Tramore, Waterford August 12th -> August 15th

[John D]

People:Me and the brother (Greg)

Duration:A couple of days

Tide:High night tides

Weather:Cloud, sun, rain, not much wind.

Bait:Rag, frozen lug, sand-eel, peeler, mackerel, razor and various lures

Rigs:sliding ledger and pennel

Results:Lots of mackerel, one pollack, one other species (like a mackerel but fatter and a rounder head - Anyone any ideas?)


Report:I was really hoping for a big bass. I got 3 or 4 really big takes on a half a mackerel bait but I couldn't hook whatever it was. I tried fishing the far end of the strand but it was impossible to fish it at the time I tried. It was a flooding tide and the current was vicious.

[LAR]

was it a scad check out the fish guide on this site and did it fight really well

[kieran]

Hi John

You have to fish that with a plain lead and let it tumble along on a zip slider rig. It does work especially for the bass but its advisable to fish it on the neap and even then around high or better low water.

FWIW...

[Donagh]

When down on the other side fishing here I was told that at low tide the rip stayed slack here for longer than at high tide and this was the time to try.

Donagh

[Davy Murdoch]

one other species (like a mackerel but fatter and a rounder head - Anyone any ideas?)

chub or frigate mackerel? check out fishbase.org lots of mackerel species that could be possible to catch in our waters

[barry murphy]

it was proble a scad loads of them swiming with mackerel.

[pete]

Its the right time of the year now for scad. Reminds me I must go and try and catch one of them before they dissappear again :)

[John D]

Thanks lads,

I'll try that at a different state of the tide. I will also check out the species guide to see what I caught. I reckon it was a scad alright.

John D.