north east

[clogherbass]

Iv started lure fishing this year early then prevoius years (unemployed! ) around my home patch of clogherhead and dunnay in louth, but with no luck. Iam just wondering iam i too early for the lures to come out or is there bass being caught in the area or futher north?

[jfkireland]

Hi Clogher,
Sorry to hear about the work scenario. If its any consolation, things have been very quiet on Lures here in Dublin North. A few to bait so far, but very few and far between.
Regards
JK

[lure fisher]

Hi Clogher

ive had a couple of fish on diving lures in dublin area in the last 10days. I would expect the next 7-10 days to be good if the winds drop as forecast.

the water is still too cold for surface lures. Try some minnow style diving lures.

Its probable that the water up your way is a bit colder than dublin and bass will still be low down in the water column. You need to fish your lure very slowly to match the activity levels of the fish. You could try a suspending type lure also that will stop and suspend deep in the water.

Its defo worth a try over the next few days.

Check out Jim Hendricks articles on this forum for fishing in colder water temperatures.



Andrew

[clogherbass]

Cheers Andrew, great info there! Iam heading out now to try a couple of deep places i know in the area that "should" hold a couple of bass. Just a shame about that weather, it feels like october out!