wicklow beach tuesday 14th april

[Al and Jordan]

People: me and jordan then fishface and eyesreilley arrived around 6.30pm

Duration: me and jordan 3pm - 3am (eyes and fishfaceleft around 11pm)

Tide: all states

Weather: sunny, calm and dry

Bait: rag, lug, squid, mack and sand eel

Rigs: 3 hook flappers and pully's

Results: ME- 7 dogs, 2 whiting and 2 dab. JORDAN- 6 dogs, 3 whiting and 2 coalies. EYESREILLEY- dogs, whiting and dabs. FISHFACE- dogs and whiting (if i'm wrong lads correct me )

Report: jordan's quest for a few dogs led us down to wicklow by kind invitation from eyesreilley and fishface. we knew the mark we intended to fish so got there early in the hope of some daytime catches we set up camp and were fishing for 3pm but never got a bite until eyes and fishface arrived . the only interest our rods were getting was from a hoard of big edible crabs who were not only munching our baits but destroying our rigs . these big chaps were cutting through our rigs like they were made of thread . i was puzzled why our rigs were coming back in missing the bottom hooks. that was until jordan beached one of the culprits red handed (or clawed as the case was ).but in saying that it could'nt have been any worse than our trip to cranfield point and kilkeel harbour on sunday. we went 10 hours and 2 marks without a bite . not long after eyes and fishface arrived fishface landed the first fish. a wee whiting. then eyes got a dab followed by jordan's coalie. it seemed like i was looking at a big fat blank again . a few more fish later and fishface was taking great joy in pointing out my lack of fish and everyone elses ease at getting them then it happened, phew!!!! a sigh of relief. i got a knock and landed my first fish in days, a dab. not only the first one of the year, but a new p.b. i could finally relax . the whole trip was geared up around getting jordan a few dogs but they had'nt arrived yet. but that all changed as fishface got the first of what became a doggie onslaught . it all went a bit mad and hetic for 2 hours when you had no sooner baited up one rod and the other was nodding away. it was excellent!!! this was what we had came for and the dogs were feeding hard . it was so busy i did'nt even get a chance to take my usual battery of photos we all got a good dose of fish between us and we fished on as fishface and eyesreilley headed on home as they had work the next morning. we stuck it out until 3am when the rain started and the thought of the 2 1/2 hour drive home set in so by 6am jordan was tucked up in bed grinning from ear to ear, beaming with pride from his doggie session made in heaven and to think that some anglers hate doggies and complain about them spoiling a session they made our trip worth while and full of memories that will last longer than the pile of easter eggs piled up in jordan's bedroom now we can't wait until our next trip to wicklow to fish with eyesreilley and fishface. 2 top blokes who had us laughing the whole session and even taught us a few new tips and tricks

[Al and Jordan]

more pics

[Bass Buster]

crackin report there alan.good to see use gettn your share of dogs.

[saltydog]

super stuff well done to all

[boyler]

Well done lads,thats some nice fishing there,Also well done Alan on your pb dab some nice fish there .
Ps: Was the crab taken for the pot? he looks HUGE!

[dfella25]

That's not a crab, its a fracking Martian!!!!!!!!! Holy Jesus you sure you didn't see flying saucers?

Congrats on the PB Dab Al, it's great to beat yourself! I don't really want to say anything about Jordan at this point. He is in the bad books BIG TIME!!! I fished there three times in the last 6 weeks looking for a Coalie for my species list. With no luck at all Does he keep a fishing diary? Might have to do an old mission impossible to have a sneak.

Ok then well done Jordan on the doggies and the Coalie

Good long session lads. Al you better cool off the red bull though its not good to drink 7 cans on the way home

[eyesreilly]

Great report Al, me and Facelift, i mean Fishface , had a great time, and it was great to see Jordan having so much fun, That kid certainly knows his fishing. It was great to see him carefully unhook and gently release the doggies,,, i've seen grown men afraid of these harmless fish, it also saved us running up and down the beach . I told you Fishface would rub it in if you didnt catch, but once you started there was no stopping you. A nice mix of species too.It was also great to be fishing under floodlights,,,i mean Neils headlamp ,, i had to keep checking to see if my L1 was turned on . The yuppie teenagers drinking and singing rugby songs just added to the atmosphere ,,, you just can't be intimidated by teenagers who wish you a" good evening". I got ,1 x dab, 4 x dogs and 2 x whiting,,,,,,,think Neil got 4 x dogs and 3 x whiting. Take care and see you both soon.
Dave

[roger de dodger]

well done kids ,great report

[fuller]

Great stuff lads wel done

[nifisher]

Nice one Al on the new P.B. Dab and Congrats to Jordan on getting his doggies. Cant understand why people dont like them

[Dawsey]

Super session lads. Definitely made up for our blunder session on Sunday! A bet Jordan is over the moon with all those dogs! I would have been

[doggie3131]

well done al and jordan,nice fishing there,thats a fine crab,had one myself on tues, made some nice eating!!!

[jd]

Great report.. nice to see your dab pb and jordan's doggies!

[vamper]

Sounds like you has a great trip

Well done lads

[rustyhookthomas]

up wicklow! well done guys, good result.
and a great report, serious crab catch too,
they normally let go just when you think you're in!

[fishface]

great report al, super nights fishing, great that jordan caught all those fish , delighted for him. am very pleased with my new petzl acu headlamp. never had a lamp as bright,and with such a long beam, would recomend it to anyone. hope to see you down again, will bring that rod for you to try, it will amaze you, hope jordan likes his kelly kettle, cheers neil

[Al and Jordan]

Sounds like you has a great trip Well done lads

Great stuff lads wel done

crackin report there alan.good to see use gettn your share of dogs.

super stuff well done to all

cheers lads the dogs made it worth the drive down

Well done lads,thats some nice fishing there,Also well done Alan on your pb dab some nice fish there .
Ps: Was the crab taken for the pot? he looks HUGE!

That's not a crab, its a fracking Martian!!!!!!!!! Holy Jesus you sure you didn't see flying saucers?
Congrats on the PB Dab Al, it's great to beat yourself! I don't really want to say anything about Jordan at this point. He is in the bad books BIG TIME!!! I fished there three times in the last 6 weeks looking for a Coalie for my species list. With no luck at all Does he keep a fishing diary? Might have to do an old mission impossible to have a sneak.
Ok then well done Jordan on the doggies and the Coalie
Good long session lads. Al you better cool off the red bull though its not good to drink 7 cans on the way home

well done al and jordan,nice fishing there,thats a fine crab,had one myself on tues, made some nice eating!!!

up wicklow! well done guys, good result.
and a great report, serious crab catch too,
they normally let go just when you think you're in!

cheers lads. there was a brave dose of the big edible crabs there until dark. we only landed 2 of them who had not only eaten the bait, but swallowed the hook too they fooled us all afternoon. reeling them in, we thought they were gonna be big dogs. they turned out to be big crabs we soon figured out why some traces were coming in with the bottom hooks missing. the biggest one's shell was about 14 inches across and would have been able to feed a couple of people but we already had our sandwiches packed and nothing suitable to keep him in . if i had put him in my backpack he would have ripped his way out when he was reeled in he had a hold of the 6oz gripper in his claw, and needless to say it's now only about a 5 and a half ounce gripper now and defella, jordan has his fishing diary under lock and key i would'nt mind knowing what his secret is myself

Great report Al, me and Facelift, i mean Fishface , had a great time, and it was great to see Jordan having so much fun, That kid certainly knows his fishing. It was great to see him carefully unhook and gently release the doggies,,, i've seen grown men afraid of these harmless fish, it also saved us running up and down the beach . I told you Fishface would rub it in if you didnt catch, but once you started there was no stopping you. A nice mix of species too.It was also great to be fishing under floodlights,,,i mean Neils headlamp ,, i had to keep checking to see if my L1 was turned on . The yuppie teenagers drinking and singing rugby songs just added to the atmosphere ,,, you just can't be intimidated by teenagers who wish you a" good evening". I got ,1 x dab, 4 x dogs and 2 x whiting,,,,,,,think Neil got 4 x dogs and 3 x whiting. Take care and see you both soon.
Dave

it was one of our best sessions in a while everyone got in on the act. if jordan had his way we'd still be on the beach now can't wait to do it all over again

great report al, super nights fishing, great that jordan caught all those fish , delighted for him. am very pleased with my new petzl acu headlamp. never had a lamp as bright,and with such a long beam, would recomend it to anyone. hope to see you down again, will bring that rod for you to try, it will amaze you, hope jordan likes his kelly kettle, cheers neil

that's not a headlamp, it's a bloody search and rescue floodlight did you need special permission from air traffic control to use it in the area in all seriousness, what make and model was it??. might have to search through ebay for one in the future jordan is already trying to suss out how to adapt the top of the kellykettle so a frying pan can be put on it too

[Al and Jordan]

Great report.. nice to see your dab pb and jordan's doggies!

Super session lads. Definitely made up for our blunder session on Sunday! A bet Jordan is over the moon with all those dogs! I would have been

Nice one Al on the new P.B. Dab and Congrats to Jordan on getting his doggies. Cant understand why people dont like them

thanks guys, he whole trip was geared up around getting jordan his dogs. the dab was just the icing on the cake for myself . it more than made up for the nightmare we had on sunday dawsey you have to get down with us next time mate as you'll have no problem getting your first dog at this mark

well done kids ,great report

cheers roger, it will be one jordan wo'nt forget in a hurry. after all, you have to have a laugh when you're out . if it ever got to the point where it all got too serious we'd pack it in as there'd be no fun in it

[The Austrian]

Congratulations lads, that's what angling is about! TIGHT LINES

that's not a headlamp, it's a bloody search and rescue floodlight did you need special permission from air traffic control to use it in the area in all seriousness, what make and model was it??.

It's the Petzl Ultra headtorch, great lamp, unfortunately the price is not, to say the least more info here: http://www.breakingfree.co.uk/product/2512/Petzl_Ultra
at least the shipping is free

[RockHunter]

Well done lads, sounds like a great session.
Great to set out to target a particular species and then catch a bunch of them.
That is some crab alright dont think I would fancy picking that up - you could easily end up minus a finger