Hey all, it's been a while since I've posted a report on here.
I've been out about 8 times I'd say since the new year, with a blank each and every time I've fished, which definitely put me off future sessions especially with college going on etc.
Regardless, after finishing my final exams I headed out yesterday with a friend to a local pier. Having dug some ragworm at the bottom of the tide a few hours prior, I set up some larger crab/squid baits for a potential smooth hound although it wasn't meant to be.
For the first 2 hours nothing registered on the rod tips but once the light began to fade a few tippy taps developed into 2 flounder, a dogfish and a blenny (I think?), all taking the fresh ragworm.
It was a bit of a relief to finally catch a fish after so long (last time was November).
Hopefully the hounds aren't far off, I have to say I'm missing them!
Tight lines all.
Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
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Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
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2019 species: codling, whiting, flounder, dab, dogfish, spurdog, sole, smooth hound, bass
2020 species: codling, dab, whiting, flounder, dogfish, turbot, smooth hound, bass
2021 species: flounder, black goby, dogfish, smooth hound
2022 species: dogfish, smooth hound
2023 species: flounder
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
great to break the duck finally - looks like a black goby to me - did he break 13 cm - a monster if so!!!
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
Fair play Teergerstk 
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
Congratulations Teegerstk
Nice session and nice blenny.
Nice session and nice blenny.
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
Rod Tips wrote:Congratulations Teegerstk
Nice session and nice blenny.
chuckaroo wrote:Fair play Teergerstk
Cheers lads- hoping to get out again soon. And yeah it does look like a black goby- a new one for me!corbyeire wrote:great to break the duck finally - looks like a black goby to me - did he break 13 cm - a monster if so!!!
congrats
2019 species: codling, whiting, flounder, dab, dogfish, spurdog, sole, smooth hound, bass
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
Thats a nice Goby.
The doggie looks to have a lock down belly
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Hopefully the big hounds rnt far off.
The doggie looks to have a lock down belly
.Hopefully the big hounds rnt far off.
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
have a look here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50365&p=383125&hili ... ee#p383125Teegerstk wrote: Cheers lads- hoping to get out again soon. And yeah it does look like a black goby- a new one for me!
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
Good work Teegerstk!!! Hopefully see ya for a few casts in Aug?
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Re: Fish at last - Waterford Estuary, 13/05/2021
Sounds good! Shoot me a textSharky Shark wrote:Good work Teegerstk!!! Hopefully see ya for a few casts in Aug?
2019 species: codling, whiting, flounder, dab, dogfish, spurdog, sole, smooth hound, bass
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