3/1/10 North wicklow beach

[mitch]

People me
Bait lug
tide 2hrs down and 2 up
Rigs 2 hook flappers

Results 7 schoolies to28 cm , 3 flounders to 31 cm , 1 dab 25 cm , 1 coalie , 20 + codling

Hit my favourite haunt tonight i had bait left over from courtown i wasn't going to waste it ,arrived at beach around
5 pm got the rods straight out and for the next 3 and 1/2 hrs it was non stop action between returning fish baiting up casting out i soon warmed up it was freezing, it was a super night really enjoyable Although i got
nothing huge it was great. once again there was not one single whiting caught WHERE ARE THEY
Are they being pushed out by all these codling that are around

[kaylemf]

nice fishing mitch, 20+ codling, pretty immpressive! there are plenty of whiting around galway at the moment dont know why there arent any down there? well done!

[mitch]

nice fishing mitch, 20+ codling, pretty immpressive! there are plenty of whiting around galway at the moment dont know why there arent any down there? well done!

Cheers Kaylemf
the codling are tiny there nearly all under 25 cm with the odd one touching 30 cm

[chrisfeeney30]

nice fishing mitch, 20+ codling, pretty immpressive! there are plenty of whiting around galway at the moment dont know why there arent any down there? well done!

Cheers Kaylemf
the codling are tiny there nearly all under 25 cm with the odd one touching 30 cm

I got a record breaking 7cms whiting recently up here haha

[zeke]

hi mitch,

that's awesome session mate ,32 pcs of mix fish big well done

[FisherKing]

Great session thats some haul of fish well done nice start to 2010

[taz]

great session

[roger de dodger]

nice going mitch ,looks like that easterly wipped up some good fishing for ya

[mitch]

nice fishing mitch, 20+ codling, pretty immpressive! there are plenty of whiting around galway at the moment dont know why there arent any down there? well done!

Cheers Kaylemf
the codling are tiny there nearly all under 25 cm with the odd one touching 30 cm

I got a record breaking 7cms whiting recently up here haha

And there's me going on about my tiny codling they can only get bigger Chris [ i hope ]

[mitch]

nice going mitch ,looks like that easterly wipped up some good fishing for ya

Cheers roger yep she was blowing nicely and not a bit of weed pure pleasure to be out

[mitch]

great session

Taz it was a little hum ding er

[mitch]

Great session thats some haul of fish well done nice start to 2010

Thanks F/king conditions were perfect .would have stayed longer but i ran out of bait
standards now set for 2010

[bigsod]

well done gerry, your getting out a lot, your due a biggie soon the hours your putting in

[mitch]

hi mitch,

that's awesome session mate ,32 pcs of mix fish big well done

hi zeke
and the fishing was getting even better as the tide was rising ,alas bait ran out but i'll be back

[mitch]

well done gerry, your getting out a lot, your due a biggie soon the hours your putting in

Cheers shane ,thats what im counting on BRING ON THEM COD
heading out again tommorow night ,hope the weather holds out

[doggie3131]

well done mitch,thats a nice haul of fish,the whiting seem to have hit the west coast this year,no shortage of them down here up to a whopping 7in

[eyesreilly]

Well done Gerry, nice few fish there .I was out meself last night , not as many fish but got the ball rolling for 2010 . It was cold too ,very quiet and plenty of weed early on , the fishing was getting better as the tide came in but like you i ran out of bait (just had frozen mack and squid)

[mitch]

well done mitch,thats a nice haul of fish,the whiting seem to have hit the west coast this year,no shortage of them down here up to a whopping 7in

Thanks doggie ,the codling seem to have pushed the whiting out and taken over
lets hope its good sign for the future

[mitch]

Well done Gerry, nice few fish there .I was out meself last night , not as many fish but got the ball rolling for 2010 . It was cold too ,very quiet and plenty of weed early on , the fishing was getting better as the tide came in but like you i ran out of bait (just had frozen mack and squid)

Hi dave
it sure was a chilly night but well worth it ,i was lucky that i comfort of me mobile shelter so
i wasn't totally exposed to the elements

[rodbender]

Thats some way to start 2010, well done Mitch. Have 2 long w-ends coming up and plannin a run down. Will let you no, prob 23ish.