fish species encountered when gathering bait

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paulocallaghan · #1 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:26 pm

so far this year i have come across: 1 bass, 4 rockling, 4 butterfish, 3 silver eels and 1 conger (if it was 8cm it was lucky) when gathering bait.

just wondering what others have come across when doing the same

#2 Post by **fishinmidget** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:32 pm

lots of blennys and gobys...also baby flatties and the odd sandeel.

#3 Post by **pete** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:55 am

A 3lb conger whilst looking for peelers in Dingle Bay was the highlight :P He was laying under seaweed in only a couple of inches of water although this was on one of the big springs.

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:57 pm

came across a very large pipe fish stuck in a bait hole depression in baldoyle about 4 weeks ago.
this lad was about 15in long :shock: and 3/4 of an inch wide with vertical 1/2in dark stripes on its sides.main body colour was a slight green/grey.
never seen one as big before.

#5 Post by **kieran** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:37 am

connemara suckerfish - has a small modified fin on its belly just under the gills, amazing looking thing, maybe 5 cms long, quite short and squat in shape, likes rough ground with severe currents. Also many years ago in Lahinch I came across many small portuguese man o'war jellyfish - the adults are potentially lethal by all accounts but these were fist sized only...

#6 Post by **m.b3** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:56 pm

small sole in dublin bay. flounder, rockling, stickleback(!), blenny, gobies, butterfish and i think thats it...

#7 Post by **Seaniebo** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:50 am

Not fish species I know but plenty of rats and 3/4 of a dog! A golden labrador I think. The joys of collecting bait in Dublin!

#8 Post by **m.b3** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:11 pm

Seaniebo wrote: 3/4 of a dog! A golden labrador I think. The joys of collecting bait in Dublin!

'Old Sheppy'! hah!

#9 Post by **Seaniebo** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:29 pm

Yeah old Sheppy. Remember how you used to roll around in the seaweed with the old fella? Playing catch? Then youd have to walk home cos of the smell. Great times :lol:

#10 Post by **jack01986** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:14 pm

Found a dead rotting seal in galway. One of the worst smells ive smelt.

#11 Post by **jack01986** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:21 pm

Also happened upon this was in the paper last summer, its a baby humpback whale.

[img]http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r30/jack01986/DSCN1697.jpg[/img]

Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:21 am

Strap congers, silver eels, Blennies, butter fish.

I was wondering too, can you use butter fish as bait? I never tried them but they would be some fun trying to get them onto a hook! :lol:

Steve

#13 Post by **corbyeire** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:04 am

jack01986 wrote:Also happened upon this was in the paper last summer, its a baby humpback whale.

[img]http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r30/jack01986/DSCN1697.jpg[/img]

:shock:

where did you happen upon him?

#14 Post by **jack01986** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:35 am

It was on a beach near Ballynahowan just before TG4.

#15 Post by **daithi** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:25 pm

in the saleens dragging a net for sand eel we had a few palm sized turbot, shrimp and an uncomfortable amount of weaver fish
dave

#16 Post by **Tom Maher** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:12 pm

congers, river eels, small flatfish mostly.

the dead fish that have washed up are numerous - the biggest being a skate or LARGE ray, it was difficult to tell because it was fairly bloated and smelled too bad to go near.

the worst thing was a bag of kittens.

#17 Post by **m.b3** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:24 pm

Tom Maher wrote:
the worst thing was a bag of kittens.

i opened the bag to see what was in it on a lake in cavan...

:cry:

#18 Post by **m.b3** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:26 pm

Seaniebo wrote:Yeah old Sheppy. Remember how you used to roll around in the seaweed with the old fella? Playing catch? Then youd have to walk home cos of the smell. Great times :lol:

i think we both know i skipped home- happy as the day i was born.

i miss you Sheppy...

more than a bag of kittens... :cry:

#19 Post by **eric** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:42 pm

butterfish, sandeels, pipefish, baby pollock, conger, baby lobster, sticklebacks, blenny, goby and a small wrasse.

#20 Post by MC » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:12 pm

shrimp, sandeels, small flats, blenny and a large unhappy crab

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