Sherkin Island

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RockHunter
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Sherkin Island

#1 Post by RockHunter »

Anybody fished the beach on Sherkin Island? I was thinking of giving it a try later next month.

Does it produce any bass?
What other species are common there?
What is the best stage of the tide to fish it for bass (assuming any bass there)?
What casting distance is best?
What bait is best?

What is lure fishing off the adjacent rocks like?

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Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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Re: Sherkin Island

#2 Post by youngrod »

were is sherkin island
[i][b]speices 09 [/b][/i]
sea:flounder,whiting,rockling mackeral,dogfish,weverfish,turbot,pollock,cod,coalies,codling
fresh:rainbow trout,brown,trout
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Re: Sherkin Island

#3 Post by RockHunter »

Sherkin is off the SW tip of Cork, just off Baltimore. There is a nice beach there on the far side of the island.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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Re: Sherkin Island

#4 Post by lumpy »

the estate i used to work for when i was younger ownes sandy island, the one near to sherkin. have had a few thornies fishing off that. have always wondered abuot the bass fishing out that way. always thougt if the same terrain was around where i normally fish there would defo be bass there
shore species 2008(25):dogfish(3.1lbs), bull huss (12lb 2oz), bass, shore rockling, coalie, whiting, pollack, conger (22.4lbs),flounder, thick lipped mullet (4.8lbs),turbot,ling (11.2lbs),ballan wrasse(4.5lbs), cuckoo wrasse, pouting, poor cod, cod (9.5lbs), dab, 3 bearded rockling, long spined scorpion fish, corkwing wrasse, plaice, trigger fish, sea trout, garfish


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Re: Sherkin Island

#5 Post by luanaigh »

Hi Rockhunter.
I asked a local fella in the jolly rodger one day...he said that they're not many spots but he said some fellas grab bass by sherkin point spinning....so i'd imagine they are around and theres lots of lugbeds there where they have the oyster beds down towards silver strand...you should definately try it...would love to know how you get on...tis a lovely place...great rock mark to the south side of horseshoe harbour...follow the path around and up and over the rocks...my buddy caught a red gurnard spinning there once :o
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