Doggies

[aaron]

Hey lads!!

i just cant get enough of them doggies i think im the only angler who enjoys catching them but im wondering do dogfish stay all year around or do they disappear in winter?? i never caught them in winter and wudn't mind heading out to catch them in the winter months

cheers Aaron

[Declan G]

yeah they are there all year , good to keep busy when things are slack

[mga]

I know a lot of people slag 'em off, but you gotta love 'em. Saved many's a blank!

[contender]

The Doggies are alright most of the time to catch. Some parts i fish they do become a bit scarce around march time for some reason.

[fishermannum1]

Hey lads!!

i just cant get enough of them doggies i think im the only angler who enjoys catching them

sorry aaron but your not the only one i love fishing for them, there is days that i go out just to catch doggies,
for when they are on the feed they are great crack..

[beachcaster]

they can make a very bad day into a very good one ,love them . thats why they should always be returned with out harm and live to provide fun for the future.

[MC]

they can make a very bad day into a very good one ,love them . thats why they should always be returned with out harm and live to provide fun for the future.

agree there mate, doggies are a great wee fish, not great fighting unless you use light tackle, they always bite and have saved a few blanks for me

[eyesreilly]

I am also a doggie lover i think theyre a nice looking fish also,, theyre a tough fish and i love the fact that they always go back

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[thelegend]

have to agree lads the dogs are the business on any session, most welcome

[nthclare]

We have the same thing going on in North Clare with the huss which are the big doggies but only at night from one of the little known marks along the stretch between Doolin And New Quay any aul rock mark there at night produces plenty of them you need to be v careful and have a good head lamp and be good on your feet better off with a local angler and wear some kind of floatation gear

I used to fish the Shannon Estuary a lot but now that iv moved up to the other end of the county my fishing has been confined to the Burren shore line

[scara]

I've always loved that a dogfish is a catshark.

[stevecrow74]

i don't care what anyone says, but i think they are cute little things and they have saved me many a blank, i'd be happy to catch loads in a session (beats catching nothing)

[corbyeire]

whats also great about doggies is that 1 in 20 decides to fight for some strange reason - usually wrapped up in a massive 3 hook flapper rig - but some just get angry - good craic

[roger de dodger]

not bad to eat either if you are hungry, no bones about it who ever thought pollack fingers would catch on , omega 3 my ass they taste a bit like tope

[Cormdogg]

Some doggie appreciation at last! They save you from a blank and if you've only got a couple of hours in the evening you can rely on getting one,Beautiful skin and patterns on them too.Id love to get a Bull Huss, any around Dublin/Wicklow?

[round_ourway]

gotta love those doggies, I could catch them all day long.

[nobuzz]

I've only ever caught one doggie from the shore (shows u how little Sea Fishing I've done. LOL).

The one doggie came off the rocks at Portballintrae on a ledgered Sandeel. My previous cast had taken a salmon.

Variety is the spice of life!

[Aurelien]

Love them too... These big eyes... Wo want to kill them... And save a lot of session from the shadow of the blank...

[cormology]

Have to disagree with all ye doggie lovers i'm not a big fan of the doggies at all . They have ruined a hopeful bass session many a nite. Can be an awfull nuisance when feeding hard whilst targetting other species. Rarely put up a great scrap either and they taste like crap too. But they do have lovely little eyes alright

[thirty]

i would rather catch nothing, ever again, than catch dogfish