Youghal Area

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Youghal Area

#1 Post by enoonan001 »

All,
A last minute change of plans has given me a free day tomorrow so I am hoping to get to the South Coast for a session.
Thinking of heading to the Youghal area with the fly rod. Any reports of fish moving(Seat Trout / Bass) or am I wasting my time?
Weather and tides look favourable.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Youghal Area

#2 Post by shortcircuit »

Did you go afterwards? The weather wasn't the worst . . .
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#3 Post by Paddy002 »

I was out a week and a half ago and got plagued with whiting
2019 Species:
Codling, Whiting

2017 Species:
Mackerel, Dog Fish, Whiting, 3 bearded rockling

2016 Species:
Pouting, Cod, Coalfish, LSD, macks, pollock, dogfish, Bass, Eel, Garfish, Ling, conger, yellow fin tuna, Skipjack Tuna, parrot fish, Trigger fish, Scad, Conger, whiting

2015 species:
Codling, sea bass, mack's, flounder, Dab, three bearded rockling, coalfish, dog fish, bull huss, ballen wrasse, Pollock, European eel, cuckoo wrasse, ling, conger,scorpion fish, cod, pouting, blue shark, whiting
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#4 Post by enoonan001 »

I went and fished the last three hours rising tide and the first of the ebb but had no luck.
Lovely day to be out and conditions were great.

Not having fished the area in the Winter months before I was going blind.

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#5 Post by shortcircuit »

Did you fish inside in the estuary or out the open coast? Were you on the fly ?

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#6 Post by enoonan001 »

Shortcircuit I was out on the open Coast with the fly rod.
Down towards the west side of the bay.
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#7 Post by shortcircuit »

Ah OK I get you.I never fished that side of the bay couple of spots I always wanted to try.

I find it tough enough to cast a fly inland on a calm day I can't imagine doing it on the coast

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#8 Post by enoonan001 »

Im afraid I wouldn't be the best caster in the world but I find it a great way to fish. The coast can be a challenge!!! :)

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#9 Post by shortcircuit »

Do you use a salmon rod or do you have a dedicated swff outfit

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#10 Post by enoonan001 »

I use a dedicated SWFF setup. The Redington Predator #8 is my rod of choice. Have that coupled with an Okuma reel and Airflo 40+ lines.
I use the same setup for Pike from the bank or tube.

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