WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#481 Post by roryodonnell »

Any updates on Wexford beaches regarding weed?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#482 Post by jaygo »

speaking to my cousin last night and he says its been the worse he has seen it these last two weeks around kilmore...
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#483 Post by Rod Tips »

Is anyone experiencing the awful weed / algal blooms on the east coast? Dublin Bay is atrocious, with no let up since May. I can't remember it being this bad for this long. Dollymount strand is carpeted with the stuff, the Tolka estuary side isn't bad, but bull island and sandymount are very bad. Any reason or insight as to why it's so bad? I fished the very end of bull island into the channel near Sutton last week. Within 5 minutes of casting there was around 20 pounds of weed attached to my tackle. Lost gear, also reeled in some gear. Very disappointing as its around 35 to 40 minutes walk from causeway access, not to mention the setup. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#484 Post by EddieK »

Kilcoole was very bad this morning (Sun. 21st Oct.). Good workout trying to drag your lines in but made for a bad session.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#485 Post by EddieK »

Five Mile Point was weed free yesterday (Mon. 12th).
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#486 Post by patskoda »

Fished ballyhealy 8pm-1am last night very little weed lovely evening
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#487 Post by cw1 »

Sunday evening, 28th July- weed, weed and more weed. Found it next to impossible for lead to hold bottom. The same last Saturday 20th July as well.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#488 Post by DarrenNiall »

Kilcoole today, thick with weed at high water, unfishable.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#489 Post by Patkansvk »

Cullenstown beach very weedy at incoming tide :(
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#490 Post by Dave F »

Kilcoole yesterday evening, weed very heavy even at low water. Breaking out leads and dragging gear down the beach. Completely unfishable.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#491 Post by Dave F »

Anyone been along Newcastle or Killoughter last few days? Wondering whether it'll be a swamp with weed if I head down for a few hours.
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#492 Post by Thompst111 »

Fished ennerielly last Saturday no weed at all. Or fish at that
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#493 Post by Thomas95 »

Fished Newcastle beach on Wednesday, a lot of weed and no fish!
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#494 Post by d2FISH »

Any one know the weed situation on ballyhealy
Furlongs or along that stretch of coast
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#495 Post by Sean Mac »

I was at Rostoonstown last wednesday 24.06.20, crazy weedy clumps coming in on the line after 10 minutes on a falling tide. Tons of weed on the beach, pretty unfishable man
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#496 Post by timod »

Anyone know what the weed situation is like around Ballyhealy or along that stretch? Thanks
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#497 Post by corbyeire »

whats the weed like around carnsore/rosslare, thanks
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#498 Post by DAMIEN »

Anyone know how bray greastones kilcoole is at min?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#499 Post by DAMIEN »

Ended up fishing greaystones south,weed was ok tiny bits greeb slime on trace odd clump on leader nothing to stop you fishing tho altho id say with these storms its going be bad again
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#500 Post by daveyboy »

Anyone know is Kilcoole weedy at the moment? Cheers
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