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#1 Post by **Pat Spillane** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:56 pm

Fished a good number of marks around the area mostly from 1800-0100 with poor results. Mostly dogs with a few minor species thrown in.

Monday Lahinch beach start 2000
flat calm conditions with a dropping tide. I made my first mistake by bringing two rods, I was not ready for how quickly the tide goes out here and so after a couple of hours struggling to keep up I abandoned and headed for what I hoped was deeper water. I ended up on Clegg beach which on the outset looked a bit deeper but that was the same. I stayed till 0030 and had good fun with dogfish on a carp rod, fixed spool reel and braid. Bait was sandeel.

Tuesday Flat rocks Black head.
1900-0015 Bait sandeel and fresh mackerel. light winds.
Very calm conditions and a dropping tide. I started on sandeel with little success and caught some mackerel on the spinning gear, that was as good as it got for me. Neilus came along for a few hours and had a couple of tiny whiting and a couple of mackerel on the bottom. I had one good run on the carp rod which broke the hook snood very quickly. An enjoyable evening in good company, Thanks Neilus.

Wednesday I decided to head south and fished Carrigaholt beach in the hope of ray, fished there from 1800-2100 with my usual companions, dogfish but no ray. I had caught mackerel from the cliffs south of Kilkee, that has to be one of the maddest places to fish. I am surprised that someone has not been killed from there. I moved to Poul na Sherry but the tide was running too hard. Fished out in the bay close by with just dogs showing.

Thursday had a full days fishing so I again tryed for ray at low water in Poul na Sherry but there were too many dogs, in close out far the result was the same. When the tide rose I mover to the rocks at Aylvaroo but still no ray or any bites there at all. In desperation I decided to move to Cappagh in the hope of a huss but again just dogs and a small whiting to show.

Result, disappointed not to get the target species. I would have fished Lahinch more had there been any surf. All in all I had a good week with plenty of fish to keep me happy. Thanks to Neilus and Kevin H for all advise given.

#2 Post by **corbyeire** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:59 pm

the flat rocks blackhead - where is that? before or after the lighthouse?

Cheers

#3 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:29 pm

FFS.. ive told you already...

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... php?t=6253

#4 Post by **corbyeire** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:35 pm

the flat rocks could be different to "the flats" - there are ledges further south and east of "the flats" and blackhead itself - that he could have been talking about - was just thinking this as he hadnt called it "the flats " :evil:

#5 Post by **Pat Spillane** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:19 pm

Sorry guys that should be the flats, I am not familiar with the area and just remembered the word flat being there somewhere. Sorry for the confusion.

#6 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:34 pm

dont worry about it Pat... i've fished there nearly more times than i've eaten chinese food and for the first few years didn't know it was called the flats..

asyou can see he put up a post about the flats location.. i replied with accurate pics with x marks the spot... and he still doesn't believe me...

P.s. i really like chinese food

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