People:me
Duration:3 hours
Tide:low to mid
Weather: started nice enough, then sideways rain, wind from the belly of the gods
Bait:lug, sandeel, mack, razor
Rigs: 3/0 pulley and 2 hook flapper
Results: sweet fanny adams..
This was to be my first session of 2014, a terrible late start. I drove up to westport, then headed for the western facing beaches - cross, carrowinsky etc. first stopping at my lug beds, yes, I own them, that were gone last year with a horrific smell of field offlow, but thankfully they were back in force. loaded up with some lovely juicy lug, thinking...today will be good.....
I was wrong.. with each passing kilometre towards my chosen mark, the winds picked up, the rain began.... the western strands were unfishable, so I opted for a somewhat more shelterd Carrowmore strand... still blowing sideways but not as bad as direct into your face. weed was a problem though, horrid shredded stuff in the first 20ft that clogged the lines and rigs. bite detection would have been non existent, if there were to be any bites, but all I got comin back was soggy mack, burst sandeel and drowned lugworm..
I gave in and popped to lecanvey pier, hoping for a coley or dog or rockling to open the 2014 account..but the wind was worse. almost blew my tubby self off the end of pier.
Defeat.
but I'm back out on friday, for an evening/night session in galway, hopeful the fish will show me what they look like, It's been so long, I've forgotten.,
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Mayo marks
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spindlefist
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Mayo marks
2016: dogfish, pollack,
2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,
2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,
2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,
2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,
Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,
2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,
2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,
2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,
Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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Determined Dan
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Re: Mayo marks
Hard luck, the wind is playing f..k down here clam one minute then force 6 hitting the beach. Hopefully it will settle soon. Better luck next time.
20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
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Al and Jordan
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Re: Mayo marks
unlucky daire. the weather is playing serious havoc with a lot of fishing plans over the last few months 
but sure, it can only get better with each passing week
but sure, it can only get better with each passing week
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Re: Mayo marks
Drop out towards Clifden
Were doing ok out this way at the minute
Pm me if u need a bit of info
Were doing ok out this way at the minute
Pm me if u need a bit of info
2013: 22
macks pollack doggies coal fish codling grey gurnard red gurnard haddock whiting
Sandeel conger thornback wrasse blenny three bearded rockling pouting turbot scad ling
Squid ballan wrasse flounder
2014:
Conger coalie doggie rockling whiting thorn back collie turbot flounder blenny
macks pollack doggies coal fish codling grey gurnard red gurnard haddock whiting
Sandeel conger thornback wrasse blenny three bearded rockling pouting turbot scad ling
Squid ballan wrasse flounder
2014:
Conger coalie doggie rockling whiting thorn back collie turbot flounder blenny