Worm fishing

love to fly fish

Hi to all, just looking for simple advice on a set up for worm fishing on the river dodder...i be bringing my young lad out to do bit of fishing and want a basic set up for him that would possibly catch him a fish. Any advice or tips be much appreciated!

Doc Farrell

love to fly fish wrote: »

Hi to all, just looking for simple advice on a set up for worm fishing on the river dodder...i be bringing my young lad out to do bit of fishing and want a basic set up for him that would possibly catch him a fish. Any advice or tips be much appreciated!

It seems it’s ok to worm fish on the Dodder but if the fish swallows the worm it’ll get messy getting the hook out. Why not teach him a little fly fishing? Let him dabble at it Tankara method, just drop the fly into one of the pools? He might enjoy it more than watching a float.
Either way the clubs have days out for kids.
http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/dublin/dodder.htm
It’s been a long time since I lived near the Dodder but the people in the clubs were a great bunch.

jimbev

A trotting rig would be ideal

https://www.anglingtimes.co.uk/advice/rigs/articles/how-to-tie-a-stickfloat-rig