Plaice Season!!

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Larry 90
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Plaice Season!!

#1 Post by Larry 90 »

Can anyone tell me the best time of year to fish for Plaice? And any other tips like conditions and bait etc. Any Help would be appreciated
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Re: Plaice Season!!

#2 Post by sea serpant »

plaice usually start to show around march/april and can be caught along the wicklow coast til about september... i usaually use a 2 hook c;ip rig with size 1/2 hooks... beads attracters are meant to work although i have never seen any real difference in catches when using them ... lug worm tipped with squid/mussel is a good bait although i find plain ragworm a hard bait to beat... let bites develope and flat calm conditions are best :wink:


ps i was out fishing wit a mate of mine a couple of months ago on one of the wicklow beaches and he landed one topping nearly 3lbs on the scales :shock:
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Larry 90
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Re: Plaice Season!!

#3 Post by Larry 90 »

sea serpant wrote:plaice usually start to show around march/april and can be caught along the wicklow coast til about september... i usaually use a 2 hook c;ip rig with size 1/2 hooks... beads attracters are meant to work although i have never seen any real difference in catches when using them ... lug worm tipped with squid/mussel is a good bait although i find plain ragworm a hard bait to beat... let bites develope :wink:


ps i was out fishing wit a mate of mine a couple of months ago on one of the wicklow beaches and he landed one topping nearly 3lbs on the scales :shock:
Hey, Thanks for the advice maybe i might still catch one thats hanging around before the end of the month i can always hope!! :) I have a freezer full of squid so i will try that out!! Sounds like it was a Great plaice bet he was delighted. :D Thanks again for the tips man
Species 2010 - (11 Species)

Species 2011: (8 Species)

Species 2016: Lesser Weever (1) Flounder (2)

Id Rather Be Fishing :D

The two best times to fish is when it's rainin' and when it ain't.

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