west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
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west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Gavin and i
Duration:4 to 5 hours a day for 5 days
Tide:up and down
Weather fantastic
Bait:sandeel spinners mackerel
Rigs:8 0 wire trace pulley spinners
Results:mackerel pollock scad dogs coalfish bull huss
Report:Pollock was the order of the day myself and gav going light with just spinning gear.we started at the back of the cottage it was two hours into the rise i was jigging a sand eel and gav spinning takin 4 or 5 casts in every little gully gavin was the first to draw blood catching a pollock of about 3lbs the light was fading fast as we worked are way down to dursey sound pollock came on thick and fast both catching pollock every cast.getting quite dark now we moved to a little pier half way down the sound.
i changed to a spinner it seem to clean for a sandeel. with a breeze coming from behind i cast high into the wind it took the spinner far into the channel rod doubled it took quite a while to get him in as the water was rushing through the sound a fantastic looking fish in the clear deep water of the pier luckly there was steps down to the waters edge were i landed him he weighed in at 8lbs 2 the next day the big rods were out of to a deep water mark in the hope of huss gavin was spinning catching 4lb and 5lb pollock every couple of minutes i had to get in on the action setting up my spinning rod with a sandeel and literialy casting at my feet catching pollock every cast and on the big rod a couple of dogs and 2 huss of 3lbs we ended the day with gavin and i catching loads of 4lbs pollock some 5lbs and 6lbs and even a 7lbs thrown in for good measure if you are like me and like to keep on the move catching pollock theres no better place then the beara.
ending our week with well over 100 pollock scores of mackerel scad cole fish dogs and huss.
Duration:4 to 5 hours a day for 5 days
Tide:up and down
Weather fantastic
Bait:sandeel spinners mackerel
Rigs:8 0 wire trace pulley spinners
Results:mackerel pollock scad dogs coalfish bull huss
Report:Pollock was the order of the day myself and gav going light with just spinning gear.we started at the back of the cottage it was two hours into the rise i was jigging a sand eel and gav spinning takin 4 or 5 casts in every little gully gavin was the first to draw blood catching a pollock of about 3lbs the light was fading fast as we worked are way down to dursey sound pollock came on thick and fast both catching pollock every cast.getting quite dark now we moved to a little pier half way down the sound.
i changed to a spinner it seem to clean for a sandeel. with a breeze coming from behind i cast high into the wind it took the spinner far into the channel rod doubled it took quite a while to get him in as the water was rushing through the sound a fantastic looking fish in the clear deep water of the pier luckly there was steps down to the waters edge were i landed him he weighed in at 8lbs 2 the next day the big rods were out of to a deep water mark in the hope of huss gavin was spinning catching 4lb and 5lb pollock every couple of minutes i had to get in on the action setting up my spinning rod with a sandeel and literialy casting at my feet catching pollock every cast and on the big rod a couple of dogs and 2 huss of 3lbs we ended the day with gavin and i catching loads of 4lbs pollock some 5lbs and 6lbs and even a 7lbs thrown in for good measure if you are like me and like to keep on the move catching pollock theres no better place then the beara.
ending our week with well over 100 pollock scores of mackerel scad cole fish dogs and huss.
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Great pics, some nice pollack but lovely to see a scad again, havent seen one here in 15 years- one summer a long time ago there were many. Lovely clear picture.
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
some nice pollock there gitsea fair play havent see or gav in awhile
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Great session !
Great report and pics too, nice one!

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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Great report! Congrats on the fine Pollock! 

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SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling
SPECIES 2013: (1) Ballan Wrasse (2)
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
great pollocks guys,ya nice to see a scad,,we wont see too many as the the rswpelagic trawlers are fishing for them now,,in one of the pics there seem sto be a nice sandy patch,,,surprised ye didnt try for a ray or flat
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
That's some great fishing lads and some fine big pollock a big well done 

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Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
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Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
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Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Ballydonegan strand, is a man made beach and a very deep one at that we will be fishing it next month brian
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
That's a fine haul of fish and looks a lovely spot too 

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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Nice fishing lads and some cracking pollock
Looks like a nice part of the world to be fishing.

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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Some haul of fish there lads great fishing and great pics.
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
You hit the jackpot there lads,well done. Great pics too
A great advert for the area 


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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
more of the same...
weather looks brill, great pics. very fine pollack fishing there.
and aye, nice to see a scad. caught one about 7 years ago but none since. hope ye ate it cos they taste great!
well done, looks like yous had a ball. fine fishing. nice report
weather looks brill, great pics. very fine pollack fishing there.
and aye, nice to see a scad. caught one about 7 years ago but none since. hope ye ate it cos they taste great!
well done, looks like yous had a ball. fine fishing. nice report
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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
Some mighty pollock there
looks a really nice place, love the photos.

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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
lovely report and amazing fishing lads, hard to beat the Beara, big well done 

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Re: west cork from the 1/9/12 to 8/9/12
chuckaroo we got two and thay went back to the sea alive and well
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