Bray Harbour 30-11-09

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Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#1 Post by eyesreilly »

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Duration:5pm-9pm

Tide:rising

Weather:dry but very cold, no wind

Bait:lug, mack ,squid

Rigs:2 + 3 hook flappers

Results:codling, flounder, whiting




Report:finished work early and decided to try my luck in Greystones with some bait from Saturdays session which was cut short due to lightning, rain and gale force winds :shock: :shock: . When I got there the waves were lapping up on the steps, and there were some mighty waves crashing onto the rocks on the other side. I decided against fishing either of these spots as they would be both very slippery and icy later on,,,,,,,,,,,well thats what i thought anyways,,,,,,must be getting sensible in me old age :roll: . Made my way onto the pier in Bray and set up down the end. I fished 2 rods one with a 4 oz wire gripper and the other with a 3 oz lead rolling around. The water was very low but starting to come back in .First cast brought me a double of a flounder and a codling, happy days , then a codling on the other rod.Plenty of codling for the next couple of hours averaging a plump 25cms, with a few doubles thrown in :lol: :lol: .It was cold but the imax suit keeps me warm and makes the fishing pleasurable. I got another flounder and codling double later on followed by a solitary whiting which was my last fish. Nothing for the last hour, all fish were taken in the few hours around the turn of the tide. 2 x flounder, 11 x codling and 1 x whiting,,,,,,,,,,,,not bad for the last night in November,,and a cold one at that :lol:
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#2 Post by rodbender »

Nice goin any night never mind November. Well done :D :D
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#3 Post by mitch »

Nice session dave its great to see all these codling around ,lets hope
thier mammies and daddies start showing themselves soon :lol: :lol:
me and ringo hit s/beach g/stones and much the same fishing, nothing of any size but enjoyable
it was the first time this year the sand was crunching under foot from the frost :)
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#4 Post by eyesreilly »

rodbender wrote:Nice goin any night never mind November. Well done :D :D
Cheers Ivan, its nice to get a few fish alright :wink:
mitch wrote:Nice session dave its great to see all these codling around ,lets hope
thier mammies and daddies start showing themselves soon :lol: :lol:
me and ringo hit s/beach g/stones and much the same fishing, nothing of any size but enjoyable
it was the first time this year the sand was crunching under foot from the frost :)
Cheers Ger, whiting last year, codling this year, it was strange to be reeling them in one after the other,,,,,,,,,,, as you say, lets hope they get a bit bigger :wink:
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#5 Post by rustyhookthomas »

nice to get out Dave, i haven't been out for weeks :(!
species 2009, whiting :(, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#6 Post by RockHunter »

Well done Dave,
That was a fine haul of codling. Its not their mammies and daddies you need to watch out for but the great great grandads - they would be a fine catch.
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#7 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

nice fishing well done!
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#8 Post by roger de dodger »

my hero :lol: was a bit cold eyes was out futher down the coast adding to your collection of lost rigs :wink: went out this morning with the kettle to defrost the van couldnt beleive the frost was gone :lol:
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#9 Post by kaylemf »

nice fishing lads seems to be a few codling around this year :)
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#10 Post by taz »

nice going :)
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#11 Post by eyesreilly »

roger de dodger wrote:my hero :lol: was a bit cold eyes was out futher down the coast adding to your collection of lost rigs :wink: went out this morning with the kettle to defrost the van couldnt beleive the frost was gone :lol:
It was cold alright Roger :roll: ,,,,,,any luck down in snag city,,,,,,,,,is my conger still down there :?: :lol: I was colder in work today though,,if only they'd let me wear the imax suit instead of chainsaw gear and a cold helmet :roll: :roll:
RockHunter wrote:Well done Dave,
That was a fine haul of codling. Its not their mammies and daddies you need to watch out for but the great great grandads - they would be a fine catch.
I was happy with what i got,they were my best ever codling,,,,,,,,,,,and i'm not joking :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
rustyhookthomas wrote:nice to get out Dave, i haven't been out for weeks :(!
I cant get away with it for much longer,,,,,,,,,,,,the house stuff is piling up. :lol:
chrisfeeney30 wrote:nice fishing well done!
kaylemf wrote:nice fishing lads seems to be a few codling around this year :)
taz wrote:nice going :)
Cheers lads :wink:
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#12 Post by round_ourway »

cracking session there fella well done pal
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Re: Bray Harbour 30-11-09

#13 Post by FisherKing »

Thats a good haul 8) keep them coming eyes :wink:
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