dirty old balscadden rocks, howth , co. dublin, 25th Nov 07

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#1 Post by **nialler** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:15 pm

People:me

Duration:9am-1pm

Tide:not sure

Weather:mild , breezy

Bait:mack,squid,sandeel

Rigs:3 hook flappers

Results:poor cod, whiting, pouting, pollock, coalie (none above 20cm)

Catch and Release:: yes (except for 4 whiting to try as pike bait)

Report:Hadint got a bit a of saltwater in me gills for a couple of months, didnt feel like travelin far so headed over to balscadden.The winter winds seemed to have blown some of the rubbish away!. was nice and quiet down there, 3 other chaps fishin. had a steady flow of fish coming in, good few species too , nothin big mind you. in total about 15-20 fish none above 20cm, one annoying thing was that its quite a drop to the water from the cliff top, any tiddlers caught dont take the drop to well and struggle on the surface just long enough to get picked up by a gull.most fish i returned got snapped up unfortuatley, 1r2 before they even hit the water. i was happy with 5 species in 4 hours. Might get a bit of rag and give split rock a bash this weekend.

#2 Post by **Tom H** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:29 pm

Tip You can hang a small fish of your grip lead wire and put it back that way if you are above the water a bit... Well done on geting out..

#3 Post by **nialler** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:32 pm

cheers mate, i wasint usin grip weights but ill give it a bash next time, good idea ;)