Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

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Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

#1 Post by Sweetwrasse »

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Duration: 17.30-19.15

Tide: First two hours of the fill
Weather: Warm, light breeze.

Bait: Rag
Rigs: 2 hook flapper, size 6 hooks.

Results:Corkwing wrasse, shanny?, whiting, pollock, codling.


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Headed down to Bray harbour for a few hours to use up a few rag left over from the weekend. The rag were nicely stewed after all day in the boot of the car (forgot to refreeze the ice blocks from my bait box :roll: ) but it was a nice balmy evening so a mini-bash was called for.
First drop with my trusty spinning rod produced a male corkwing and the bites were coming thick and fast all evening. Had good craic watching small pollock dart out at sandeels that were about the same length as them. Managed about 7 corkwings, 4 shannys (Positive ID appreciated!) and a load of small pollock with a few very small codling and a lonely whiting. Nice busy session with baits being stripped in seconds and a great way to use up a few leftover worm 8)
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Re: Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

#2 Post by johnwest »

Fun session there Sweetwrasse, yes it is a shanny; also known as a blenny. It is the common shanny, there is also the Tompot blenny which is less common and has 2 distinctive "antennae" above the eyes.
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.
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Re: Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

#3 Post by gitsea M »

nice mini session Sweetwrasse.
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Re: Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

#4 Post by Moody Marlin »

Nice session, the mini species are great crack on light gear.
Species 2015: Long Spined Sea Scorpion, LSD, Poor Cod, Whiting, Flounder, Corkwing Wrasse, Tompot Blenny, Thornie, Tope, Dab, Ballan Wrasse, Pollack, Pouting, Herring, Coalie, Rock Goby, Mackerel, Cuckoo Wrasse, Ling, Cod, Conger, Smoothie, Common Blenny, Goldshinny Wrasse, Grey Gurnard, Bass, Bull Huss, Tub Gurnard, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Launce, Homelyn Ray, Sandeel, Blue Shark

Species 2014: (40) Flounder PB 37cm, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Three Bearded Rockling, Pouting, Pollack, Whiting, Five Bearded Rockling, Codling, LSD, Dab, Smooth Hound, Tope PB 55lb, Bull Huss PB 13LB, Thornback Ray, Common Blenny, Ballan Wrasse, Black Goby, Grey Gurnard, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Launce, Cuckoo Wrasse, Coalie, Tub Gurnard, Poor Cod, Tompot Blenny, Rock Goby, Small Mouth Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldshinny Wrasse, Red Gurnard, Ling, Scad, Turbot, Sandeel, Haddock, Blue Shark PB 92LB, Mullet, Weever & an Octopus

Species 2013: (34)
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Re: Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

#5 Post by dave18 »

Well done nice mini species session
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Re: Bray pier, Co. Wicklow, 19th August.

#6 Post by chuckaroo »

a lot of fish Robin albeit small ones, good craic all the same and fun fishing im sure, nice1
was out last night close to home in a small boat myslf, we came a across a shoal of fish feeding on herring fry - the water was bubbling around us! it was a fish a cast! pollack, coley and loadsa mack :mrgreen:
heading enniskillen direction tomorrow to fish for pike and then on to donegal to try for tope - both from the kayak. should be interesting! :mrgreen: will let u you know how we get on if you are interested..
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