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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#121 Post by stevo74 »

fished South Wicklow last week and they was little to no weed ! Very fishable......
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#122 Post by paul skelly »

Hi all, anyone know is there much weed around ennarialy/ arklow?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#123 Post by andy k 85 »

fished north wexford last nite no weed
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#124 Post by Al »

paul skelly wrote:Hi all, anyone know is there much weed around ennarialy/ arklow?
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Ennereilly fine on the 21st Nov
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#125 Post by tight lines »

graystones behind driving range full of heavy weed and snags on the bottom unfishable 22/11
so went to the cove and was all clear and a few small fish
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#126 Post by Brian D »

Not a lot of WEED on 5-Mile-Point on Saturday night.
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#127 Post by corbyeire »

plenty of the real fine stringy stuff that eventually sinks your line and weighs a ton

and then the odd 3kg stalk of kelp throw in for good measure on Carne last night
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#128 Post by thekid »

south beaches weed free once you can cast past the gutter and hold bottom. :? :? :?
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#129 Post by matt69 »

greystones southbeach not a lot of weed and a few fish :)
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#130 Post by paul skelly »

Hi all was thinking of heading down south Wexford on Friday does any one know what the weed has been like the past few days?
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#131 Post by corbyeire »

plenty of weed on south facing beaches at the weekend - this may be starting to clear though

wasnt too bad in the estuarys
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#132 Post by marklocko »

a fair bit of weed greystones south beach tonight 21 12 11
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#133 Post by Brian D »

Fished Killoughter on Thursday 29/12/11 there is a lot of weed close in...Apart from that the fishing was OK we caught some good Dabs,LSDs and whiting.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#134 Post by paul skelly »

Fished the ennerialy area last night the 30th no weed and plenty of small fish nothing at distance
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#135 Post by paul skelly »

Hi lads thinking of hitting south Wexford for a new years day/night session any word on the beachs down that way?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#136 Post by Ianm1010 »

Fishing today around Wexford Harbour. No real Weed. Not enough to put you off fishing anyway.
No fish either for that matter !!! :oops:
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#137 Post by corbyeire »

thinking of fishing thursday night - are the south beaches clear? - the wind is due to go down by then - so it will probably be full of it!!! :lol:
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#138 Post by thekid »

not that bad 2 days ago.took the dogs out around ballyhealy today was blowing smoke on the tideline.didnt see how bad weed was.wouldnt chance it myself..north wex prob... :? :? :?: :?: :?: :?:
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#139 Post by paul skelly »

South Wexford 1/1/2012 no weed at low water but as it started pushing back in the weed / kelp came on
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#140 Post by canning »

anyone what the south beach greystones is like?
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