What can I say lads not photographing that fish was a big mistake and I'm bound to get plenty of slaggings as I appear to be exaggerating or lying. So lesson learned, but slag away it had stripes so it might have been a Zebra
Half a dozen caught Nth Dublin pier this morning and some foreign guy had a nice codling of about a 1 lb;; have never seen a codling taken from this pier.
Decided to try Ballycotton on the rising tide early yesterday evening with a mate. Pier was like Grand Central Goddamn Station. Cars everywhere. People everywhere. leads and hooks everywhere. We said f**k this and headed to a nearby rock mark.
At this spot, all we caught was launce after launce, sometimes two at a time. Not a mackerel in sight. If I had different gear, I might have tried livebaiting one in the hope of a bass.
Very discouraging, it was a warm still evening heading for high tide, should have been plenty of mackerel about.
Report:
Maybe a dozen to 15 people fishing between bridge and piers, total mackerel caught by all might have been 30 at a guess, I didn't get any only fished for about half an hour this time.
So mackerel not very plentiful not giving up yet once this fine spell stays in place
Was down in slade Saturday 12/09 trying out some new metal jigs, caught three average mackeral and loads of 1/2 lb pollock. All came as it was getting dark, on dropping tide. Saw one other guy catching one or two.
Was out on the boat last week not 1 from dunlaoghaire and tryed poolbeg with nothing seen the odd joey takin that was it i personally think theres not many about now