4 days fishing
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4 days fishing
People:me my son gavin and darrell
Duration: 4 to 5 hours per day
Tide:up and down
Weather:exellent
Bait:sandeel mack spinner
Rigs:10o pulley
Results:meFishing in west cork.
27th of aug long drive from dublin to the beara arrived at the cottage after 2 stunning sea views was dying
to do a bit of fishing straight away but didnt had to get supplys in and do family things.
Sunday weather was fab drove around with the family checking out some amazing looking marks
Monday me, my son gavin, and his friend Darrell who had never caught a fish b4 fished the sound from 6 to 9.30pm
with pollock every cast Darrell caught his first fish he ended the session with 4 fish Gavin was spinning catching 15 pollock
and 3 mackerel i was useing sandeels ending the session with 18 pollock great start to the fishing.
Tuesday decided to try for some huss drove to a mark that i new produced them set up a 10o hook on wire trace
about 2 hours in got my first bite rod doubled in 2 struck and i was on about a min in fish was gone next cast
another fish felt very big same again fish gone 3rd cast struck home i was on again it was a huss as soon as i got a look of him
he got of wife and daughter went to the car i said i have one more cast rod doubled struck i was on landed him
he weighed in at 12pounds few photos and put him back.
Thursday was dying to get back to the huss mark couldnt ask the wife and daughter to wait in the grass again
they decided to go to castletownbere happy days me and the 2 boys went of to the mark i set up the big rod and out she went
Gavin and Darrell were spinning catching pollock every cast Gavin 25 pollock and 3 mackerel Darrell 3 pollock and a mackerel
I was jigging with an eel catching pollock every cast big rod started to go dog fish then another rod doubled another huss
weighed in at 10 and half pounds
Friday 3 boys out again pollock every cast with the odd mackerel thrown in i ended the week with 2 dogs 2 huss
3 bearded rockling 79 pollock 7 mackerel Gavin 52 pollock 25 mackerel Darrell 2 mackerel 5 pollock
if the great angling god was to restrict my fishing to just one part of this country i'd opt for this one....
79 pollock 7 mackerel 2 huss 2 dogs 1 3beared Gavin 52 pollock 25 mackerel Darrell 2 mack 5 pollock
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Duration: 4 to 5 hours per day
Tide:up and down
Weather:exellent
Bait:sandeel mack spinner
Rigs:10o pulley
Results:meFishing in west cork.
27th of aug long drive from dublin to the beara arrived at the cottage after 2 stunning sea views was dying
to do a bit of fishing straight away but didnt had to get supplys in and do family things.
Sunday weather was fab drove around with the family checking out some amazing looking marks
Monday me, my son gavin, and his friend Darrell who had never caught a fish b4 fished the sound from 6 to 9.30pm
with pollock every cast Darrell caught his first fish he ended the session with 4 fish Gavin was spinning catching 15 pollock
and 3 mackerel i was useing sandeels ending the session with 18 pollock great start to the fishing.
Tuesday decided to try for some huss drove to a mark that i new produced them set up a 10o hook on wire trace
about 2 hours in got my first bite rod doubled in 2 struck and i was on about a min in fish was gone next cast
another fish felt very big same again fish gone 3rd cast struck home i was on again it was a huss as soon as i got a look of him
he got of wife and daughter went to the car i said i have one more cast rod doubled struck i was on landed him
he weighed in at 12pounds few photos and put him back.
Thursday was dying to get back to the huss mark couldnt ask the wife and daughter to wait in the grass again
they decided to go to castletownbere happy days me and the 2 boys went of to the mark i set up the big rod and out she went
Gavin and Darrell were spinning catching pollock every cast Gavin 25 pollock and 3 mackerel Darrell 3 pollock and a mackerel
I was jigging with an eel catching pollock every cast big rod started to go dog fish then another rod doubled another huss
weighed in at 10 and half pounds
Friday 3 boys out again pollock every cast with the odd mackerel thrown in i ended the week with 2 dogs 2 huss
3 bearded rockling 79 pollock 7 mackerel Gavin 52 pollock 25 mackerel Darrell 2 mackerel 5 pollock
if the great angling god was to restrict my fishing to just one part of this country i'd opt for this one....
79 pollock 7 mackerel 2 huss 2 dogs 1 3beared Gavin 52 pollock 25 mackerel Darrell 2 mack 5 pollock
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Re: 4 days fishing
Thats what all holidays should be like
, brilliant fishing lads and some great photos well done 


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Re: 4 days fishing
brilliant fishing gorgeous spot!a fine huss you got for yourself there and fish all round happy days and you couldnt be in a nicer place!
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Species 2011 (25) :Cod 80 , Whiting 50 , Coalfish 42 , Sea Scorpion 6(3shortspined/3longspined) , (3b)Rockling 2 , Dogfish 72 , Flounder 32 , Bass 2 , Poor Cod 16 , Dab 16 , Ballen Wrasse 2 , Turbot 1 , Tompot Blenny 3 , Smoothhound 1 , Tub Gurnard 1 , Mackeral 78 , Pollock 10 , Corkwing wrasse 2 , Black Goby 5 , Pouting 4 , Cuckoo Wrasse 1 , Ling 1 , Conger eel 6 , Silver eel 1 , ( Year End 31st October )
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Re: 4 days fishing
Nice one lads good fishing, one to remember 

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Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
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: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
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Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
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Re: 4 days fishing
Jesus that was a great few days
,well done Gitsea, great report and great fishing and photos, really whets the appetite, and you even got the good weather 


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Re: 4 days fishing
Excellent report!! Brilliant Photos (well done to the photographer!!) But best of Great family days out, and a newbie catching fish...well thats Excellent!!!!!!
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: 4 days fishing
wow, what a holiday
first class fishing and top report!

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Re: 4 days fishing
brilliant pics and fishing there man!! looks like a good trip!
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Re: 4 days fishing
Great report, great fishing and great pics. I'm travelling from Edinburgh to the Beara this Saturday for a week with Paul Harris and if I wasn't excited enough about it before I read your report, I'm worse now!!!!
Well done again to the 3 of you.
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Well done again to the 3 of you.
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Re: 4 days fishing
Cracking fishing lads and excellent pictures, a trip to remember...
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