Sheepshead peninsula?

[fescully]

Has anyone any info on the fishing in this area (Sheepshead peninsula). I'm heading down for a few days this weekend. I'm pretty new to sea angling so any advice on techniques at all would be great to. I can offer advice on mullet fishing in return.

[kieran]

Mostly rock marks.

Try float fishing as you would for mullet and you will pick up mackerel, wrasse and pollack, possibly some coalfish after dark. Biats can be fresh mackerel, ragworm, lugworm, crabs (small ones especially good for big wrasse) and frozen sandeels.

Spinning will take all of the above as well, with any type of lures likely to produce something. When spinning you need to keep moving as there are underwater hotspots where fish will hold up, look for swift current and "boils" on the top of the water. Flooding tide better for these fish... Bear in mind that metal lures in particular will scare fish off after no mor ethan 15 minutes so soft lures are probably better.

Legering on the bottom will probably lose you lot of rigs owing to the ground but you can pick up conger, bull huss and dogs, ideally around low water. If there is sand around all of the flatfish come into play...

Check if a member called "traintrain" is still active on the site, he lives there!

HTH...

[fescully]

Thanks Kieran,

sound advice indeed, I'll give you an update on how i did when i get back.

all the best

Fergal

[fescully]

Advice worked a treat got loads of pollack to seven pound from rocks on jelly worms and tasmanian devils. Also got loads of mackeral. Had a great time. Found a great deep water mark with loads of potential.