south pier arklow 01/01/2009

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south pier arklow 01/01/2009

#1 Post by rustyhookthomas »

People:me and my good lady

Duration:2:30pm-4:30 ish

Tide:lw around 6ish

Weather:cold and choppy!

Bait:lug,mack,razor,mussel

Rigs:2 and 3 hook flappers

Results:old faithful whiting and 3 beard rockling


Report:
fished the recronstructed small breakwater on the rock end of the south beech
(it was almost completely removed last time i fished here) on new years eve just
to finish the year fishing, result was whiting all the way!

anyway new years day, we hit the south pier for the benefit of shelter and generally
a result of 3/4 species.
today was a day of whiting,whiting,whiting! gladly we both caught a 3 beard rockling
and how glad we were too.
two species to get me started for 2009!
species 2009, whiting :(, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,
topknot:), cod, conger, corkwing wrasse,smooth hound.
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Re: south pier arklow 01/01/2009

#2 Post by doggie3131 »

well done thomas, thats two more than i got :mrgreen: bloody relatives called new years day and i had to entertain them :evil:
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

species 2011 (20) flounder,whiting,poor cod,5 beard rockling,lsd.coalie,thornie,three bearded rockling,shore rockling.seatrout.turbot,plaice,brill,pollock,ballen wrasse.huss,pout,cookoo wrasse,corking wrasse,dab.

species 2010,(27)

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Re: south pier arklow 01/01/2009

#3 Post by collieennis »

first off the mark for the new year tom, good man:)

gettin stuck in tomorrow...... canal or sea..... cant decide:O
living proof that even a rusty hook can catch a fish......

CATCH AND RELEASE!!

species 2009 dab, Pollock, whiting,
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Re: south pier arklow 01/01/2009

#4 Post by rustyhookthomas »

collieennis wrote:
gettin stuck in tomorrow...... canal or sea..... cant decide:O


deffo sea, pick yer mark and we'll get a few hours in.
high water 16:30 tomorrow!
species 2009, whiting :(, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,
topknot:), cod, conger, corkwing wrasse,smooth hound.

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