Sting rays, what tides?

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#1 Post by **Donagh** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:40 pm

I've a competition in poulnasharry the sunday I come back from tramore and I was hoping to try for stingers in between trying get points for dogs. I was wondering if their was a usual state of the tide for sting rays. For example ray and conger are said to fish towards the slacker part of the tide and huss when it runs. I know this isn't alway true but its good guide.

Donagh

#2 Post by **liamdenn** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:43 pm

hiya Donagh
dont have a huge amount of experience with these lads but from what I have heard is that they are usually found later on in the summer inshore on warm thundery evenings. Hope thats some help to ya

#3 Post by **Donagh** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:15 am

Talking to the kerry lads May and june is the time for them in Tralee bay but there got in the Estuary through the summer but not in regular numbers. There's usually a couple landed in our july and august comps. I suppose I'm trying to work out at what time in the tide in a comp should I switch switch from going for doggies to trying for an outside chance of a stinger. I've only had one small one before last september fishing a comp when the tide had started running hard.

Donagh

#4 Post by **weirdfish** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:20 pm

in a competition you should stick with the dogs and leave the stingray for pleasure fishing, i've caught most of my stingers when there is a tide run,

#5 Post by **weirdfish** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:22 pm

in a competition you should stick with the dogs and leave the stingray for pleasure fishing, i've caught most of my stingers when there is a tide run,

#6 Post by **Donagh** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:26 am

I find the fishing goes dead for dogs with the tide run so might fire out a larger bait then as theres good huss got here to. We fish on weight basis so I think it would be worth while. The way our competitions have been going to not blank would be a bonus.

Donagh

Liamo · #7 Post by **Liamo** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:17 am

Donagh,

I find with alot of ray species here the turn of the tide can often throw up a few fish extra fish. My guess is that the fish are moving to take up position for the new flood/ebb and the change of direction in the current. Granted if you are already fishing a feature that holds a localised population then they will feed right througyh the tide.

However from looking at my own records here I've always taken stingers with some movement, rarely over slack water periods.... especially the big females we get in Tralee, they're big fat awkard looking things and fight accordingly. I imagine they use the tide run to make carrying their huge bulk around that much easier.

Liam