South Dublin beach mark

Old Shore Reports are moved here for Public Viewing

Moderators: donal domeney, saltydog

Message
Author
Stephen8wood
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 556
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:52 pm
Favourite Fish: Portuguese Dogfish
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 28 times

South Dublin beach mark

#1 Post by Stephen8wood »

People: Me

Duration: 21.00-22.45

Tide:High at 23.10

Weather: Calm

Bait: Lures

Rigs:

Results: nearly




Report:

It was a lovely night and the conditions were reasonably good but for the neap tide. I started with the feed shallow but after two casts something jumped about ten feet in front of me. It was dark so I wasn't sure what it was. It could have been bass but I'd guess it was a sea trout. After a while I put on a silver kilty and something hit it first cast. It spat the hook after 5 seconds. I cast it to the same spot maybe 5 more times and kept getting knocks on it but no hook ups. I examined the kilty and saw that the treble hook had come off, probably since the fist bang. That's night fishing for you.

I kept at it, using surface and sub surface lures until something huge jumped to the right and behind me. Whatever it was it was big. As I was on my own I didn't want to wade too far out and the tide was filling quickly so I called it a night at that. I'll go back and give it another go soon.
List 2010. fish

List 2011: less fish

2012: less fish again,

2013: even less fish.
Chris T
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 189
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:19 pm
Has thanked: 13 times
Been thanked: 24 times

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#2 Post by Chris T »

Might have been squid taking!!
Deleted User 3488

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#3 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Bass?
User avatar
Moebaby
SAI Lug Worm
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:27 am
Location: Wicklow

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#4 Post by Moebaby »

The nearly situation is just as exciting as the catch.. sounds like something like a Bass better look next time hopefully a landing next time.
Moebaby

People work to look forward to fishing, for those who can't fish stay in work there's nothing better.
Mozza
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 140
Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:03 pm
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 34 times

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#5 Post by Mozza »

There are big shoals of mullet all along the south Dublin beaches at the moment could have been one of them going splash in the night.
Stephen8wood
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 556
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:52 pm
Favourite Fish: Portuguese Dogfish
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 28 times

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#6 Post by Stephen8wood »

Ahh, that could be it but would they be breaking the water and jumping clean out? It wasn't just a tail splash?
List 2010. fish

List 2011: less fish

2012: less fish again,

2013: even less fish.
alexthefisherman
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 99
Joined: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:34 pm
Location: Glasnevin, Dublin
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 3 times

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#7 Post by alexthefisherman »

mullet can jump clean out no bother yeah
Mozza
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 140
Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:03 pm
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 34 times

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#8 Post by Mozza »

As Alex said they can jump clean out of the water and it also could have been seatrout, Bass are more likely to smash the surface, hitting sandeel's or sprat's instead of jumping clean out of the water.
Stephen8wood
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 556
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:52 pm
Favourite Fish: Portuguese Dogfish
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 28 times

Re: South Dublin beach mark

#9 Post by Stephen8wood »

I went back and had another crack at it last night. No sign of life but the tide was out. There was a cormorant watching me through the dusk. I think I saw him laughing!
List 2010. fish

List 2011: less fish

2012: less fish again,

2013: even less fish.

Return to “Archived Shore Angling Reports”