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Duration: 22 h 30 - 24 h 00
Tide: high at 1 h 30
Weather: cold but calm and clear night
Bait: ragworms (barely alive)
Rigs: 2 hook flapper (size 2)
Results: 1 flounder, 2 whitings, 1 pouting, 1 pollack, 1 sea scorpion
Report:
finally a break in those windy days. This made the cold easier to stand and the bites easier to see. And there was plenty of bites ! After having done the duties of a family guy, I finally went out to Greystones pier. I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash. There was just another angler. It was nice to have some company. The night was starry and very pleasant.
It was a small last minute session, just to use my leftover ragworms from a trip in Donegal... this was last week, so the rags were almost all dead. However, those zombie worms were as efficient as the wriggling ones. They even caught 2 new species I've never encounter before : a pouting and a sea scorpion. By the way, please correct me if the flatfish isn't a flounder and if what I think to be a pollack is a coalfish.
I also want to thank eyesreilly. We never met, but all his reports, especially those about Greystones, were really inspiring for the beginner that I am. They contain plenty of usefull details and show how easy it is to have a good fishing session. And of course, they are very enjoyable to read !
Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
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Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
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2011 : pollack
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
2013 : codling(ie), rockling(ie), wrasse(fr), whiting(fr)
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Your last pic (DSC01046.JPG) shows a dab, not a flounder, the 4th picture (DSC01047.JPG) is one of the infamous pin whiting, which you might encounter a plenty until springtime on the east coast, nevertheless they are a welcome blank saver and the 2nd photo (DSC01050.JPG) is a pollock indeed.
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
A dab ?! Yeee, one more new specie for me then ! Thanks.
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2013 : codling(ie), rockling(ie), wrasse(fr), whiting(fr)
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Well done JPA 
,,,,,,And congrats on the 2 new species,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's always a bonus to be going home with some new species under your belt 
. Funny enough I've found that the fishing dies off coming up to High water so you did very well. PS,,,thank's for the kind word's,,,,,,,,I feel a bit lazy now that I haven't been putting up many reports in the last while 
. In fact only last week I had a couple of nice codling around the 45cm mark from there,,,,,,,,in close on rag right under my nose,,,,,,very tasty Just goes to show ya!!,,,,,,,,you never know what's out there till you get your bait in the water,,,,,,,,and there's certainly some decent fish prowling around that pier
,,,,,,And congrats on the 2 new species,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's always a bonus to be going home with some new species under your belt . Funny enough I've found that the fishing dies off coming up to High water so you did very well. PS,,,thank's for the kind word's,,,,,,,,I feel a bit lazy now that I haven't been putting up many reports in the last while . In fact only last week I had a couple of nice codling around the 45cm mark from there,,,,,,,,in close on rag right under my nose,,,,,,very tasty Just goes to show ya!!,,,,,,,,you never know what's out there till you get your bait in the water,,,,,,,,and there's certainly some decent fish prowling around that pier You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Thanks eyesreilly for that improvised report. That's 2 nice fat codling you got there ! Well done. Now I even more looking forward to my next fishing session 
2011 : pollack
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
2013 : codling(ie), rockling(ie), wrasse(fr), whiting(fr)
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Nice one JPA, 2 new species in 90 minutes just what you wanted 
It's a handy spot and always seems to have fish about it.
It's a handy spot and always seems to have fish about it.It ain't easy but it sure is simple!
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
very handy indeed. This brand new pier is very safe and well lighted. And as you said, it's quite reliable for fishing.Sweetwrasse wrote:Nice one JPA, 2 new species in 90 minutes just what you wanted
2011 : pollack
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
well done on a few species jpa ! as for dave and his codling he was sat on his box after dribbling all down his floatation suit ,asking fishface for his favorite batter recipe
he was sat on his box after dribbling all down his floatation suit ,asking fishface for his favorite batter recipe EAST COAST BAITBUCKET RAIDER,
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Well done on a good quick session a fair few species to keep you occupied and a Dab and pouting to add to your species list
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a fair few species to keep you occupied and a Dab and pouting to add to your species list tightlines
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: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing? 
Nice report JPA.
Nice report JPA.
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.
Nice report JPA.
2013 species; 31
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Couldn't it be just a coincidence ?johnwest wrote:Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.
... I'm at that pier very late usually, I've never met the littering guys (it's one of the reasons I wait till it's late...).2011 : pollack
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
nice one dave lets keep it a secret that way there will be room for when we next go down
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
It's like the OK corral down there some days in summer, lots of lead flying and not much direction on any of it! The only tactic is to arrive at about midnight as JPA said.johnwest wrote:Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
Nice one JPA some nice fishing and congrats on the new species...
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)
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Re: Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012
well done j.p with the 2 new species keep up the good work if we are heading down to waterford in a couple of week for the day you can tag along if you want and i will try and get you a nice cod b4 you head back home just let me know