Time: 17.00 - 23.50
Tide: HW at 22.56
Bait: Crab and lug sandeel
people : just me
First time out in a month.... And its the first chance i got to use a multiplier i bought online (penn mag 525 ) older model , Note never used a multiplier before so it was a learning experience only encountered a small birds nest .
Started off at ballyquinn the sea was very calm (17.00 ) looking to catch some flat fish on incoming tide but not even a nibble decided to call it quits so i was not just another all nighter casualty to ballyquinn and left around 21.30 to goats island to fish off the island and wait for the tide to go out so i can get back off . My rod was hoping from first cast and got a total of 10 dog fish .
At least it was not a blank
Also anyone who fishes or knows the area between ballyquinn and ring co waterford i found a nice spot in between and have a question in relation to safety but would rather pm then disclose the information here
Ballyquinn / goats island 23/05/15
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Species 2017 Shore caught Dog Fish Codling Flounder Strap Conger 3 bearded rocky Conger Dab Scorpion fish (22cm) Pollack Thornback Ray Tub Gurnard Sea Bass Smoothhound coalie
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Re: Ballyquinn / goats island 23/05/15
Ballyquinn throws up decent bass but a very hit an miss lots of plugging marks around it tho that produce
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Re: Ballyquinn / goats island 23/05/15
Jazus Steve you've done plenty of travelling to find a few fish.Ballyquinn is an excellent beach that can throw up plenty of species however it is somewhat overfished these days,but still a favourite spot of mine.ste c wrote:Ballyquinn throws up decent bass but a very hit an miss lots of plugging marks around it tho that produce
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Re: Ballyquinn / goats island 23/05/15
yup it was worth a cast or two but was too calm for my liking anyone know of areas close that either can catch ray / huss or even a conger or to rack up a different species 

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Re: Ballyquinn / goats island 23/05/15
Nice bit of dogging there Eddie. Come up to us after Kerry and we'll put you on a few rays : )
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2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss