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Skerries

#1 Post by joebhoy »

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Duration: 3hrs (2130- 0030)

Tide: rising

Weather: Bitter cold

Bait: Lug

Rigs: Flappers

Results: Codling and whiting




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Had a shocker of day at work and needed to get some air to clear the head so a quick dash to dig some bait after putting the weans to bed. Couldn't be bothered driving so decided on somewhere local.

When I got to the mark the tide was starting to rise so launched two baits into the darkness and waited for something, anything...! After a few minutes the tip on my big rod started to nod in a whiting like- way. It was pretty much like this for the full session with the hooks returning bare or sporting a tiny whiting on every cast. The mark was clear of weed but the wind made it very difficult to spot any interest at the other end.

I have posted a picture of a codling that I caught half way through the session to prove that there are cod north of the Liffey (no matter how small) :D
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Re: Skerries

#2 Post by roger de dodger »

the fish finger,s are on you! :lol: :mrgreen:
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#3 Post by Creep »

another few years and that will be a monster!!! 8)
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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#4 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Thats not a bad outing for skerries,,,fair play to ya Joe,.
A mate of mine fishes the stretch of coastline from Rush to Skerries and he said he's never seen so many codling ( up to 3lb) in the lobsterpots,,why we dont get them from shore is beyond me :roll:
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#5 Post by eoghanb »

Fair play anyway,skerries will be no go area soon the mackeral basher brigade are sharpening their rusty hooks and dusting down the fifteen foot lidl "beach casters"
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#6 Post by daveyboy »

It's a shame too as it seemed to have been great for mackerel last year going by the reports on here. I took a day off work and was float fishing up there last summer. It was great and there was plenty of fish being caught but there was people literally casting over my head as I was kneeling down to bait up. Might try float fishing for them at night! :?

Well done on the cod
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Re: Skerries

#7 Post by joebhoy »

roger de dodger wrote:the fish finger,s are on you! :lol: :mrgreen:
You would have struggled to make a fish finger out of it to be honest dodger. lol

Beats sitting in the gaff thinking about fishing. :D
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#8 Post by eoghanb »

[quote="daveyboy"]It's a shame too as it seemed to have been great for mackerel last year going by the reports on here. I took a day off work and was float fishing up there last summer. It was great and there was plenty of fish being caught but there was people literally casting over my head as I was kneeling down to bait up. Might try float fishing for them at night! :?

Well done on the cod[/u

Ull get a good few at night not as many as daytime but it's a small price cause it will be all yours pick a high tide about midnight and cast close in at the corner under the lighthouse
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#9 Post by daveyboy »

Cheers Eoghan, roll on the summer!
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Re: Skerries

#10 Post by eoghanb »

Forgot to say saw a few squid over the years too,tried and failed though
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