[pre]People:Myself, but later met alot of ppl from here!!!! Duration:to be explained!!! 10am-------:D 27/28th Tide:high low high low high Weather:Overcast, with bright sunny spells, some showers (sounds like i work in Met Éireann, dont it??) Bait: Rag/ Mack/Lug Rigs: 2 up, 3 up flapper, and a clip down Results: Plaice, Flounders, Weavers, Dogfish, Gurnard, Thornback Ray Report: First must apologise for the sketchy locations, but there’s a very valid reason....half the times I didn’t know where I was myself!!!! Anyways headed out to Enerreilly about 10am ish looking forward to the rising tide, as one of the lads recommended I give it a shot, I met some lads from here (thanks lads for the sausage sambo, nice one!) and hooked into a couple of small plaice, a nice flounder, and 4 weavers!! THEN the boyos from East Coast Raiders turned up in their droves!!!, I learnt a valuable lesson from Roger the Dodger about competition fishing,...whilst others are busy sorting out rods, reels, tackle, sort out the tent and then your wardrobe!! I noticed him neatly hanging his jacket!!! A big shout out to you lads a pleasure meeting you all! Then Aby recommended I try a spot further down which he kindly marked on my map about a 20min drive (spot on Aby!!) At 6pm I headed for this "new" mark upon where I met FishFace, and Eyes Reilly and some more of the gang!!! Again an absolute pleasure meeting you lads!! Anyways hooked into a couple of small Plaice, and a flounder, and 4 weavers, just as I was about to go around 10pm I hooked into a nice doggy, I then left shortly afterwards after saying my goodbyes. Oh Remember I said I'd explain the duration??? I was going to go home around 4ish but then I kept meeting lads from East Coast Raiders and one fishing spot lead to another and the Mrs gave me the thumbs up to keep going ....Happy Days!!!..... Sunday morning woke up and the kids wanted to go fishing?!??!? (I've a 6yrs old, 4yrs, 2yrs and 1yrs) Was I still dreaming after having such a great day the following day??? Then the whole family was game for going out making a day of it!! YES It was on!!! So quickly looked around for a place the sold bait on a Sunday found one!!! THANK YOU DAVE!!! and headed for Arklow!! Met up with a couple of more anglers with kids and what a time we had, the kids played in the sand and sea ALL DAY!! and after rigging up the tent (for the baby and the mrs, as the weather didn’t look that great) and got up the gear, got stuck into a bit of fishin first cast in hooked up with small plaice, one flounder, then the second rod hooked into a double shot of slightly bigger plaice, and Gurnards and that’s how it went most of the day with a rising tide, then the distance rod picked up a knock, hmmm something bigger on this, Yep after a fine scrap, a 16" Thornback Ray decided to show himself and he made a good account of himself (having the family there made the day even better!!) and the last of the day was a smoothhound pup, the smallest I've caught! My 2yr old was thrilled to hold her first ever Smoothhound and released itOh and we started to go home around 8pm, I was barefoot and was chasing my half packed wind blown tent down the beach when I stubbed my toe, and me thinks I broke it!
But was it worth it??? OH YES!! In fact…I’m hittin the shores tomorrow evening again but who knows where?? I don’t!
Oh the shot of the rods?? Heaven!.... Again before i close, I just want to say what a great time I had meeting you all!!
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list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
and nice to meet you, did you get your eyesight back then?
with friends like mine ----who needs enemies
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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
Good to meet you too, next time we'll know who we all are before we're leaving
. Well done , nice results, especially the Thornie and on surviving all those Weevers 


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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
Fishface just about mate, I still see the bright light when i close my eyes!!
For those that dont know, fishface, works as a part time lighthouse!!!
The most powerful head lamp I've ever seen!!!
Great bunch of lads!!
eyesreilly, we have too!!



eyesreilly, we have too!!

list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
Great post, really enjoyed reading it. Funny too. I could actually picture you chasing the tent down beach. lol
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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
great to meet you man
. that was a great catch with the thornie
. we thought you were the pied piper of the weevers man. those wee guys sure like you
you must have had one on every cast at the beach we were on










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Was nice to meet you Kevin, I do hope you enjoyed the sausage sambo, went down a treat all right
Nice one with the ray. Stayed on that 1st beach till the Sunday, no hounds unfortunately 


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[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse
[color=#FF0000]Target Species :- Huss, BASS, Cucko Ray[/color]
[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse
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well done mate glad the mark worked for you and you got some nice fish
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Tightlines Thank you, Johnny that sambo hit the spot!!! How did Stuart do?? He was catching up on me with the weevers
any idea how the East Coast Raider did? any major catches?
Al and Jordan I think them weevers were trying to get me
any good reciepes for weevers
I could have had a pot of them!!

Al and Jordan I think them weevers were trying to get me


list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
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Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
The Raiders had a rough old comp. Mixed results of dogs, flounders, gurnards, ray and a bullhuss. No smoothies showed up at all. Oh and tons if weevers too.
Nice to meet you before hand. Lucky you moved cause I got a bad peg ha! I'm only sorry that everytime I was chatting to you I had to run back to my tent. Terrible carry on with people looking at my bait and rigs;)
Nice to meet you before hand. Lucky you moved cause I got a bad peg ha! I'm only sorry that everytime I was chatting to you I had to run back to my tent. Terrible carry on with people looking at my bait and rigs;)
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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
creep you are a real man fishing with a contender and not afraid who knows !!
nice to meet you i,m sure we will see you again on some godforsaken beach
not a smoothie all night and i,m sure the water we fished was all but crab soup at the end of the night a crispy wanton for dipping was all we where short of 



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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
NICE REPORT MATE.
Wish list for 2015: sword tail, black Molly, horny cobbler
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Thanks Lads
@ Roger That old Contender rod has pulled in too many fish to retire it, and its a great knock about rod, good on rocks, but heavy beast of a thing, it puts hair on your chest, theres an old Dam reel on it and on the last bunch of macks it pulled in, the gear was screaming, not the drag
(despite oiling and greasing it every so often) its seriously worn!! I gonna get the Shimano Navi for it me thinks @ Defella I never seen so many ppl tryin to sus out someones bait !?!?!?! You'll need to bring a safe with you and only take out your bait when your about to cast, oh and sorry about your peg
my bad, I'd fished it out
oh how many points were the weevers worth
?? on the 2nd beach I ended up on a smoothie was taken there by fishface me thinks





list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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Re: Post subject:Enerreilly, Wicklow, Wexford, Arklow
ZilchCreep wrote: oh how many points were the weevers worth??

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ah there should be danger points awarded!!! and penalty points for those that get tagged 

list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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