greystones near the stream 28/1/09

[roger de dodger]

People:grandad dodger and joe(my son)

Duration:8 till 12.30

Tide:lowish highish

Weather:flat calm about 9 degrees and not a breath of wind

Bait:frozen peeler,lug,squid,razor,mac mussel

Rigs:3 hook flapps and 5/0 -2/0 pennell

Results:between 30to35 fish ,whiting lots,rockling3,flounder 6 and 1 dab




Report:due to the fact joe hasnt been sea fishing in about two years i decided greystones south should keep him busy and it didnt let us down ,from the first cast till the last our rod tips kept jingling with whiting being the main culprit we used size 2 hooks mostly ,i stuck out a pully rig at distance with big baits ,in fact massive baits just in case a decent codling turned up ,most cast,s it came back stripped with a whiting hooked on the 2/0 pennel hook boy them whiting can munch bait elastic ,it was a shame the cod didnt show but lets face it they are thin on the ground all said we got plenty of fish and where kept busy p.s the crab was from boycie good stuff i must admitt

[seanie35]

fair haul of fish, well done

[Al]

Fair play lads nice session! Cant beat reliable greystones for a few fish

[zeke]

well done...cute little fish you have there

[diego]

4 species... not bad

Nice spots on that flounder!

Diego

[roger de dodger]

thanks for the comments lads ,that flounder was small but boy what colour the orange on it made me take a good second look ,i thought it was a small plaice

[keith]

Nice few fish Roger must be a warm up for saturday

[shamoo0804]

Plenty of fish there roger welldone, I have fished there a bit the last 3 months with varying success, suprised an angler of your class couldnt eek out a small bass though, I've had a few there myself and always on mack

Must admit, like you I've had a big bait out, but not got a sniff of a decent fish at distance.

Where have all the coalies gone from this venue

[Al]

Where have ll the coalies gone in general the only coalie i've had is from that night we fished kilinney in November i think? Weird! Used to be a reliable fish to target in the winter months. All there is now is whiting, whiting and more whiting and the occasional flats and rockling

[Stephen8wood]

Nice fishing there. Had a couple of coalies from Whiterock over the Christmas period. I'd say the ratio was 25 whiting to 1 coalie.

[roger de dodger]

shamoo i wasnt targeting bass ,if i was i wouldnt have gone to greystones if you want to know where the coalies are gone try up the north beach i got a few the last time only small ones but still coalies yes keith i was doing a warm up how to speed unhook undersize whiting i have a new tacktick for that spot in arklow it involves a stick of dynamite and a long handled landing net and parking my van behind dennis with joe dolans greatest hits blasting out at 300 watts

[shamoo0804]

I'm wondering should I even bother turning up on saturday

I hate Joe Dolan, and dont have any TNT or a long handled landing net.

Is this what all comps are like, or just Arklow

[roger de dodger]

just arkla dont forget your camo gear its gonna get rough and make sure your car has fullycomp lead cover up to 7 oz should be enough

[shamoo0804]

Maybe get a dry run down there tomorrow afternoon/evening to hone the skills.

Something tells me it wont sooooooo be dry come saturday though

[eyesreilly]

Well done Roger and Joe,,,had to have a second look at that flounder,,looks so much like a plaice .

[roger de dodger]

i think i may bring my fly rod ,it may be the only way to get a fight outa those whiting,shamoo please stay away from that spot we dont want anyone disturbing the eco system or messing with the crabs or god forbid scaring away a fish

[craigo]

Well done roger nice bit of fishing there .
I've never seen colors like that on a flounder before .

[Al and Jordan]

great session roger , i've not seen a flounder with such strongly coloured spots before no wonder you had to do a double take on the id