Greystones Harbour report 12-2-2012

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#1 Post by **MBuckley87** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:40 am

People: myself, Lisa, eyes, Rodger the dodger.

Duration: 8-11:30

Tide: low

Weather: calm, cold.

Bait: Mackerel, squid.

Rigs: 2 and 3 hook flappers

Results: codling, whiting, pollock, coalie.

Report: Arrived at Greystones with my 13 yr old sister in law and met Eyes for the first time by chance got some tips and off we went, first fish was a small pin whiting, from there I caught a codling and a whiting on the same line, then few minutes later Lisa pulled out a lovely pollock, for the rest of the night we pulled out pin whiting, whiting and coalies often, not to be outdone eyes nabbed emself a nice pollock to end his night myself and lisa left about 11:30 and left Rodger the dodger behind with the whiting. First ever report picture of the pollock below.

#2 Post by **eyesreilly** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:32 am

Was nice to meet up with you all last night,,,,,,,,,,Sweetwrasse and Jack from the site were also there earlier. A beautiful mild night with plenty of bites from the start to finish. Well done to Lisa on a fine fat 35cm pollock,,,,,,, best fish of the night

and welcome to the fishing fraternity

. I had pollock, singles doubles and trebles of whiting, pouting, coalies and a scorpion fish Plenty of banter as usual

#3 Post by **Sweetwrasse** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:08 am

Well done on getting a few fish! Was a lovely evening to be out, I'd have stayed all night if it wasn't for work this morning! Good to meet up with yourselves and eyesreilly.

#4 Post by **Sweetwrasse** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:08 am

Well done on getting a few fish! Was a lovely evening to be out, I'd have stayed all night if it wasn't for work this morning! Good to meet up with yourselves and eyesreilly.

#5 Post by **MBuckley87** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:45 pm

Yeah was a lovely night great to see Greystones having a pier back them rocks are a graveyard of rigs. Nice to meet the lads got some advice and cheers for the bait went down a treat that's what Lisa caught the big lad on.

#6 Post by **Creep** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:32 pm

Well done!! Nice pollock! seems that pier is now a new social club next they'll be selling teas and coffees!!

#7 Post by **ekfish** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:19 pm

Was down there aswell got small conger didn't think you'd catch them some great catches lately off the pier

#8 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:37 pm

managed a double scorpion on my last cast one was a belter its head was the size of my fist

was good fishing all night it was a shame to have to go home!the bigger fish wasnt as spikey as the small one and it had a white belly not bluey green was it a long spine short spine double????????

#9 Post by **eyesreilly** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:45 pm

roger de dodger wrote:managed a double scorpion on my last cast one was a belter its head was the size of my fist was good fishing all night it was a shame to have to go home!the bigger fish wasnt as spikey as the small one and it had a white belly not bluey green was it a long spine short spine double????????

Some pair of lips on that big fellah Roger

Maybe it's a Big lipped Scorpion fish

#10 Post by **jack01986** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:45 pm

roger de dodger wrote:managed a double scorpion on my last cast one was a belter its head was the size of my fist was good fishing all night it was a shame to have to go home!the bigger fish wasnt as spikey as the small one and it had a white belly not bluey green was it a long spine short spine double????????

Might be a short spined allright, I think there is a rule about the spike being the bigger or smaller than the diameter of the fish's eye.

Nice fishing there MBuckley87. Glad you got some fish with the bait.

ekfish wrote:Was down there aswell got small conger didn't think you'd catch them some great catches lately off the pier

Fairplay on that fish a nice surprise.

#11 Post by **andy k 85** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:01 pm

great fishing lads tats a whopper of a scorpian fish

Deleted User 3488 · Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:13 pm

If it's fishing that well this time of year,,imagine how good it should fish in the summer,,
Good fishing,,well done

#13 Post by **thekid** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:40 pm

sounds like a good time was had by all.good stuff.

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