17/10/07 Slip Road in Salthill, Galway

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jparicka · #1 Post by **jparicka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:53 pm

People: me

Duration: 18:00 - 20:30

Tide: coming in

Weather: superb

Bait: feathers

Rigs: n/a

Results: 11 pollock, 1 whiting

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:

Since the mackerel season is coming to its end [one might argue that it’s already over but there’s still mackerel around], I thought I’ll push my luck and try to bait myself up [at least for a weekend; two – three mackerels would do me] so I’ve packed my spinning rod, put feathers on and went for a good old fashioned mackerel bashing session down to a slip road in Salthill / Galway.

To my big surprise, even though the weather was superb and I was fishing on probably the busiest spot in whole Co. Galway, there was no one else there.

The final score after about 2 and a 1/2 hr session was eleven 10 to 15 inches pollock, 1 whiting but 0 mackerel.

Since I had a fairly light (£40 Fladen) spinning rod, it still was a good fun.

I know it’s not significant catch or anything like that but still I though I’ll put that on.

#2 Post by **corbyeire** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:21 pm

hey jan - put up a report anytime you want - you had good sport out of the pollack at least, even if there were no mackeral

ive been known to put up blanks!

anyway id say it was yesterday the 16th that you were fishing and not in the future tonight :lol:

#3 Post by **donal** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:58 pm

thats prity good pollock from there normally there are only tiddlers did you give the congar a try
there can somties be decent wrase there

jparicka · #4 Post by **jparicka** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:52 am

True, went out on Tuesday the 16th. My humblest apology.

#5 Post by **corbyeire** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:43 am

didnt think that audi of yours did time travel :lol:

still it wouldnt surprise me :lol:

#6 Post by **stevecrow74** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:52 pm

corbyeire wrote:didnt think that audi of yours did time travel :lol:

still it wouldnt surprise me :lol:

i might be able to get my hands on a Flux Capacitor, saw one in a bashed up De Lorean :lol: :lol: :lol:

mack are stil being caught on the south side of the bay

#7 Post by **Sonaghan** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:59 pm

Had mackerel from the beach behind Blackrock diving platform last weekend and from Silverstrand during last week. Plenty of them too.