fishing in Arklow info

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#1 Post by **mann** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:01 pm

HALLO all nice to find a crew that sound as bad as me for fishing, ive joined today and would be happy to give any info that may help anyone thinking of fishing areas that i fish around clare and kerry,
but at the moment i need info myself, i will be fishing in arklow this saturday and have never fished that far up the coast i hear white rag is best bait but cant get my hands on any in limerick,
can anyone tell me of other baits that may catch me flounder or Dab,
if any of you are fishing the clare area i would be pleased to let you know where to dig and collect your bait,
cheers.

paulocallaghan · #2 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:26 pm

if you plan to fish south each arklow any worm bait should catch you a few dozen flatties. i have had success here with lug rag and best of all maddies for the flats with fish and worms working well for the likes of codling, whiting and coalies. fish also accounts for dogs if they are around.
the fishing here can be very fast but the fish are small. but if you are out to catch a few fish its great fun. very good match venue as you really have to work at top speed all day

best of luck, hope this helps

#3 Post by **boycie89** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:28 pm

hey mann , welcome to the site !! , are you fishing arklow south beach ?? if so well then scratching rigs are the best, lug tipped with macki can be great for the dabs and flounders, there should be some small smoothound showing around that area at the moment too so try and bring some crab !! hope this helps ! and if you have any more questions feel free to PM me !! cheers , boycie

#4 Post by **ginoceltic** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:11 pm

Arklow south has been fishing well for ray last couple of weeks over by roadstone pier welcome to the site.

#5 Post by **mann** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:00 pm

cheers Lads for replying so quickly great info very helpful i feel a lot more confident now then i did before, i have crab in the freezer and will be getting mack & lug and i bumped into a friend at the tackle shop about 4pm and he has ordered some rag for me that i can collect in waterford on route to arklow so i am looking forward to a good days fishing,
i will let you all know how it goes,
many thanks mann.

#6 Post by **Edward Bolton** » Wed May 16, 2007 7:30 am

Hey Gino,can ya just fish roadstone or do ya need permission??

#7 Post by **EricH** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:03 am

I heard that you are not supposed to go onto the Roadstone pier . . .but I have never known anyone to be told to get off.

My mates fished there 3 weeks ago. Wasnt great!
Eric