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looking for a place to stay in Dingle then I would advise heatons Guest house see attached link. I have stayed there once or twice and it is (bar none) the best and friendliest place I have yet to come across.... Just tell them Lewis from Limerick sent you and if they are full they might be able to find a place for you. http://www.heatonsdingle.com/

Will these lessons be for the people like me who are not fly fishing long and have never tied their own flies..... :confused:

Has anyone got any new fishing screen savers as I am tired of the same old one on my system (free if possible). :confused:

I agree, I don't think anyone intentionally leaves flies hanging from trees. I once left a fly wrapped around an electric fence, it was on and hopping and so I thought, better to lose a fly than the feeling in my arm.

Very nice, 2 or 3 of us oftin thought about giving it a weekend up there at some stage, but never got around getting ourselves organised. There is a group of about 10 or 12 that go sea fishing with the 2 or 3 of us that dabble in a little fly fishing the others are always on to us to organise something so that they might have a go. Sometime fingers crossed.....

Don't worry as soon as you have got enough practice............. another excuse will come along shortly afterwards LOL......

Thanks for the information, I think its because the little river has so few fish in it that when I do get a take then I am a little to eager and strike to early. I am using 4lb line and as for the "hares ear nymph" I will give it a try... Are you from Galway ???? :cool:

I once saw a guy foul hooking a large basking shark in the tail from the top of a 50foot cliff and two other anglers had to hold on to him to prevent him going over the cliff.

Thanks for the information...... I think at the end of the day I will have to spend a little time with some of the more experienced lads in the club..... Mind you since the original posting I have hooked two small brownies,so maybe something is working... May I say this is one of the best and most help website I have been on ( I only wish there was something similar for us Irish anglers) keep up the good work...

a few more Arc-tic Gray-ling: (ark'tik gra'ling) n. a large fish usually found in Canada and Alaska. Time to fish for it -- 2 hours before you arrive at your fishing spot or shortly after you leave. Lures to use to fish for it: any thing not in your tackle box or in any of your fishing books Bucket: (bu-ket') n. a clumsy form of metallic footgear found on fishing boats Camera: (cam'-er-a) n. a small, but quite heavy object used by anglers to store small amounts of water and a canister of spoiled film. Habitat: (ha-bit-tat') n. a place where a particular species of fish was last week. Sinker: (sin'ker) n. a lead weight attached to a length of fishing line to facilitate the speedy disposal of unwanted lures.

I have a go at both but the last day it was wet fly down stream.......

Can someone please tell me....... what are the most common reasons in fly fishing for missing a take. :confused: I am not fly fishing very long and I normally go to the small river just over the back wall. The river isn't alive with fish, but does hold a nice stock of wild brownies........ The other night I popped down for an hour and to make a short story long.... I missed about 4 or 5 takes and I am wondering what I am doing wrong...... Can someone HELP..........

Some fishing terms Ten common fishing terms explained Catch and Release - A conservation motion that happens most often right before the local Fish and Game officer pulls over a boat that has caught over it's limit. Hook - (1) A curved piece of metal used to catch fish. (2) A clever advertisement to entice a fisherman to spend his live savings on a new rod and reel. (3) The punch administered by said fisherman's wife after he spends their life savings (see also, Right Hook, Left Hook). Line - Something you give your co-workers when they ask on Monday how your fishing went the past weekend. Lure - An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy that he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop. Reel - A weighted object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard. Rod - An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish. School - A grouping in which fish are taught to avoid your $29.99 lures and hold out for spam instead. Tackle - What your last catch did to you as you reeled him in, but just before he wrestled free and jumped back overboard. Tackle Box - A box shaped alarmingly like your comprehensive first aid kit. Only a tackle box contains many sharp objects, so that when you reach in the wrong box blindly to get a Band Aid, you soon find that you need more than one. Test - (1) The amount of strength a fishing line affords an angler when fighting fish in a specific weight range. (2) A measure of your creativity in blaming "that darn line" for once again losing the fish.

Here are a few terms I came across are there any others out there........ see below [ 22 March 2002, 08:27 AM: Message edited by: Lewis from Limerick ]

I had a chat with the father-in-law who is related to Rainsfords in Limerick, He said that there were a number of them keen fishermen (not to sure about the involvment in the making of Fishing Tackle) but that he would require names and/or dates to be sure if they were the same famly. I will go back to him if you have any more information.... Rgds Lewis

Hi, Well I know of a family of Rainsford's here in Limerick. I can make some inquiries to see if they fit the descriptions given... give me till Monday..... no wait... make that Tuesday as Monday is a day off here (paddy's day)... Rgds Lewis