Weather: Sunny spells with some heavy down pours wind WSW
Bait: Lug, Sandeel, Mackerel & squid
Rigs: Various
Results: Bass and Flounder
Report: Headed down to try the spot where Baitdigger had been having good success with Bass over the weekend. Conditions looked ideal with a nice surf rolling in, fishing turned out to be slow despite everything looking spot on, just the one Flounder for myslef one of the the other anglers fishing with us had a cracking Flounder 40cm long and very deep and wide bodied and followed it up with the only Bass of the session weighing in at 2lb 14oz's. Must say thanks again to Baitdigger for sharing his lug and another cracking mark
Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting
Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting
Good to know there is the odd bass showing up in Clare.
I was planning to head over to the Bridges of Ross this summer for a spot of wrasse bashing but might try a Clare beach as well now.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)
RockHunter wrote:Good to know there is the odd Bass showing up in Clare.
I was planning to head over to the Bridges of Ross this summer for a spot of wrasse bashing but might try a Clare beach as well now.
The Bridges were suffering from a fair bit of netting last summer. There is a local potter who thinks nothing of using a four pound wrasse as lobster bait. There is a little spot not to far away that can be very good.
You could fish the wrasse marks at high and we could take you bassing on the low.I dont think there are too many wrasse in just now, but it should not be too long. Got a good tip from another lad about groundbaiting for wrasse with spider crabs and I want to try it out.
NEIL
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saltydog wrote:Frank give me a shout when your planning on coming up over the summer and i'll meet up with you....
baitdigger wrote:and we could take you bassing on the low
Thanks guys, that would be great. It will probably be mid/late July or August before I head up that way. I will be bringing a bucket full of Cork Harbour king rag and the finest East Cork lug with me (plenty to share) so hopefully that should tempt a few fish.
baitdigger wrote:The Bridges were suffering from a fair bit of netting last summer. There is a local potter who thinks nothing of using a four pound wrasse as lobster bait.
The basta!d scumbag Wrasse are my second favourite fish to catch next to bass. What a waste
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)
