Jumbo Cod

[3wheels]

That's a summer

[kopidol]

Jesus their some fish!going down end of month to cork fishing on a boat so should be some crack if i reel in one of those before the auld lad and uncle:)

[steyrman]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call . i have caught 10lb cod in cork this year but not many most species of fish in cork is under pressure

[Donnyboy1]

Cod fishing is great all over the harbour... I've not caught any big ones like that but plenty in the 3-5lb catagory around roches point...

I'd love to go further for some biggies but I'm not sure my boat could make it out to a good spot...
I'm open to PM's if I'm wrong?

[chuckaroo]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call

couldnt agree more there steyrman. i spent a full day in and around cork harbour targeting these fish.
we tried all the 'hot spots' we had been told about - near the mouth, along the shore and offshore - and we fished hard all day.
a lot of people were promising decent cod and, if i can recall correctly, i think that we actually only caught ONE cod at about a pound. we were sorely dissappointed.
defo not that easy to get them as far as i can see
sorry Pat!

[Pat]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call . i have caught 10lb cod in cork this year but not many most species of fish in cork is under pressure

Ok, point taken.

However, for those with the local knowledge reasonably good success is a regular occurrence. The angler in the last pic does catch cod to 12lb, and sometimes 14lb, on a regular enough basis. He fishes one particular spot that he knows can produce, hits it at the right time and uses the right tactics.

During the winter months a decent bag of codling (from 1lb - 4lbs) is a resonable prospect. We've proven that many times in our light line comps. In fact some of the comps anglers would need to have had 70 to 80 codling to figure in the prizes.

[steyrman]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call . i have caught 10lb cod in cork this year but not many most species of fish in cork is under pressure

Ok, point taken.

However, for those with the local knowledge reasonably good success is a regular occurrence. The angler in the last pic does catch cod to 12lb, and sometimes 14lb, on a regular enough basis. He fishes one particular spot that he knows can produce, hits it at the right time and uses the right tactics.

During the winter months a decent bag of codling (from 1lb - 4lbs) is a resonable prospect. We've proven that many times in our light line comps. In fact some of the comps anglers would need to have had 70 to 80 codling to figure in the prizes.

i agree with you pat plenty of codling around year in plague perportions in the 1 to 5 lb great fishing long may it last the should be bigger this year . As you know i fish cork a lot more than most lads i would love to be catching a few bigger ones weather dependant i will be out on sunday in cork fishing in one of the rosies sea angling comps hopefully and i have a few trips planned right up to xmas in cork as i do think its a cracking place to fish

[donal domeney]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call

couldnt agree more there Perryman. i spent a full day in and around cork harbour targeting these fish.
we tried all the 'hot spots' we had been told about - near the mouth, along the shore and offshore - and we fished hard all day.
a lot of people were promising decent cod and, if i can recall correctly, i think that we actually only caught ONE cod at about a pound. we were sorely dissappointed.
defo not that easy to get them as far as i can see
sorry Pat!

You never asked me
The amount of quality cod that was around cork harbour this year was unbelievable.
Fish up to 3lb weight were often taken off the hook before they got into the boat and put back because they were taking up space.
Catching 30 cod over 3lb in a day out was the norm.
To be honest it became very boring

[Danshane]

You never asked me
The amount of quality cod that was around cork harbour this year was unbelievable.
Fish up to 3lb weight were often taken off the hook before they got into the boat and put back because they were taking up space.
Catching 30 cod over 3lb in a day out was the norm.
To be honest it became very boring

Oh to be bored like that

Myself and a mate are hoping to go to try Cork Harbour on Friday 28th.

Driving down from Dublin with boat on trailer, whats the best slip to use etc.
Any info would be appreciated, by pm if possible so as not to hijack the thread.

[Pat]

Well here's another one for you....caught today....17lb 8oz!!!

[barry murphy]

super fish lads lets hope its sign of things to come for the winter.

[bigtuna]

lovely stuff but send them north would ye!!!

[peakle]

the best is yet to come

[Donnyboy1]

We were out on sat and we went out a little bit looking for macks and on one drift we caught 6 cod and 2 macks all over 4lbs. One string of feathers had a 6lb and 4lb on it. For the laf the buddy pulled out an 18in norwegian pirk and baited it up with 2 mack fillets and on the next drift he caught a beut of a 9lb'er....

Amazing fishing...

[Pat]

EFSA fished one of their comps out of Cobh on Saturday; one of the best fish landed was a 15lb cod!!!

[Pat]

More cod....

[Pat]

My sister was out last Sunday and had over three dozen cod to 10lbs....

[Pat]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call . i have caught 10lb cod in cork this year but not many most species of fish in cork is under pressure

A very valid point Willie. Local knowledge is the key, and more importantly good local knowledge. If targeting cod in Cork Harbour its advisable to book through one of the charter skippers affiliated to the Cork Harbour Angling Hub. All these skippers have a very good record targeting the cod and have put their clients onto good cod catches over the last 12 months. The following reports on the Hub blog give a good idea:

http://corkharbouranglinghub.blogspot.c ... ra-de.html

http://corkharbouranglinghub.blogspot.c ... artha.html

http://corkharbouranglinghub.blogspot.c ... -star.html

http://corkharbouranglinghub.blogspot.c ... unter.html

http://corkharbouranglinghub.blogspot.c ... -beds.html

http://corkharbouranglinghub.blogspot.c ... ey-ii.html

[Pat]

The contact details for these skippers is on the right hand side of the blog.

[Pat]

Alright then...here's another swallow. Caught last weekend by Cobh SAC angler, Martin Perryman.

thats fine pat but if you take into account the amount of time ,trips,and anglers that caught very little its nice to see decent cod caught there is a lot of anglers dont get them anyone going down to cork thinking there going to fill the cooler boxes with 10 lb plus cod will be in for a wake up call

couldnt agree more there steyrman. i spent a full day in and around cork harbour targeting these fish.
we tried all the 'hot spots' we had been told about - near the mouth, along the shore and offshore - and we fished hard all day.
a lot of people were promising decent cod and, if i can recall correctly, i think that we actually only caught ONE cod at about a pound. we were sorely dissappointed.
defo not that easy to get them as far as i can see
sorry Pat!

Charlie, I think you were unlucky. Good local knowledge is the key. The marks you were given may produce in general but when the fishing is slack you need someone with you to put you on a spot that will produce under tough conditions. I know you had a guide one day; no disrespect to the guy, but I don't think he has the knowledge I'm talking about.