Duration:4-7pm
Tide:falling
Weather: little wind, small swell,no rain
Bait:fresh launce and mackerel
Rigs: feathers
Results:launce, mackerel, pollock, ling, codling
Report:
With my mate having his nephews over from mayo for a few days it was decided to entertain them with a trip out on a rental boat at bulloch rather than the usual session on the beach or pier we give them when they are over this side of the country.
Wasnt gonna be fishing myself as I've a bad elbow at the moment, so I was skipper for the afternoon. Armed with my 2 boat rods, a beach caster and a spinning rod we set out around the back of dalkey island, set a few drifts over the reefs , the 2 young lads using the boat rods with feathers and my mate doing the same with the beachcaster but it seemed difficult to get into the pollock, just a few 1/2lb fish being caught, headed out a little further into deeper water ( near the other island with the lighthouse-dont know what its called sorry)but all we seemed to hit here was the launce and plenty of them, a few kept on the boat for bait for a go at the cod and ling on some reefs close to scotsmans bay.
The odd mackerel got, but not in any numbers, had another few drifts round the back of dalkey island, but again no pollock of any size, my mate even trying spinners without success. Seemed strange as I've had reasonable numbers of half decent pollock from around this area during trips out in recent years.
So a change of plan was required and we steamed back past bulloch to near the 40 foot cove, lots of swimmers, so we maintained a few drifts at a sensible distance from shore. 2nd drift one of the young lads hit a tidy little ling around 3lb on half a launce, he was kept for dinner.
A few more drifts of the area produced the odd mackerel, but again not in numbers, then a 2nd ling of about the same size as the 1st for the young lad, this time taking mackerel.
Went quite then for the last 45 mins or so, with one codling got on the baited feather taking mackerel, would have thrown him back usually at that size, but he was very deeply hooked and piissing blood, so he too was kept for the table.
Not a bad few hours fishing, but not quite upto the standard of previous trips for the pollock, nice the plan worked for the ling though, 1st time I've seen one caught.
Only downside to the pleasant afternoon, was some goon in a 30ft sports cruiser tearing around the bay, he seemed intend on flying past every small boat only a matter of metres away, and it was definately intentional, have to get myself an 80 footer when I win the lotto and give him a taste of his own medicine
He had 2 younish kids on the bow of the boat at times, hardly setting them a good example of etiquette on the water.
Some people have more cash than braincells
that boat will end up like the rest of them with 6foot of weed on the hull and engine,one summer wonder,left to rot on the marina 
there seem's to be a few ling about this year ,a goot eating fish 
