Cuckoo Wrasse Blue hunter Youghal

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donal domeney
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Cuckoo Wrasse Blue hunter Youghal

#1 Post by donal domeney »

Species: Cuckoo Wrasse

Specimen Weight: 1.25lb. .... 0.567kg

Irish record: 2.01lb ..... 0.912kg

Location: Youghal

Bait: Mackerel

Rigs: Flowing

Report: Invited out by Gavin Tivy on board the Blue Hunter and added this to my list.
Weighed in at 1.6lb ..... 0.73kg. :D :D :D

For the full report we will have to wait until it appears in the Sea Angler magazine 8) 8) :oops:
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Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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MAC
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Re: Cuckoo Wrasse Blue hunter Youghal

#2 Post by MAC »

Very well Donal. Were you fishing far out? Did you get many Cuckoo's on the day?

I better get my act together or I'll never make the awards. :(
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#3 Post by Pat »

You're on fire this year :D . Well done! Did you leave any for John W.
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#4 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done lovely cuckoo
lifetime species fishing and rock pool
1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole

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Re: Cuckoo Wrasse Blue hunter Youghal

#5 Post by JimC »

By God there was no doubt there :!:
Congrats again :)
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#6 Post by JOHN1 »

very well done Donal.
great looking fish lovely colouration 8)
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