Rogerstown Day 3

[Gonzo]

When: 17/04/2020
Where: Rogerstown Estuary on Portrane side
Duration: 17:30-21:00
Hide Water: 21:25
Lure: Mix of German sprat spinner, sinking sandeel bass lure and floating crankbait bass lure.
Result: Foul hooked a baby flounder..


Showed up to the mark at 17:30 and it appears two other anglers showed up at the same time, after about 30 minutes I noticed 3 more guys turned up so there was a group of 5 people fishing together. I kept my distance anyway. A few casts in I somehow caught a peeler crab on my sinking sandeel lure, then not too long after that I foul hooked a tiny baby flounder (pic attached) for technically my first fish of the year

The group of lads got bored very quickly and left after only fishing for about an hour, leaving beer bottles and trash all over the beach

But anyway I kept fishing for a few hours after they left but failed to catch anything else.

[mickser]

That is what I call fishing on the bottom stick a floating bead on one of the treble hook points this should keep it of just enough to fish for the bigger fish
mickser

[kieran]

I am not suggesting you do this but those small baby flounder are a phenomenal bass bait... saw people down in the estuary in Wexford scampering around with small nets wondering what they were collecting. Peered into the bucket - a dozen or so tiny flounder. You can also pick up really good imitation soft plastics for spinning with a keel weight which will do the trick without any flouder-cide...