The day before, Saturday, headed down to my regular Wexford mark only to be met with rough seas and a wind blowing force 5 to force 6. Made my mind there and then to head to Courtown to get a bit of lug, cause I was not going to fish that day.
Returned home and went to bed early. Set the alarm for midnight. Took off again this time tuter way and headed down to me Kilkee area mark.
Set up at about 5am with the tide falling. Using mackerel, squid and lug. First cast… bang.. fish on… small LSD. Taken on lug three hook flapper, top hook.
Second cast….. wallop…. Fish on. Thornie Raymondo….. 4lb…… 
Went slack for a while until about 9am.   Then another clatter…. Flounder… An hour later….. smack….. and another flounder. Both fell to lug.
At about 11am the bell gave a tinkle. Another fish… this time whiting.
By midday I was knackered so decided to face into the four hour journey home and headed for the hills after a good day’s fishin’.
			
			
									
						West Clare way Sunday 9 May
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Re: West Clare way Sunday 9 May
Well done surfrod, we fished not far away from that area on Saturday night and all we had was a couple of flounders to show for our efforts, good size thornie there, bet you the journey did not seem that long after having a good session  
  
  
 
Again well done
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						Again well done
Regards
Speices 2011 : Codling, Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Ray, Dogfish, Turbot
Speices 2012 : codling, Bass (pb), Flounder
Speices 2013 : Codling, thornie, Bass, whiting, coalie, flounder,dogfish,painted ray, Sea trout, Turbot
Species 2014 : Codling, thornie, turbot, flounder
2011 PB List - Ray 7lb
2012 PB List - Bass 11lb
2013 PB List - Painted Ray 10.5lb, 1lb 3b rockling, 10lb Thornback Ray, 1lb Sea Trout
			
						Speices 2012 : codling, Bass (pb), Flounder
Speices 2013 : Codling, thornie, Bass, whiting, coalie, flounder,dogfish,painted ray, Sea trout, Turbot
Species 2014 : Codling, thornie, turbot, flounder
2011 PB List - Ray 7lb
2012 PB List - Bass 11lb
2013 PB List - Painted Ray 10.5lb, 1lb 3b rockling, 10lb Thornback Ray, 1lb Sea Trout
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Re: West Clare way Sunday 9 May
nice one  man... nice report few fish aswel... but a long travel.... good on you.....
			
			
									
						SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
			
						boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: West Clare way Sunday 9 May
The worst about living in the midlands in Laois is that to get to any shoreline any where in this country...
It’s at least an hour and a half travel......
But ya know us anglers…....
Have rod will travel......
Tight lines lads…..
			
			
									
						It’s at least an hour and a half travel......
But ya know us anglers…....
Have rod will travel......
Tight lines lads…..
[b]One more cast and I'll be off[/b]
			
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Re: West Clare way Sunday 9 May
Well done surfrod.  A good session and worth the travelling time 
  
  
  
			
			
									
						Ya should a been here last week.
			
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Re: West Clare way Sunday 9 May
we can do anything to get line wet and if you cath some nice fish as you did than all tiredness will be leaved behind  
 nice fishing lad 
			
			
									
						Spesies 2012/ flounder, turbot, colie, whiting,thornback ray, dogfish, pollack, ballan wrasse, corcwing wrasse, dab, cod, sea trout, mackerel, smooth hound
Species 2013/ flounder
			
						Species 2013/ flounder