plastics, lures and bait... and so i did likewise. i willl defo get one on the fly some day!

Awwww could you picture the battle of a bass on the fly ....hmmmmmm one word.....EPIC! That one would need to be videoed! so fishermen around the world could enjoy that battle!
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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Re: Flounder on the Fly. Red Bay. 2011 Targets complete !!!

#22 Post by chuckaroo »

dexs7 wrote:Its the small things in life that can make us the happiest. Well done.
couldnt agree more, especially when its got to do with some.. fishin. :D
im as happy catchin small fish on light gear as i am bigger fish on heavier gear.
cheers
Creep wrote:Awwww could you picture the battle of a Bass on the fly ....hmmmmmm one word.....EPIC! That one would need to be videoed! so fishermen around the world could enjoy that battle!
aye, will have to get one of those headcams. we all should. :P
Charlie

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40lb+ stinger, shore skate, shore tope, 10lb+ cod
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Re: Flounder on the Fly. Red Bay. 2011 Targets complete !!!

#23 Post by grady »

wouldn't see fly fishing for a flatties every day, realy nice thing, well done
Spesies 2012/ flounder, turbot, colie, whiting,thornback ray, dogfish, pollack, ballan wrasse, corcwing wrasse, dab, cod, sea trout, mackerel, smooth hound

Species 2013/ flounder
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Re: Flounder on the Fly. Red Bay. 2011 Targets complete !!!

#24 Post by zeebass »

great result :D
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Re: Flounder on the Fly. Red Bay. 2011 Targets complete !!!

#25 Post by chuckaroo »

grady wrote:wouldn't see fly fishing for a flatties every day, realy nice thing, well done
zeebass wrote:great result :D
cheers lads.
im busy now tryin to tie a few flies over the winter. i'll hopefully be able to get a few more and bigger ones next time :D
looking forward to it already
Charlie

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