Caliso bay, west waterford 24-4-09

[Tom Maher]

People:me

Duration:3pm - 5pm

Tide:3.9

Weather:slight northerly breeze, slightly overcast

Bait:crab + lug

Rigs:various

Results:2 rockling + 3 dogs




Report:After last weekends comp i didn't feel like fishing for flounder - freakish amounts caught on saturday and sunday - so thought i'd try for a bass off the rocks. No luck bass wise, but the rockling were a nice change and i always enjoy catching dogs. Nothing happened for the first couple of casts, but had the first rockling after 30 mins on crab and it was 42cm with a full stomach, which makes me wonder about their breeding cycles, but that,s a different topic. For the next few casts i had a few bites, but nothing even resembling a bass bite. The next action was a double shot - a dog of 68cm and another rockling 37cm. This was followed by a dog i didn't measure. By now the tide had risen quickly so i would be leaving soon, and i packed up after getting another dog, this time 64cm. I got the first 4 fish on crab and the last on frozen black lug. Nice day and as long as there is no heavy rain it might be worth going again.

[nifisher]

Sounds like a good we session the 42cm rockling was some size

[Tom Maher]

Biggest rockling i've caught in a couple of years , big belly on it too.

[Bass Buster]

thats a nice size rockling seems a good session mate. Well done tight lines bryan

[seanie35]

nice session tom, last time i fished caliso i got my biggest ever rockling, bet ya the terrain there holds a record or two

[RockHunter]

Calso bay is a good spot for dogfish and rocklings alright. I have had much more species off that beach than any other beach in East Cork/West Waterford. But the snags are a basta!d.

[Tom Maher]

I might try there for some pollock in the summer instead of going to knockadoon, i've caught wrasse there before so the chances are there might be some pollock