Galway Bay 23/10/12

[Peter Kinsella]

People: Self only

Duration: 0900to 1300 hrs

Tide: Rising

Weather: Dull, easterly breeze

Bait: Mackerel

Rigs: Feathers, pirk with mackerel tipped muppets

Results: Mackerel, pollack. cod, ling, haddock and pout.

Weather window looked good, time allowed, so out I went. Plenty of mackerel about, mostly joeies. Moved to rough ground and found fish aplenty. Cod's stomachs were full of crab. Big numbers of gannets feeding. In fact, have never seen so many as this. Ling for dinner. Work today.




Report:

[saving private brian]

well done peter,,im having ling today for dinner also,,,never had it so looking foward to it,,had cod last nite yummy,,ya the few cod we got yesterday were fairly bloated aswell,,obviously they are feeding hard this time of the year,,,great to see a few about and there has being some up to 16lb caught up here in killala this year,,,you just gotta know the marks,,,im sure its the same as down your way

[chuckaroo]

a few nice fish
nice 1

[hurler01]

Nice goin, lovely catches there.

[joebhoy]

SPB- Had ling for the first time last year after we had a few from the reefs round Cahersiveen in Kerry. Not may favourite fish to eat (bit of an after taste) as i was expecting a cod like taste....... Hope yours are nicer on the pallet

[saving private brian]

hi joe,,,didnt eat mine yesterday but had it for brekkie this morning,,,as you said not your favourite fish or would it being mine either,,,done mine on the pan with the butter from the block and a touch of garlic,,,,does not compare to the hake,monkfish,cod and bass that i have had recently cooked this way

SPB- Had ling for the first time last year after we had a few from the reefs round Cahersiveen in Kerry. Not may favourite fish to eat (bit of an after taste) as i was expecting a cod like taste....... Hope yours are nicer on the pallet

[sailnfish]

Nice catch there, well done