Where are the Fish

[jock]

Hi All
can any body tell us, is there fish out there????been out from Kilmore Qy 4th April & 9th May Clew Bay
bait on board was plenty, Mackerel/Squid/Crab/Rag/Lug/ and only catching doggies, is it really this bad or is it us, with the cost of the boat hire & B&B's we are getting mad with our results,,,,,,,
we are blaming skippers/tides/everyone maybe except ourselves,

[dbrock]

the last trip i had out of kilmore was crap to, but you could be right it could be us

[petekd]

Fished Kilmore in the Leinster League Boat 2/3 weeks ago. Fishing was slow enough then too. On my boat 16 fish I think won the first session and something similar won the second. Thats poor for Kilmore Quay. Just the time of year, thats all, it will pick up.

Wrasse were coming in fits and spurts, pollack were hard to come by and were hugging tight to the bottom on the day that was in it. 2 or 3 dabs, an octopus and one little ling made up the rest of the days catch on our boat. 2 post irish team lads on my boat too so it certainly was nothing to do with the standard of angler.

[JimC]

Welcome Jock, You could had a more cheerful 1st post

I would think its mainly down to water temp. April is still winter in sea terms. It is normally mid to end of May before the water inshore breaks into double figures. There was a distinct lack of cod along the south coast again this year, it makes for a long winter.

[twinkle]

kilmore never fishes well after easterly winds all the skippers will tell you that

[jock]

Welcome Jock, You could had a more cheerful 1st post

I would think its mainly down to water temp. April is still winter in sea terms. It is normally mid to end of May before the water inshore breaks into double figures. There was a distinct lack of cod along the south coast again this year, it makes for a long winter.

Hi
Yes it sounds like i'm a nagg, and yes i wish the 1st post could have been better, but i just had to find this out first, I know the 2nd post will be better {{Well?????????hopefully}hahahhh

[The Austrian]

...it sounds like i'm a nagg,...

so you're a woman then? sorry, couldn't resist me bad

[JOHN1]

kilmore never fishes well after easterly winds all the skippers will tell you that

not if you have booked a trip with them

[twinkle]

no john they tell you that when you come in with sfa always blame the wind not the skipper