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#1 Post by clog »

I'm going to trabolgan with the kids next week and am wondering what the fishing is like off the little peir down there. Is it worth fishing and what are the best tactics. I'll not have space in the car for much gear so some advice on what to bring would be helpful. Thanks
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#2 Post by JimC »

Haven't heard many reports from the pier in Trabolgan. There's flounders in the bay so maybe some lug or crab would produce. You could try around the rocks left of the pier with a spinner or plug and theres a good chance of a bass and surely some pollack, especially around high water. Make sure you take a trip out to Guileen (right turn from Trabolgan gates and about 2mls). Plenty spots for a bit of plugging and the pub is a grand spot as Derek also has a tackle shop!!(would open after 1700).

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#3 Post by coaster »

You could try around the rocks left of the pier with a spinner or plug and theres a good chance of a bass


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The bass ban is on.
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#4 Post by Billy the bass »

forget Trabolgen just outside the gates is the turning for white bay. a coming tide into dusk with lug and crab come back and let me know what you caught!
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#5 Post by Pat »

If you fish White Bay you could technically be seen as fishing for bass. As the bass ban is on why not head just down the road from White Bay to Roches Point. There's great fishing here for wrasse and pollack. Use King Rag float fished or on the bottom or spin sandeel for the pollack. Can also use spinners, shads, jellyworms, redgills, eddystones, delta's, etc.,... Best time to fish is high water into dusk. Have had wrasse to 4lbs & pollack to 6lbs here in the past.
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#6 Post by boycie89 »

forget all that !! 20 minute drive to ballycotton harbour for the conger !! fish off the breakwater(inside the harbour) very good chance of getting a beautie !!! :) :) 8) check out my personal gallery , all of these conger were caught off there !
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#7 Post by clog »

Thanks for the advice lads. I realised that the bass ban was on about 2 seconds after the wife told me the dates she had booked :( . I think i'll just bring down a heavy spinning rod and try for the pollock, or wrasse on the float.
Thanks again
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#8 Post by Pat »

Don't forget to post a report to let us all know how you got on.
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#9 Post by paulocallaghan »

any feedback??

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