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i wanted to try a west cork estuary for a few flounder and maybe a Bass but wasnt sure about it over all the heavy rain. as a few people said "you'll never know until you go" i decided it was worth a try.
i got there about 2030 and set up the first rod with a 2 hook flapper size 1s baited with crab and cast out. i was just setting up the spinning rod with a running ledger to try and have a bit of craic when i noticed a good pull on the 1st rod. i waited for a 2nd pull and struck. .it was putting up a good scrap and landed a nice little flounder of 35cms. took a while to get the hook out but got a quick photo and sent him back.
things were looking good. i hadnt had a fish on a 1st cast in a while . i rebaited and sent it back out then finished setting up the 2nd rod. then i noticed the weed. i was pulling in huge lumps of it when i was rebaiting. it was so bad it was even a bit of craic on the spinning rod . it went quiet after that with no more fish. it got pretty windy around 2130 and with nothing else taking, i packed up 2200. it wasnt a great session but nice to be out till the winds came and at least i didnt blank:
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Well done on the flounder. Weed is a problem all over at the moment - I had a look at a few of the East Cork beaches last night and they were totally unfishable.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
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Nice flounder there Dennis. Was driving around West Cork yesterday and that carpet of fine weed that makes fishing so difficult was everywhere. I find that the weed isn't as bad when you fish the slack tides in the estuary...1 hour before and 2 after low water is best...was there any mullet moving in the estuary???
well done lad, got yourself a nice fish there , pity about the wind and the weed , but i'll bet your happy that you decided to give it a bash anyhow. if you're not out ya cant catch them, it's always worth giving it a shot
some times catching crabs is a good thing.........or is it...........?
09 so far--codling coalies plaice flounder turbot 3&5 bearded rockling doggies whitting shanny and a [color=#FF0000]5lb [/color]huss thornback ray squid starfish mackeral pollack corkwing wrasse ballan wrasse [color=#FF0000]5lb 6oz [/color]conger
cheers lads.
i didnt see any mullet there that night but was there a week earlier at low water during the day and it was full of them. lots of sea trout jumping around too. i know i was there at a bad time for an estuary regarding the tide but i wanted to try it at night.
nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say
. i rebaited and sent it back out then finished setting up the 2nd rod. then i noticed the weed. i was pulling in huge lumps of it when i was rebaiting. it was so bad it was even a bit of craic on the spinning rod 
. it went quiet after that with no more fish. it got pretty windy around 2130 and with nothing else taking, i packed up 2200. it wasnt a great session but nice to be out till the winds came and at least i didnt blank:
, but i'll bet your happy that you decided to give it a bash anyhow. if you're not out ya cant catch them, it's always worth giving it a shot