Greystones, North beach. 21/04 into 22/04.

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Greystones, North beach. 21/04 into 22/04.

#1 Post by EoinMag »

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Duration:21:00-08:00

Tide:Low through high, back to low again.

Weather:Mild, light rain.

Bait:Fresh Lug, rag, sandeel, crab, razor, frozen squid, mackerel.

Rigs:Clipped down paternoster pennel, three hook flappers.

Results: 3 bearded Rockling (thanks ron), shore rockling, freshwater eel (?), Coalie, 2 Codling.

Catch and Release:: Yes/No



Report:I decided to fish about 50 meters before the archway thinking the ground would be clean and I'd save tackle, I was wrong.
Right from the start I was losing tackle, was a bit annoying, luckily I had a full rig wallet and a stack of lead.
Started really slowly, first knock brought in a tiny rockling on the scratching rig, then a nice shore rockling came in on peeler off the main rig.





Cod fell to peeler, in fact it was the only bait that was producing, the sand eel was a bit of a letdown, but then it's not a bassmark but I was expecting a few dogs possibly.
All in all it was a good session, if you're interested in pics there are a few new ones in my personal gallery, I still can't figure out how to link images from my own gallery in here properly.














Eoin

<edit> I've sussed how the pictures work.
Last edited by EoinMag on Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:01 pm, edited 2 times in total.
2008 Species: Flounder, whiting, coal fish, Dogfish, rockling, dab.
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#2 Post by EoinMag »

I'm pretty sure that was a strap conger that I got, can anyone confirm? It certainly taught me not to forget to put a swivel between main and rig. The whole flapper was wrapped around the little guy and I don't know if he made it when I popped him back, you can see the bruising along his side, was a bit annoyed about that, won't forget the swivel again anyway.



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#3 Post by stevecrow74 »

looks like a freshwater eel to me, strap congers are usually grey/blue/black in colour.. was it caught near an estuary/stream/river

nice catch though :D
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#4 Post by EoinMag »

I thought the colour was off for a conger alright, they have a more black-blue colour, there is a stream that runs down to the sea there about 50m from where I was fishing, but it's only a dribble, crazy that that thing would make it's way down it. Never saw a freshwater eel that was that green either though....????
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#5 Post by DaveHaddock »

Launce?
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#6 Post by Al »

I'm pretty sure that its a freshwater eel..Have caught many of them in course fishing and i used to catch alot in Dun Laoighre also...I know what ya mean about attaching a swivel too they can really mess up your traces.. :? :)
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#7 Post by EoinMag »

Twas wrapped in a ball in the line, and had a pointed tail a la eel, don't think it was a launce.
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#8 Post by Mr_Green »

thats a launce man... as far as i know anyway lol
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#9 Post by Al »

Mr_Green wrote:thats a launce man... as far as i know anyway lol


Check out the bigger photo in his profile pics..it has a different mouth to a launce dave sir..well as far as i know...now i'm doubting myself Dave :twisted:
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#10 Post by stevecrow74 »

as i stated before ... its a freshwater eel..

Color greenish-brown to yellowish-brown. It has small vertical gill openings that are restricted to the sides. The lower jaw is slightly longer and projects. The dorsal fin originates far behind the pectoral fins, whereas the anal fin originates slightly behind the anus and well back from the origin of the dorsal fin.

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#11 Post by DaveHaddock »

Al wrote:Check out the bigger photo in his profile pics..it has a different mouth to a launce dave sir..well as far as i know...now i'm doubting myself Dave :twisted:


Ah pictures. I should have looked. Hasn't got the long dorsal fin of the launce right enough
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#12 Post by dbrock »

thinking about were you caught that eel id be guessing strap conger i havnt caught fresh water eels anywere near there and they def couldnt be coming from the dribble come to think of it the nearest river is miles away
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#13 Post by JOHN1 »

Defo freshwater eel. river dargle can be invested with them! and it is only around the corner from the tunnel on the north beach. WHO SAID LAUNCE :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#14 Post by Mr_Green »

i was goin by its eyes, very reminiscent to the launce!! but ive never caught a freshwater eel so im just a hypocrite :lol:
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#15 Post by lumpy »

definately a freshwater eel, you can tell by the difference in size between its head and the rest of its body.
shore species 2008(25):dogfish(3.1lbs), bull huss (12lb 2oz), bass, shore rockling, coalie, whiting, pollack, conger (22.4lbs),flounder, thick lipped mullet (4.8lbs),turbot,ling (11.2lbs),ballan wrasse(4.5lbs), cuckoo wrasse, pouting, poor cod, cod (9.5lbs), dab, 3 bearded rockling, long spined scorpion fish, corkwing wrasse, plaice, trigger fish, sea trout, garfish


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#16 Post by EoinMag »

It seems it's a freshwater eel, sorry to doubt you there Steve but there were conflicting opinions and it looks lighter than any I've caught in freshwater before.
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#17 Post by m.b3 »

looks like a freshwater eel :D

have caught them on north beach before. had doubles of them from inside the harbour aswell! they are not uncommon around here.


i luv eels :lol: :lol:
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#18 Post by MC »

freshwater eel,i have caught loads of them

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