Poolbeg wall, 10th July

[nanor]

People: Myself and the other Ronan

Duration: 3 hours, 20:00 - 23:00

Tide: High at 20:20

Weather: Mild, calm, mostly overcast

Bait: Feathers / Metal wedges / German sprat

Rigs: -

Results: 5 Mackerel, 1 Sand Eel


Report:

Myelf and Ronan decided to head out to Poolbeg for a second time. On arrival, saw a large number of anglers, none seemed to be having much luck. We found a quiet spot about 3/4 of the way down to the lighthouse and cast out. First hour fishing with small feathers (size 6) took 3 tiny Joeys and a sand eel of about 15 inches. Later, on the dropping tide, three large mackerel hit the same feathers but lost one on the retrieve. The bigger one was about 40cm. Smaller one was 25-30cm. Was glad to get something after a long run of blanks over the past few months.

[roger de dodger]

do you just lure and feather ,you have a chance of a bass or smoothie along the wall if you chuck out some rag crab or lug on an old hook and it can produce some fine flounder if theirs a little surf
still nice to get a few mac they go well on the bbq

[iascnushfish]

do you just lure and feather ,you have a chance of a Bass or smoothie along the wall if you chuck out some rag crab or lug on an old hook and it can produce some fine flounder if theirs a little surf
still nice to get a few mac they go well on the bbq

ive heard that allrite rodger, im wantin to give it a proper try
this summer. is it a tackle graveyard or clean ground.

at least you got a couple of macks nanor

[tight lines]

do you just lure and feather ,you have a chance of a Bass or smoothie along the wall if you chuck out some rag crab or lug on an old hook and it can produce some fine flounder if theirs a little surf
still nice to get a few mac they go well on the bbq

ive heard that allrite rodger, im wantin to give it a proper try
this summer. is it a tackle graveyard or clean ground.

at least you got a couple of macks nanor

the first 3/4 of the wall is clean but up and around the lighthouse it can get a bit snaggy

[nanor]

do you just lure and feather ,you have a chance of a Bass or smoothie along the wall if you chuck out some rag crab or lug on an old hook and it can produce some fine flounder if theirs a little surf
still nice to get a few mac they go well on the bbq

Wanted to use bait too but the tackle shop had no live bait on sunday when I went in, perhaps I should have got some peeler.
Was talking to someone else down there who was using poppers, said it can be a good place for bass, but he had no luck on Sunday.

Would the smooth hounds be on the inside side of the wall (facing north)?

[tight lines]

do you just lure and feather ,you have a chance of a Bass or smoothie along the wall if you chuck out some rag crab or lug on an old hook and it can produce some fine flounder if theirs a little surf
still nice to get a few mac they go well on the bbq

Wanted to use bait too but the tackle shop had no live bait on sunday when I went in, perhaps I should have got some peeler.
Was talking to someone else down there who was using poppers, said it can be a good place for Bass, but he had no luck on Sunday.

Would the smooth hounds be on the inside side of the wall (facing north)?

you will get the hounds all along the wall on the seaward side and up at lighthouse best bait lug and crab also bass from the start up to half way (half moon swim club)