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Beara Peninsula - West Cork

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People:Me and Codswollop

Duration:2nd March -> 5th March

Tide:All stages

Weather:Sunny, cold, rainy, hailstones, windy and calm

Bait:lug, crab, mackerel, sand eel, squid, razor

Rigs:two hook flapper and 3 hook flapper. Spinning.

Results:Small coal fish, decent flounder, big wrasse and small conger.


Report: Myself and Codswollop fished around the Beara Peninsula for a couple of days. We fished a number of different marks at different times of the day and at various stages of tide. It would take me too long to write an accurate report that takes in the 4 days fishing.
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#2 Post by Davy Murdoch »

is it normal to get wrasse down that neck of the woods at this time of year? we have to wait until april/may before we see any :( ( at least i do!)
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#3 Post by jonny gilbert »

what weight was the conger and wrasse we've had a couple of wrasse off garron point and cushendall this year so far kissmywrasse no size in them though
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Not sure!

#4 Post by John D »

I'm not sure if it's normal as I am from Dublin. You can see one of them in Codswollop's personal gallery. The wrasse were up to 3lb and the conger up to 5 1/2 lb.

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#5 Post by Davy Murdoch »

roll on may so i can get my wrasse fix :lol: hopefully the fishing gods will be kind and let me catch one over 4lb 12oz :wink:
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#6 Post by John D »

4lb 12oz? I'm guessing this is either your personal best or a specimen sized wrasse?

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#7 Post by Davy Murdoch »

specimen size :wink: i`ve been after one for quite a while but its proving to be difficult down my neck of the woods :(
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Good luck!

#8 Post by John D »

The best of luck with your mission. I wouldn't mind one of them myself.
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