Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shore)

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Aidan1888
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Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shore)

#1 Post by Aidan1888 »

Now that the mackerel and pollock are gone, what are the best fish species to target during the winter months? I like to eat what I catch btw! :)
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Re: Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shor

#2 Post by simplywabs »

Cod would be one of the normal winter fish.
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[b][color=#4000BF]'2011 Species: Bass, Mackerel, Coal Fish, Whiting, Dab, Pollock, Silver eel, Sandeel, pouting, Strap Conger, LSD, Bull Huss, Weever Fish, Plaice, Tub Gurnard, Cod [/color][/b]: Current count (16) Season target (15) WooHoo Target hit for the season... more to come...

[b][color=#4000BF]'2012 Species: Coal Fish, Whiting, Cod, Mackerel, Bass, Pollock [/color][/b]: Current count (6) Season target (18)
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Re: Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shor

#3 Post by cod chaser »

Cod & bass all winter long


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Re: Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shor

#4 Post by sparkey+1 »

Hope you like your fish pie with plenty of pin whiting.... :lol: :lol:
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: Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shor

#5 Post by JOHN1 »

whiting coalies and a chance of a Cod and a few fat rockling for good measure 8) and nearly forgetting flounders :wink:
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Re: Best fish to target during the winter months? (from shor

#6 Post by saving private brian »

mayo and Sligo cod--its tough but the toughest suceed

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