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Re: Your best catch of 2012
My most satisfying this year was finally landing a decent conger at a mark i'd fished for them on many a session as it always looked good for them but where they seemed shy as I'd often only had dropped runs. My first fish to lift out of here was at least worth the wait. 24lb 2oz.
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Re: Your best catch of 2012

this 5lb pollock from Clare, great fight on light tackle
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2012 species: Pollock, Mack, Coalfish, Gurnard, Bullhuss, Dogfish and Wrasse.
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2012 species: Pollock, Mack, Coalfish, Gurnard, Bullhuss, Dogfish and Wrasse.
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Ya this lad a friend of mine caught on the fly, hes a big man and the pollock is nearly as long as his leg. There is a video of him catching it on youtube too.darol wrote:This was one of my best friends caught this bad boy last year. Didnt weigh it at the time but in fairness dav spent about 40 minutes of what was obviously unreal fishing time nursing him back to health before he was releasedAny other monster shore pollock ??

Species list 2013.Conger, Launce, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Dogfish, 3b rockling, Bull Huss, Mackeral, Tub Gurnard.
Species list 2012. Mackeral, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Dab, Weeverfish, Bull Huss, Poor Cod, Grey Gurnard, Ballan wrasse, Long spined sea scorpion, Conger, Pouting.
Species list 2012. Mackeral, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Dab, Weeverfish, Bull Huss, Poor Cod, Grey Gurnard, Ballan wrasse, Long spined sea scorpion, Conger, Pouting.
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Here is my two best catches for 2012 a 10 lb 1oz Pollock & a 5 lb 8oz Ballan two great scrapers on the spinning rod 

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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Heres my favourite probably never to be repeated

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Re: Your best catch of 2012
On the fly fair play to him !! what weight do ya reckon he was ? Hes very long but hes a bit of a fatty aswel haharedzerologhlen wrote:Ya this lad a friend of mine caught on the fly, hes a big man and the pollock is nearly as long as his leg. There is a video of him catching it on youtube too.darol wrote:This was one of my best friends caught this bad boy last year. Didnt weigh it at the time but in fairness dav spent about 40 minutes of what was obviously unreal fishing time nursing him back to health before he was releasedAny other monster shore pollock ??
Keep the pics coming lads, some of these are unreal

2011 species: pollock,mackeral,coalfish,whiting,codling,conger,flounder,dogfish,pouting.Not bad for my first few months fishing 
2012 species: Coalfish (13), Bass (1), Rockling (5), Ballan wrasse (2), Pollock (57), Dogfish (8),
Whiting (1), Conger (1)
Wish List : Double figure Pollock

2012 species: Coalfish (13), Bass (1), Rockling (5), Ballan wrasse (2), Pollock (57), Dogfish (8),
Whiting (1), Conger (1)
Wish List : Double figure Pollock
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
has to be my first tope one ill never forget 

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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
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
I think he was 12lb's but I cant remember for sure. This is the video of when he caught it and many more pollock the same day, he caught a good few on the surface and I can vouch that the water there is at least 30ft deep and more in spots, I dont know how he manages to lure them up. The video gives you a good idea of how effective fly fishing for pollock can be.darol wrote:
On the fly fair play to him !! what weight do ya reckon he was ? Hes very long but hes a bit of a fatty aswel haha
Keep the pics coming lads, some of these are unreal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXXLNa ... 9g&index=8
Species list 2013.Conger, Launce, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Dogfish, 3b rockling, Bull Huss, Mackeral, Tub Gurnard.
Species list 2012. Mackeral, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Dab, Weeverfish, Bull Huss, Poor Cod, Grey Gurnard, Ballan wrasse, Long spined sea scorpion, Conger, Pouting.
Species list 2012. Mackeral, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Dab, Weeverfish, Bull Huss, Poor Cod, Grey Gurnard, Ballan wrasse, Long spined sea scorpion, Conger, Pouting.
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Gotta be this chap. Not the biggest fish of the year, just the fight he put up and the colour's of him etc... no idea of weight, just quick snap and returned.
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Has to be this guy, a PB Plaice from North Antrim Rocks! 

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Re: Your best catch of 2012
few bass i caught during the year8-)


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Re: Your best catch of 2012
caught this cod in co louth in april on a fine clear sunny day. not what youd expect maybe...but thats fishing
never got to weigh it.
(i had to cut much of the picture to fit in!)
never got to weigh it.
(i had to cut much of the picture to fit in!)
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Nice. My most memorable fish of last year was a 47cm sea trout. No photo, sadly.
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Dont you carry a camera Tanglerat? Thatd be a fish worthy of a pic. 3lbish?Tanglerat wrote:Nice. My most memorable fish of last year was a 47cm sea trout. No photo, sadly.
What did you get it on?
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Got it in freshwater in the Lackagh on a Flashmer. It was just in off the tide, still liced. I don't usually have a camera with me, just the phonecamera, but I was more concerned at getting it released again. I got the measure of it against the butt of the rod and I reckon it was around the 3 lbs mark. I thought it was a wee grilse when it first hit. Lovely fish, nice to think of it doing well upriver.cathalger wrote:Dont you carry a camera Tanglerat? Thatd be a fish worthy of a pic. 3lbish?Tanglerat wrote:Nice. My most memorable fish of last year was a 47cm sea trout. No photo, sadly.
What did you get it on?
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Spent about 24Hrs on the mark to get these fish but well worth it resulting in 7 bass in all two PBs one for me and one for my son jack.Bass between 5lb and 10.2lb come to think of it i thinks its one of the best sessions size wise i have ever had.
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This 1lb 14oz sea trout was very pleasing because that evening I hadnt got my sea trout in the sea fly box with me, the light was going down and I hadnt time to lose so had to go out with a box of brown trout lake flies. The biggest fly in the box and the one most shaped like a small fish was a size 8 longshank walkers mayfly nymph. This fish was very satisfying because for a few years I had been putting a lot of thought and effort into which fly patterns to use for sea trout in salt water. So catching a better than average sea trout for this area in salt water on a fly which would never have been used if it wasnt the only thing I had to use was great.
A mayfly nymph might get a swim or 2 on purpose this coming summer. Doesnt look like an almost 2lber against that big airflo fly reel but it is quite a big reel.
A mayfly nymph might get a swim or 2 on purpose this coming summer. Doesnt look like an almost 2lber against that big airflo fly reel but it is quite a big reel.
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2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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I know they arent always easy to photo but a fish like that I'd hate not to have a pic of, even if just in the net before release. Super fish at 47cm, they take a lot of beating in my book.Tanglerat wrote:Got it in freshwater in the Lackagh on a Flashmer. It was just in off the tide, still liced. I don't usually have a camera with me, just the phonecamera, but I was more concerned at getting it released again. I got the measure of it against the butt of the rod and I reckon it was around the 3 lbs mark. I thought it was a wee grilse when it first hit. Lovely fish, nice to think of it doing well upriver.cathalger wrote:Dont you carry a camera Tanglerat? Thatd be a fish worthy of a pic. 3lbish?Tanglerat wrote:Nice. My most memorable fish of last year was a 47cm sea trout. No photo, sadly.
What did you get it on?
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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Re: Your best catch of 2012
Mine would be a 6lb bass and a 2.5lb Flounder on the same session,


On the down side of that session tho my 4x4 became a 0x0
had to get towed from Youghal to Dungarvan, spend the night in a hotel then get someone to come pick us up the following morning and bring us back to Dublin..... 


On the down side of that session tho my 4x4 became a 0x0


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Shore 2012 - (26) Species 203 Total fish
Shore 2013 - (16) Dab-5, 5b Rockling-2, Whiting-40, Codling-1, Coalie-1, Pollack-12, Plaice-1, Flounder-2, Bass-1, LSD-4, TB Ray-2, Starry smut-29, Common smut-5, Mackerel-1, Ballan Wrasse-3, Shanny-1,
Shore 2015 - Codling, Whiting, Sea Trout, LSD, 5b Rockling, 3b Rockling, Dab,
Boat 2012 - (11) Species 111 Total fish
Boat 2013 - (3) Pollock-1, Coalie-1,Codling-1, (3 Total fish)
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Shore 2012 - (26) Species 203 Total fish
Shore 2013 - (16) Dab-5, 5b Rockling-2, Whiting-40, Codling-1, Coalie-1, Pollack-12, Plaice-1, Flounder-2, Bass-1, LSD-4, TB Ray-2, Starry smut-29, Common smut-5, Mackerel-1, Ballan Wrasse-3, Shanny-1,
Shore 2015 - Codling, Whiting, Sea Trout, LSD, 5b Rockling, 3b Rockling, Dab,
Boat 2012 - (11) Species 111 Total fish
Boat 2013 - (3) Pollock-1, Coalie-1,Codling-1, (3 Total fish)
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