{"id":15967,"date":"2023-08-27T04:11:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T02:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/?p=15967"},"modified":"2023-08-27T05:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T03:05:01","slug":"seabass-in-sardinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/27\/seabass-in-sardinia\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabass in Sardinia."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I think it’s exciting to choose the destination first and then see if I can figure out what I can catch there afterwards. I’ve done this a few times over the years, mainly to accommodate the non-anglers I was traveling with! It’s been a bit hit and miss as one would expect. Mostly miss to be honest. Vietnam was a fail, I never even had a cast in India, Thailand was a fail (apart from a 70lb catfish on spin gear!), Jordan was almost a success, Chicago was okay, Portugal and the Azores were fantastic. The latest, Sardinia, I wish I could say it was great but I can’t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did quite a bit of research after Iza and a I chose Sardinia for a family holiday (with 2 fishing days for me). It was hard to find any solid info. Slowly I made contact with some guides and they were helpful. I was hoping to try for black bass on the inland dams but in high summer they go deep and fishing for them would likely be no good. I was directed to Gigi and we locked in a couple of days after seabass. I believe it’s the same species of bass as what we have in Ireland. Once it was booked I left it at that. I didn’t look into it any more apart from getting a bit of advise on flies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sardinia is beautiful with stunning coastline. As we drove around parts of the island I could see loads of potential for a shore based angler. Rocky shores, defined drop-offs, sandy areas, lagoons and river mouths – a great mix of featureful coastline with beautiful clear water. One of the highlights was snorkelling around the rocks near the beaches we chose to swim at. With Adaline on my back we explored. She just had goggles on so she’d grab a breath and then look in over my shoulder, pointing at every fish she’d see. It was such a great experience for both of us. There were plenty fish up to about 3lbs in weight. I don’t know the species but there was a variety. I had a feeling that a worm fly fished about 6 to 8 foot under an indicator could do well for these fish but I didn’t have a chance to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My designated fishing days arrived! I was up at 4.30am to meet Gigi in Olbia for 6am. I really didn’t know what to expect. The carpark was right at the water – a system of lagoons inside Olbia seaport. The lagoons were walled but with gaps to allow for the tidal movement. It looked fishy. Gigi helped me pick a fly and then we started fishing. Walking while casting around structure. I felt very familiar with this type of fishing. Gigi knew every drop-off, gutter, and weed bed. With his help I kept the fly where it needed to be. Then I hooked one! A small bass but a positive start. From then we continued around the lagoons for the rest of the day. There was one spot where we saw a few. I had one follow there but in general I wasn’t feeling it. I know how fishing can be though, so feeling it or not I wasn’t going to lose heart. Gigi said it was too warm and generally there wasn’t enough wind. No joy on day 1 apart from the little bass at the start. To finish the session we went for beer and a chat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2. We went to a new lagoon a short drive away. With a new location comes renewed optimism. The mullet (bass food) were rising so that was good to see. We walked the lagoon seeing nothing but covering all likely water – Gigi with spin gear and me with fly. We got to a river mouth which looked very good. I sighted one and he followed a couple of times but no eat. Gigi also saw one which he didn’t get. We decided to go back to the Olbia lagoons to fish the spot that had a few fish. No joy. It was interesting to see some other people foraging in the lagoon for various shellfish including oysters and clams to sell to local restaurants. We didn’t see any other anglers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the fishing just not on at all, I thought we’d go to some coastline away from the port for some other species but this is Gigi’s fishery and this is where he guides. We did see a brief bust up on the surface with a large bluefish attacking some mullet on the ocean side of the lagoons. I made a half decent shot but no eat, sadly. It was all so brief. These fish looked amazing and they’d be a great target species..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was pretty clear that I was there at the wrong time of year for bass. Probably the worst month of the year! It was a shame because the lagoons are so interesting. Very varied water. Gigi said October is best. I would recommend getting in touch with him and organising some fishing when it’s good. A few days with Gigi fishing for seabass in Sardinia<\/a>? why not..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For bookings this NZ guiding season you can contact me ronan@sexyloops.com<\/em><\/strong> or visit my website<\/a>. You can check out my range of flies with Fulling Mill here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tight Lines, Ronan..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Very fishy coastal water..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lagoon open to the sea..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lots of potential..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Early start each day to make the most of the cool mornings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The most action came early on day one. A small bass and a chase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A positive start – about an hour in!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back he goes – a nice little bass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olbia lagoons. Once used to farm seabass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Meet Gigi..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Full of potential – no doubt about it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An old fishing hut..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pauls 7 weight and my streamers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Casting along the wall..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gigi loves his fishery..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olbia port.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Searching..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lots of interesting feature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The tidal range in the Mediterranean Sea is only 500mm max. This makes the lagoon like a salt lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lots of blind fishing.. No activity but we kept trying. I really wasn’t feeling it though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The end of day 1..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Day 2. The mullet are here anyway!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lovely..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gigi fires one out..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A new location and renewed optimism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Miles of flats to wade.. but no fish about.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The bait was there but no bass. Too warm!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I had a follow from a bass at this stream mouth..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ships at Olbia port – Back to where we started on day 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Even Gigi couldn’t move a fish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I’d love to fish here when it’s on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beer o clock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When the fishing is bad, there’s beer…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We tried hard. I can recommend Gigi. He knows his lagoon, I could
see that. The fish were simply not feeding in the relentless heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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