Duration:4-30pm-10pm
Tide:risins, high at 7pm approx
Weather:nice
Bait:rag and lug
Rigs:2 hook flappers and 1 hook mini rig
Results:Ballan wrasse, blenny, dogs, flounder, dabs,
Report:Was lucky to get some bait at the last minute as I had committed the Cardinal sin of not pre ordering it
.Got 20 lug and 20 rag so headed off to Dun Laoghaire in search of a Goldsinney wrasse . It was packed to the gills there, to use a fishy phrase, so I daid "Hump this!", or words to that effect and kept driving , up around Dalkey,what a lovely spot ,and I went on to settle for a rock mark I occassionally frequent in County Wicklow 
.Lovely day out but I put on my jumper as it was breezy enough by the sea ,and the skies overhead promised some showers, or worse, luckily I had my rainjacket handy. I cast out a 2 hook flapper baited with lug and on my second cast I was lucky enough to land a Dab . He wasnt even hooked but just had the bait in his mouth and wouldnt let go 
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I had a mini rig in close for wrasse among the rocks baited with a small piece of rag, but there didnt seem to be much doing. I had bought a pair of polarised sunglasses in Aldi for a fiver and they were definitely a help as I tried different spots among the rocks. I also bought a new spinning reel ,a Tubertini Sirio 4000, which I was testing out on my small rod. Very solid construction. Thankfully I had the rod in my hand when I got a wallop of a take from a decent wrasse. He tried to pull me down under the rocks and I had a job keeping his head up , but I landed him and was delighted to measuse him at 32cms, my best yet from that mark
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The battle had attracted some attention and when I put him back in at a lower spot nearer the waterline a guy asked me where he could get some bait. He went off to buy mackeral somewhere and I saw him later on landing some doggies
. Next up was another dab at distance on lug followed by a couple of doggies.
2 seals appeared next and in my haste to retrieve another doggie I lost him at the base of the rocks. Swimmers and kayakers were next up but it was all very civilised and polite , with them being very careful to avoid where I was casting to. I got a gentle bite in close and when I went to retrieve found myself snagged. I tried to retrieve from a different angle but it was no use
.Worst of all ,there was a fish on and I could see a long silvery/white shape appearing out from under the rocks every now and again,small conger maybe 
,anyways had to pull for a break eventually . Next up on the mini rig was a blenny, which took me three attempts as he was a cute hoor and kept getting away. I unhooked him and he did his best to bite me, snapping onto my towel and not letting go. I'll definitely keep my pinkies away from those little jaws .
Got a large crab next on the distance rod,took a pic as he was bigger than the normal ones you sometimes pull in. Maybe he was an edible one,,,,and he still is as I put him back
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Reading these reports,,,it always seems busier than when youre actually out there fishing, cos you miss out on all the boring bits in between catching the fish
, but yesterday there was lots of entertainment all around to spice up those boring bits. Bagpipes on the nearby beach provided the soundtrack to an enjoyable session. The stars of the show however, were a pod of dolphins/porpoises whe worked the sea in front of me for about 20 mins,at times no more than 40 yds offshore. I felt blessed to see then up close and other onlookers just savoured the moment.
Later on I met Ecofish from the site who had also witnessed the pod.He set up and soon had a doggie landed. We passed a pleasant couple of hours, both ending up on flatties, Flounder for Aidan, and a Dab/Flounder double for me, with me getting my smallest Dab yet.
Aidans Dab
A decent session and one , in fairness ,that I shouldnt have had,seeing as I was out twice already the previous few days. Chauffeur picked me up at 10-30pm and I went home to enjoy a few beers. 20th wedding anniversary on Tuesday,,on the way home I was thinking that I didnt make a bad choice
Dave
ps ,sorry for all the pics but i'm fiddling around with photobucket trying things out
nothing better than catching fish & taken in the wildlife 
