Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
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Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
People: Ross
Duration: 3.5 hrs
Tide: Midday to 3.30pm HW 3.30pm
Weather: Beautiful, mild, sunny light WNW breeze
Bait: Fresh Mackerel
Rigs: Pulley Rigs 4/0 hook
Results:
3 Thornback Ray AT LAST !
Report:
Have been catching only dogfish here for the last few days.
A lot of the fresh water had run off so maybe that helped things.
My first ray of the year.
Did not weigh them but 2 were around 6/7 lbs. and one was about 4 lbs.
One of the bigger ones was missing most of his tail.
All were returned alive including Stumpy!
Duration: 3.5 hrs
Tide: Midday to 3.30pm HW 3.30pm
Weather: Beautiful, mild, sunny light WNW breeze
Bait: Fresh Mackerel
Rigs: Pulley Rigs 4/0 hook
Results:
3 Thornback Ray AT LAST !
Report:
Have been catching only dogfish here for the last few days.
A lot of the fresh water had run off so maybe that helped things.
My first ray of the year.
Did not weigh them but 2 were around 6/7 lbs. and one was about 4 lbs.
One of the bigger ones was missing most of his tail.
All were returned alive including Stumpy!
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[color=#000000][b]Ross[/b][/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
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Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
thats mad him missing his tail!!!
nice fishing
nice fishing
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
well done on the ray ,u got rewarded for sticking at it,still waiting on my first one (ray that is ) 
SPIECES 2009 SHORE
BULL HUSS WHITNING FLOUNDER DAB CODLING plaice bass
spieces 2009 boat blonde ray, pollock,cod,ballen wrasse,cuckoo wrasse,whiting,pouting,ling,colie,dab,dog,
BULL HUSS WHITNING FLOUNDER DAB CODLING plaice bass
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Thats a Manx ray

Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Well done on the ray, always nice to get what you target
i get by with a little help from my friends.
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Nice one Ross, that tail less ray certainly look a little strange. I wonder how it lost it? 
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Big Crabs in Poulnasherry!
[color=#000000][b]Ross[/b][/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
[/color]
[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
nice going 3 good fish there cant wait 2 get over that way might get down the weekend what bait were you useing
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Bait: Fresh Mackerel
Caught at The Castle jut outside Kilkee.
Caught at The Castle jut outside Kilkee.
[color=#000000][b]Ross[/b][/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
[/color]
[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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Donagh
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Good to see the ray are back there. Fished a Limerick mark for nearly 5 hours Sunday with only one dog to show. Fresh was still coming down the estuary at that stage.
I had a ray over the winter from north kerry with the tail missing in the same place and the jaw had been ripped out of place more than likely taking a hook out. Probably some idiot angler cut it's tail off thinking it's a stinger.
Donagh
I had a ray over the winter from north kerry with the tail missing in the same place and the jaw had been ripped out of place more than likely taking a hook out. Probably some idiot angler cut it's tail off thinking it's a stinger.
Donagh
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
have heard reports of more good ray coming in down that side
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
7 kg. Ray caught from shore Carrigaholt.
Also heard that netsmen get ray out of nets by cutting the tail off! Barbaric!
Also heard that netsmen get ray out of nets by cutting the tail off! Barbaric!
[color=#000000][b]Ross[/b][/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
[/color]
[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Heard of 7 kg. Ray caught from shore Carrigaholt.
[color=#000000][b]Ross[/b][/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
[/color]
[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
[/color]
[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Sorry ! Heard it twice!
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
[/color]
[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11
SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike
[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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[color=#BF0000]All things come to those who bait.[/color]
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
heard of one over 9lb and was impressed - 7kg - im salivating! 
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Dave wrote:Nice one Ross, that tail less ray certainly look a little strange. I wonder how it lost it?
He got tailed off
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
Its probably those guys who used to travel down to Foynes and do something similar when they caught ray now they cant fish the pier in Foynes so are fishing the Clare side 
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
nthclare wrote:Its probably those guys who used to travel down to Foynes and do something similar when they caught ray now they cant fish the pier in Foynes so are fishing the Clare side
aye the infamous "dubs"
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009
some nice ray there for a short session man
. strange ray missing a tail
