galway huss

[markyb]

hows things lads only new to this site jus wondering if any of you know is salthill good for huss?

[doggie3131]

i believe blackrock,down at the diving platform,is a good spot for huss,have not fished it myself but reliable sources tell me its a good spot,is'nt that right steve?

[markyb]

appreciate that doggie is that far from salthill have looked up the previous reports and not many caught over that direction dont kno whether its a lack of people fishing for them there,any advice anyone?

[chrisfeeney30]

blackrock can be a huss hotspot from time to time..but from my own experience its always from august-mid october when there around although i got a small one of the diving tower about 2 ish months ago.. iv had countless huss there up to 12lbs.. i dont think you would get many this time of the year though. Blackrock is in salthill really..about 2 minutes drive from the main street..have been meaning to fish it recently. Il give it a go tomorrow and let ya know how it fishes

[markyb]

fair play chris do you target them much over there in salthill,what type of huss are they rough/broken ground huss or are they just lone clean ground huss any advice on tides,baits and distances.

[chrisfeeney30]

fair play chris do you target them much over there in salthill,what type of huss are they rough/broken ground huss or are they just lone clean ground huss any advice on tides,baits and distances.

Well its relatively clean ground but there is a good bit of weed too so clean to mixed ground i suppose. Distances...well there is a sand bar at about 60 yards out at high tide and another at about 150ish i think.. thats where you would usually hit most fish from there...although they are around the weed too so you could try as far as you can! Bait wise..mackeral seems too work best but sandeel and squid works well too..tide wise...off the diving tower 2 hours before and after high tide. And off the beach 2 hours before and after low tide.
Again its not a good time of the year for it so i wouldnt expect much...but as i said august to start of november are the best times.

[markyb]

thanks chris great help there prob start fishing that area for them in prob apr onwards,apprecaite it.mark

[chrisfeeney30]

thanks chris great help there prob start fishing that area for them in prob apr onwards,apprecaite it.mark

Give me a shout when you do..il join ya whenever ya want!

[markyb]

i defo will do chris thoughts of few big huss only 2hrs away,usually head to bantry bay for them but nice change of scenery and a shorter drive.

[doggie3131]

hey mark,if your ever in mayo i,ll show you a mark where you can get them into double figures.

[markyb]

sounds good doggie will defo take you up on that any specific time of year you would recommend as the best time for them.

[gfkelly1969]

i had some nice huss out in clifden bay last year you can see them in the reports below
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =3&t=24210
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =3&t=23833
if you want to head out to the mark i will let you know how to get to it
some nice conger there as well,you don't need a big cast 20 feet will do
its rough ground and you will lose a bit of gear but its worth it
have not fished it in awhile so i don't know if there is any around now

d.kane62 had a nice huss at the white lady last year as well
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =3&t=21384

and spindlefist had a nice huss in the bay as well
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=22276

[stevecrow74]

i believe blackrock,down at the diving platform,is a good spot for huss,have not fished it myself but reliable sources tell me its a good spot,is'nt that right steve?

you be right there doggie..

its a bit early in the year for huss of any size, but they can be caught to around 5lbs still.. havent fished blackrock in a while, but it is one of the better spots for double figure huss, mid-late summer is the best time for them..

and chris.. you should try behind the diving tower over low tide 2hrs before to 2 hrs after.. 70yrd cast with mack and squid.. always worked for me.

and on ladies beach out on the rocks past the old pool, at low tide casting to wards the diving tower is another spot for huss.. and dont have to cast too far either..30-50yrds.. but it is fairly rough ground, so be prepared to lose a bit..

[lumpy]

just on the time of the year for huss. down my way this is when i should be targetin the better fish, some very big fish move inshore around dec/jan. not a huge volume but a far higher average size..all my best fish have come in january

[doggie3131]

sounds good doggie will defo take you up on that any specific time of year you would recommend as the best time for them.

well i have a mark for this time of year but none of the huss will be big,the other mark is april onwards.so any time really

[markyb]

fair play lads,lumpy i will be down in bantry bay at some stage in april/may with the woman is there anywhere around that area you would recommend for them,have fished the airstrip and had small ones and tons of ray an dogs.is there any marks around crookhaven or cahersiveen pier thats were i usually head for them the specimen days in the daiwa piers.some the huss you got are lovely fish in my opinion there the nicest fish to catch in our waters.any more help or advice at all be appreciated.