Sandymount

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paulocallaghan · #1 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:23 pm

Is sandymount worth fishing, at this time of year, any particular marks states of tide or baits etc would be helpful.
thanks
Paul

#2 Post by **EoinMag** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:50 pm

Paul you can give the corner of the nature reserve a bash, there's a rag bed in front of you there and it's full of peeler, it's a known bass mark, but I've not heard good reports about it in a while.
I'll be out plugging it a lot soon so I can let you know.
The crabs there are a nightmare and they'll strip your bait in a matter of minutes, I'd say rag and peeler would be the best baits to try. Dunno about any other marks there really.

The White rocks just past the Half Moon polo club on the South Wall might throw up a few bass too, again rag is what's called for.
High water marks.

paulocallaghan · #3 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:54 pm

i dig here regularly enough and its nearly all lug beds that i have found with just a small few rag beds. r u on about fishing the "beach'' (as if it all isnt a beach) under the power station towards high water or where?

#4 Post by **EoinMag** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:12 pm

The edge of the nature reserve before it gets to the beach under the power station.
It's all king rag and maddie beds there from what I've seen, the lug beds are out to the left a little, beside that small river that you only see at low water.

hope that's clear.

#5 Post by **EoinMag** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:19 pm

I've not heard anything on fishing the beach itself, but there's a few mussel beds out there I reckon it'd be crawling with flats.

#6 Post by **slowarm** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:09 pm

The Cockle-Lake used to be a great place for Bass with some flatties also. Don't know if the work carried out on the strand effected it in any way - last time I flew over the strand I could not make it out. It was only revealed at low tide and you needed to be real careful about the tide coming in behind you. Walking out from the South Wall an hour before low tide used to bring you to the nexk of the lake.

#7 Post by **roger de dodger** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:36 pm

theirs no bass in dublin only waterford :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock:

#8 Post by **alby** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:17 am

Hi Paul,

The corner at the nature reserve can be very hit and miss as the fish tend to be well spread out with the incomming tide. Fish the mouth of the lake as it fills (2 hours after low water) from the poolbeg side and you'll have no gulleys or anything filling behind you. Lots of flounder to decent sizes, lug and crab will take the fish. The first big weed bloom usually takes place in May which makes fishing almost impossible :roll: