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North Clare 24-09

#1 Post by baitdigger »

People:myself

Duration:3hours

Tide:dropping

Weather:overcast W/wind

Bait:feathers/ mackerel

Rigs:6/0 wire trace/ rotten bottom

Results:mackerel- 9lb4oz conger




Report:Armed with a bucket of razor clams I headed out for a West Clare bass mark last night but as so many times this year weed made the mark unfishable so I packed up after an hour. The only reason for mentioning this trip was that I found this little fellow washed up on the shore

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He would have weighed about a pound. The gulls had given him a good going over. But they are out there for anyone looking for them.

Got in a short session this morning, mackerel coming within 5 minutes to red and silver flashers. I stopped when I had about a dozen ( some for bait some for a neighbour.)

Had a short run that was dropped on the first cast, second cast produced this

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It put up a great scrap and was determined not to be pulled from the rocks and kelp.It seems that the conger are the only feeding fish in North Clare at the moment so its back to the Shannon Saturday for me.

Mick at the Fanore shop must be doing a roaring trade in Rapala gaffs as I found four seperate packagings for them. The future doesnt look great for the conger at Blackhead.
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Re: North Clare 24-09

#2 Post by Donagh »

by all accounts some of the marks in the Estuary are being hammered for conger for the table as well.
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#3 Post by gearoid mc s. »

Donagh wrote:by all accounts some of the marks in the Estuary are being hammered for conger for the table as well.


the best mark on the estuary is now completely void of them....fortunately i found a better mark :D or two
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#4 Post by Stephen8wood »

Nice result there. There are a few of those triggerfish showing up
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baitdigger wrote:The only reason for mentioning this trip was that I found this little fellow washed up on the shore. He would have weighed about a pound. The gulls had given him a good going over. But they are out there for anyone looking for them.


Nice Conger Neil 8) Fancy having a go for them Triggers anytime soon?
Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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Re: North Clare 24-09

#6 Post by spindlefist »

can't see that conger pic, only coming up in internet code..just me???
2016: dogfish, pollack,

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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,

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Re: North Clare 24-09

#7 Post by saltydog »

spindlefist wrote:can't see that conger pic, only coming up in internet code..just me???


Howdy Dáire... try this link:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/cc325 ... ger005.jpg
Should open it for you then.
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Re: North Clare 24-09

#8 Post by Conger »

Hey baitdigger, spoke with a guy last week and he said fish of all size are being taken around the head :( There were a few big bass caught up the north direction on Saturday night :D :D Hopefully there will be a few around at the weekend :D

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#9 Post by baitdigger »

I managed to get out today for three hours and had a few good bites, had a real slammer but it was snagged up so I waited for about 10 minutes but couldnt feel anything so I had to pull for the break.

It seems to be fishing best on the drop and probably two or three hours in to it. Plenty of mackerel at dawn and dusk irrespective of tide stage.

I did land this, but I didnt bother to weigh it ( not a great picture but it was quite lively and the self-timer makes things awkward. The little white patch in the centre of the picture is a mackerel scale on the lense of the camera.

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#10 Post by Conger »

Neil, nice conger. He looks like he's having a good old rest there in your arms :D :D :D
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#11 Post by baitdigger »

I did a few night sessions on that bass beach on the week leading upto the spring tide with very little to show. I dug some great lug and fresh sandeels but all we had to show were a few mackerel , whiting and small pollack. I think you would have a much better chance of a bass at your usual mark or the small beach to the left of it.

I did take a nice picture of my mate Joe, that was the only decent thing to come from the two sessionsImage
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#12 Post by Conger »

Spot on Neil, by the way great photo.
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#13 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done lovely conger
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#14 Post by eyesreilly »

Nice report and pics, well done, nice to get a few mackeral as well :wink:
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