The Wee County, 04-02-2012

[johnwest]

People:Me

Duration:4.5hrs

Tide:2.5 hrs up, 2hrs down

Weather: Dry, calm, only 2 degrees but didn't feel cold. Very bright with big moon.

Bait: Fresh lug, frozen mackerel

Rigs: 2 and 3 hook flappers

Results: 2 Flounder, 8 x 5b rockling and 2 small codling.




Report:
Forecast suggested there might be a bit of wave and movement in the water so I braved the rain and wind to dig a few worms (including a couple of whoppers). Just as I got enough worms for the session, the rain stopped, the sky cleared, the wind changed direction and then died away and the sea went almost flat. The moon is approaching full so it was almost bright enough to read the paper at 7.00 pm; the prospects had gone downhill with a calm sea and bright conditions. First cast produced a rather tatty looking flounder but at 25cm I wasn't complaining too much. Next cast produced a small rockling and a short while later a bigger flounder at 27cm turned up. Not bad flounder for this mark. Several more rockling followed interrupted by two small codling, bigger @ 22cm, so I don't imagine anyone will be rushing up from Youghal. In the calm conditions it was surprising to see what a rattle these small rockling can give on the rod tip. Last cast of the session produced a double of rockling making 8 in all, each a 5b model. Bearing in mind the location and less than perfect conditions I was happy enough with the catch although when the lugworms are bigger than the fish.....

[Creep]

Fine Lug, Mr. West!!! Fishin on the East Coast has gone fairly slack though I will give it a bash tonight, maybe get plagued with the pin whitting again as for the flats well ya didnt blank!! And the same this side, Plague of pin whitting then 5 beards then pin whitting again! Good to hear the codling are up though!

Now did you trim your beard for that photo?!? and new jacket?? lookin good!

[saving private brian]

you gotta love the big juicy lug for bait.it so ups your hopes.one or two of those lug with a good razorfish on a pulley pennel would be so tempting for the bigger cod.great to see you get out

[Al and Jordan]

well done on getting a few fish man. we were at a donegal beach mark ourselves last nigh with much the same results. fishing was tough to say the least, but yet again the forecasters got the weather all wrong . we avioded our chosen beach due to the 40mph gusting wind forecast only to discover the seas were calm and the winds only light . i think the weathermen need to invest in some new crystal balls

[roger de dodger]

that lug is a stonker did you get a weight for it looks like a specimen few fish now thats nothing to moan about

[Deleted User 3488]

Nice bit of mixed fishing,,Them is not lugworms,more like fekin ANACONDAS , I blame SELLAFIELD, pity it dont have the same effect on the fish

[sparkey+1]

Some giant lug john well at least you got a few fish was many of the lug the same size...????

[johnwest]

Fine Lug, Mr. West!!! Fishin on the East Coast has gone fairly slack though I will give it a bash tonight, maybe get plagued with the pin whitting again as for the flats well ya didnt blank!! And the same this side, Plague of pin whitting then 5 beards then pin whitting again! Good to hear the codling are up though!

Now did you trim your beard for that photo?!? and new jacket?? lookin good!

The beard isn't due a trim until October and the jacket, well it used to be new but otherwise you're right; I am looking good!

well done on getting a few fish man. we were at a donegal beach mark ourselves last nigh with much the same results. fishing was tough to say the least, but yet again the forecasters got the weather all wrong . we avioded our chosen beach due to the 40mph gusting wind forecast only to discover the seas were calm and the winds only light . i think the weathermen need to invest in some new crystal balls

When I'm fishing in Donegal I find the RTE weather forecast more reliable than BBC or UTV, that's if you can get RTE in Belfast. But RTE aren't perfect either.

Some giant lug john well at least you got a few fish was many of the lug the same size...????

I got 3-4 monsters but they were in one small restricted area apart from the rest. They were 2 good forkfuls down but as I pointed out in my original report, they were bigger than the fish I was catching so I might save them in future for somewhere with a bit more potential!


By the way, can I just point out while hoping not to offend anyone that the Wee County is Louth, I got the impression from a couple of replies that some people thought I was fishing out west.

[FisherKing]

Them lug would be a killer for the big harvest wrasse, another nice session there your lucky the big lug worms didn't eat the fish!!!

[Gary Morton]

well done john especially this month round here usually barren of fish

[paul skelly]

Lol your lug are bigger than any of the fish you caught

[blackiemc]

God help us JW the colour is gone right out of your cheeks, I hope there's a local near that mark for a well deserved pint (or maybe a chance of a nice fish supper)

Blackie

[johnwest]

Them lug would be a killer for the big harvest wrasse, another nice session there your lucky the big lug worms didn't eat the fish!!!

I'll bear that in mind Fisherking for next September/October!

well done john especially this month round here usually barren of fish

Thanks Gary, but just this month?

Lol your lug are bigger than any of the fish you caught

I did say that myself in my first post, thank God I got some big lug!

God help us JW the colour is gone right out of your cheeks, I hope there's a local near that mark for a well deserved pint (or maybe a chance of a nice fish supper)
Blackie

Howya Blackie, it's a long way to Deacy's from Louth, even if you're buying! Are your fridge fish stocks exhausted yet?

[blackiemc]

Yes, all yummy fishies gone alright, but you were thanked on many's the Saturday evening after another fine feed! I suppose it's only the cat you have to keep fed for the rest of the year, you could have given him a good fright with that last photo.

Blackie