Howth 2/7/09

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Howth 2/7/09

#1 Post by mcg2k »

Location: Howth

Bait: Mack and Rag

Rig: 2 hook paternoster

Tide: Incoming, High

RESULTS: 3 pollack, 4 wrasse, 2 dragonets, 1 whiting, 1 maackeral
This is my first report as Im new to the forum. Had a good evening in Howth but I didnt catch anything outstanding.

In my first 4 cast I got two Dragonets which are a new species for me. After that i landed the best fish of the day. A pollack, must have been close to two pounds. Unfortunatly flipped off the rocks before i could get a photo.

After that i caught a few wrasse, 1 was decent. I also got a double hooking off them. Later i got a whiting and a pollack. I had to keep the pollack as it was on its last legs by the time it was unhooked. It was just about big enough to eat.

I switched to feathers after seeing a shoal of mack swimming around but they seemed to be gone by the time i changed. I ended up catching 1 nice one. I got a few more hits on the feathers but didint land them. Then i got another pollack on the feathers.

It was nearly low water when i packed up no more bites. All in all a good day fishing, finished close to midnight.

ps. Im trying to upload photos but doent seem to be working, ill try again
2009: Pollack, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Whiting, Flounder, LSD Dogfish, Scorpion Fish, Shore Rockling, Coalfish, Plaice, Pouting, Dragonet, Mackerel, Codling, Blenny, Smoothound, Dab, Poor Cod
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Re: Howth 2/7/09

#2 Post by youngrod »

well done
[i][b]speices 09 [/b][/i]
sea:flounder,whiting,rockling mackeral,dogfish,weverfish,turbot,pollock,cod,coalies,codling
fresh:rainbow trout,brown,trout
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#3 Post by stevo74 »

fair play - nice sesh with a good variety
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#4 Post by spindlefist »

well done, hard to get such a varied catch out in howth.

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2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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Re: Howth 2/7/09

#5 Post by Tony Fella »

Well done good selection of fish
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Species 2011..(17)..Haddock..Ling..Cod..Whiting..Dab..Flounder..Coalie..Pollock..Pouting..Poorcod..cuckoo wrasse...Pouting...Launce..Plaice..Smooth Hound.. Turbot..Ballan Wrasse..
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Re: Howth 2/7/09

#6 Post by nicefish »

Thats good going for Howth what part were you fishing?
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Re: Howth 2/7/09

#7 Post by mcg2k »

From the rocks along the far pier wall. Not all the way down the end but near enough. Im still trying to upload photos, it keeps saying file invalid.

Thanks 4d replies
2009: Pollack, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Whiting, Flounder, LSD Dogfish, Scorpion Fish, Shore Rockling, Coalfish, Plaice, Pouting, Dragonet, Mackerel, Codling, Blenny, Smoothound, Dab, Poor Cod
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Re: Howth 2/7/09

#8 Post by Kevvv »

Me and a mate of mine fished there the other of the same pier. Tried some bait fishing but current was too srtong as the tide was goin out and stupid cheap gripper weights wernt working :x so just threw on some feathers and got 5 mackeral , kept three for the bait freezer :lol: . Anyone ever experience a mackeral just jumping on a hook cause its silver ? :shock: Happened to my mate just as he was lifting his trace out of the water bang a mackeral hoped on :lol: :lol: . But well done of the new species I have never actually seen one of them
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