North clare
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North clare
People:peter gavin and i
Duration:7pm to 10pm
Tide:rising
Weather:sunny
Bait:rag and sand eels
Rigs:
Results:pollock
Report:After a four hour journey from dublin we arrived at the head the sea was alive with fry and great shoals of sand eels.
the first cast a pollock of 2lb the 3 of us were catching fish every cast and losing a few two. all fish were between 1 and 4 pounds peter or top rod as he likes to be called and i lost a couple of large pollock we ended the session with more then 30 fish and a very injoyable evening.
Duration:7pm to 10pm
Tide:rising
Weather:sunny
Bait:rag and sand eels
Rigs:
Results:pollock
Report:After a four hour journey from dublin we arrived at the head the sea was alive with fry and great shoals of sand eels.
the first cast a pollock of 2lb the 3 of us were catching fish every cast and losing a few two. all fish were between 1 and 4 pounds peter or top rod as he likes to be called and i lost a couple of large pollock we ended the session with more then 30 fish and a very injoyable evening.
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Re: North clare
brilliant fishing
Conor McDermott
TARGETS 2013: A decent bass from north Clare and some decent pollack
Species 2012:18
SPECIES 2013: 5B rockling,3b rockling,LSD's,flounder,coalies,whiting,dab,turbot,conger,bull huss,thornback ray,bass,cuckoo wrasse,mackerel, launce, pollack,painted ray, ballan wrasse
TARGETS 2013: A decent bass from north Clare and some decent pollack
Species 2012:18
SPECIES 2013: 5B rockling,3b rockling,LSD's,flounder,coalies,whiting,dab,turbot,conger,bull huss,thornback ray,bass,cuckoo wrasse,mackerel, launce, pollack,painted ray, ballan wrasse
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Re: North clare
There were lots guys fishing for them not one mackerel to be seen.ste c wrote:well done gitsea suprised yas didnt get a few mackeral
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Re: North clare
the same has happened to me around that same mark, fellas fishing for mack and getting nowt. while i have a pain in my arm from reeling in pollock.gitsea M wrote:There were lots guys fishing for them not one mackerel to be seen.ste c wrote:well done gitsea suprised yas didnt get a few mackeral
Always CAR! unless its a pollock...!
2012 species: Pollock, Mack, Coalfish, Gurnard, Bullhuss, Dogfish and Wrasse.
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2012 species: Pollock, Mack, Coalfish, Gurnard, Bullhuss, Dogfish and Wrasse.
Would do anything for a bass!
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Re: North clare
Great report and photos lads. I remember a similar one you guys had last year in the Bearna area in West cork.
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Re: North clare
well done lads some great sessions from the head are fresh in the memory have to get down soon and get myself a good pollock might head down the weekend
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Re: North clare
Cracking looking mark, screams pollock. I'd be happy as a pig in s*** standing out there all day with a lure rod and a bunch of SP's.
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Re: North clare
its a disadvantage if your single mindedagardiner22 wrote:the same has happened to me around that same mark, fellas fishing for mack and getting nowt. while i have a pain in my arm from reeling in pollock.gitsea M wrote:There were lots guys fishing for them not one mackerel to be seen.ste c wrote:well done gitsea suprised yas didnt get a few mackeral
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Re: North clare
i can't make black head this weekend me gav and jen are off to achill for the weekendtight lines wrote:well done lads some great sessions from the head are fresh in the memory have to get down soon and get myself a good pollock might head down the weekend
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Re: North clare
enjoy and best of luckgitsea M wrote:i can't make black head this weekend me gav and jen are off to achill for the weekendtight lines wrote:well done lads some great sessions from the head are fresh in the memory have to get down soon and get myself a good pollock might head down the weekend
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Re: North clare
karlm wrote:And I thought Peter was telling porkies!ill have to listen to him tommrow
haha he normally does is he still on about the bass he got weeks ago?

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Re: North clare
hi carl i hear your off to wexford with the fishing club be careful i hope you don't anything.karlm wrote:And I thought Peter was telling porkies!ill have to listen to him tommrow
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Re: North clare
Fair play gitsea some nice pollock there guess you and Alan fished that mark before... any for the pan 

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Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...