clonea 2/5/07 the latest

[cortaz]

People:me,viper,FYMC

Duration:8.30/midnite+

Tide:l.w.@1ish

Weather:clear,light n.e.wind

Bait: lugs/rag

Rigs:vairous,3 up./1up 1 down

Results:10 bass/me 4 to 3lb.+,viper 4 bass 5 flounder,fymc 2 bass
arrived at the beach just as viper was releasing a schoolie, he,s 4th. i
had a fish after about 20 mins. fran had 1 of 3lb. shortly after, viper meanwhile had 5 flounder to 1.5lb. in 5 casts. went a bit quite then before fran had another a bit smaller this time. i then had a bite that i thought i missed went to retrive 10 mins. later thump,thump at the same time the other rod keeled over, skulled in ther first 1 then grabed the other rod, fish still on thank god, soon had this 1 on the beach also about 3.5lb the other 2.5lb.
the lads were still there when i left fran intended to fish overnite and spin a near by rough ground mark. i wonder how they will get on?? i will be suprised if he dosent get a few for the dawn..
TOTAL;viper 9 bass,fymc 5 bass, me 4 bass,= 18
had about 10 flukes between us.

Catch and Release:: Yes/No



Report:

[FMCN]

Fished on until 3 am before exhaustion and sore feet got the better of me. Was wearing a new pair of waders i bought in Landers in Tralee for the first time. Stupidly i didn't try them on as an 8 (42) always fits. Well these are more like a 6 so by 3 am i was in agony.

I got another 3 bass, another 3lbish and the other two 1-1.5 lbs. Viper i think got another 3 small bass, he left shortly before me.

Got the head down in the car for a few hours and of course slept in and missed the dawn, but i tried near Arts rough ground mark for about 30 mins at just about high tide, but i had decided i couldn't bear the waders again so wearing my shoes i couldn't really get to the spots that looked good.

Waders are going free to a good home. Maybe fit a seven but safer a six with thick shocks.

[Stan]

Great fishing. Am looking forward to getting to West Waterford for a break soon.............HEAVEN!!!!

[FMCN]

forgot to report, i also got a small flounder, whiting and codling.
Yea lovely spot.

[Stan]

1 small flounder, whiting and codling. Sounds like the results of a competition on the east coast. The fishing is so wonderful in Waterford. I hope that the netsmen do not destroy it like they did the east coast. I would have severe worries about the fishermen removing the crabs form around the coast as they are at the moment in Ferrypoint and Youghal. "If there is no food in the restaurant why go there." The fishing in this area was brutal this year because the food at the bottom of the chain was being removed. Hopefully this will not occur around Dungarvan.

I used to fish Greystones in the 70's. The cod fishing was brilliant. The the boats from Wexford arrived and dug up the mussel beds. The result was that the cod and plaice disappeared. Did anybody stop this? Not at all. It was obvious what the consequences would be.

It disturbs me deeply to see this kind of action being allowed by the fisheries boards to continue.

Now that the election time is here it might be worth bringing this up with local politicians.

[cortaz]

the sooner the E.U.bans all gillnetting the better i think this will happen eventually as they did with the salmon....
anyway, went to the cunn. today with viper only had 1 cast nothing doin so went dack to clonea about 8.30 flat calm with no surf it dident look good, i had a fluke after .5 hour nothing then till just before M.R. when i got a 2.5lb. bass had 2 more in the next 20 mins. before leaveing viper to it.... i wonder how he will get on..

[Viper]

Not much to report in the end, stayed until about 2.30 with only a small coalie and a dogfish to keep me company. Lovely night though, it's amazing how the full moon warms up the place when it makes an appearence!
Anyways nice couple of days in Dungarvan, with the final results :- 12 bass, 7 flounder, 1 doggie, 1 coalfish and a nice big ding on the back of my new car courtesy of a Dunnes Stores Delivery van!

[cortaz]

pity about the car :twisted: had 2 bass on lure yesterday 5+3 l.b. also had a blank at clonea today :oops: