When do we start targeting conger again?

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Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:17 pm

Just wondering when is the best time to start targeting the conger? My wee lads doing my head in to get out and catch a few? but I'm not 100% sure when is the best month to start trying.

Any word on the Ballycastle breakwater yet? Have anglers been given right of way to fish it yet? Some cracking big eels in the harbour there!

Fairly easy to catch but dam hard to get out.

Ronald, when's the best time to take a charge down your direction for them?

Steve

#2 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:25 pm

Well looking through all my old TSF, apparently now is the time to target them

Mr_Green · #3 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:25 pm

http://www.cfb.ie/fishing_in_ireland/sea/sseaons.htm check this out...cant go far wrong

#4 Post by **stevecrow74** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:06 pm

Mr_Green wrote:http://www.cfb.ie/fishing_in_ireland/sea/sseaons.htm check this out...cant go far wrong

the species list is only a general guide though.. conger can be caught year round as long as you have a deep/rocky mark you'll get them

#5 Post by **pete** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:27 pm

As Mr.Crow says they are available pretty much all year round, getting the weather settled enough to get onto the rocky marks is the biggest problem.

#6 Post by **alannelson** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:18 pm

pete wrote:As Mr.Crow says they are available pretty much all year round, getting the weather settled enough to get onto the rocky marks is the biggest problem.

I agree you can get them all year round slack water low tide is best that s when they are most active but you can still get them in any tide any state summer and autumn is when they feed the hardest.

#7 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:26 pm

It would normally be april may before they start making any sort of apperance at bangor ,though you should pick up the odd one at the minute but they'll prob be small .