Duration:7-10pm
Tide:High at 10pm approx
Weather:cold,
Bait:couple of lug, frozen mack and squid
Rigs:2+3 hook flappers, pennell
Results:8 whiting, 1 dab,1 x 5 bearded rockling
Report:Went to Greystones to use up about 10 lug leftover from Friday but when i got there the waves were crashing over the steps
. Sea was quite flat but there was a big swell throwing up waves as they beached so I headed back towards Bray to check out the Harbour. It seemed ok to fish here so i reversed down the pier. There were a few guys at the end of the pier, not Irish, who had just got there and hadnt caught anything yet so i set up near them. It was quite pleasant out, not as chilly as the previous night though a guy told me later on it was -5 degrees. I suppose the wooly hat, balaclava, 5 tee-shirts, 3 jumpers, fleece, overcoat, hi-vis yellow trousers, jeans, longjohns and 3 pairs of socks must be doing the job 
. Took a while (hour and a half) to get the first fish ,a 5 bearded rockling on lug and squid, but after that the bites started coming. I tried to keep some of my 10 lug till near high tide but they were disappearing fast, thankfully the whiting werent too fussy. The guys beside me werent too chatty, maybe its only me 
who likes to have a bit of banter, but you should be careful what you wish for 
. I made the mistake of saying hello to an old guy walking the pier and that was his cue to have a rant about almost every aspect of life in Ireland in the 21st Century 
The economy,blah,blah,blah,Govt, Foreigners taking our jobs blah,blah blah,people shopping up the North, unmarried mothers blah blah blah.When the rant was finished i got his life story,,where he was born,where he worked, his kids, etc,etc,etc. He was talking non stop for about 30 mins but thankfully he's also a bit of a litter warden in his spare time and he set off to investigate a van parked down the pier ( I told him the guy might be dumping something 
). Back to the fishing,,with all the lug gone, i tried a pennell rig,size 2/0's, with a 6inch piece of mack, and cast out in the hope of a doggie. No bites, but on the slowish retrieve, i felt a good take, thought it was a coalie, and reeled in. As it surfaced and splashed about, i saw it was a big whiting, which turned out to be the 30cm one i'd been after for ages 
.I was thrilled and believe me the photo doesnt do it justice, it was really thick and had a huge mouth which had swallowed the whole bait and 2 x 2/0 hooks. Took a while getting the hooks out so i gave him to the guys beside me for the pot. They finally talked to me . Got a dab on the last cast which was nice after all the whiting so i went home happy out.ps All fish caught on Neils (fishface) traces ,,,except for the catch of the night,30cm whiting
thought you recognized me 
