Galway Bay SAC outing Lil'killary 06/08/07

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#1 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:19 am

People:me, nige, corbyeire, fishinmidget, chrisfeeney30, eointarmey8, and danny (non-sai member)

Duration:4ishpm - 9ishpm

Tide:low around 4:20pm

Weather:clear sunny slight breeze

Bait:mack sandeel

Rigs:various

Results: thornback ray, dogfish, conger, dab, grey gurnard, whiting and mackerel

Catch and Release:: Yes(except mack)

Report:
the club outing was meant to be held at Gurteen, but on arrival to the road that leads down to Gurteen it was obvious that (a)the carpark was full, and (b) the beach was packed.. the cars were literally parked all the way up to the main road with little space to pass and no space to park.. so after a quick decision we decided that it would be pointless to attempt the treck down to the beach, so back in the cars and off to little killary..

yet again cars were parked all over the place, but with a bit of cheek we found a nice parking place well away from all the rest..

fishing started off good with rays coming in and then doggies.. while releasing one of the ray i could see conger eels swimming near the rocks..
and being totally unprepaired with the location i rigged up a quick handline and pulled out a nice conger

a couple of flatties appeared to the lads and grey gurnards seemed to be plentiful about the place... and no sign of the Labrador

corbyeire with a nice thornie(his first from what i hear)
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eointarmey8 with a small thornie
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nige with the largest ray of the day
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yours truly with the largest fish of the day
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corbyeire's first dab
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chrisfeeney30 with a nice dab
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eointarmey8 · #2 Post by **eointarmey8** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:32 am

my ray looks a tiddler ( because it was ) haha my second one was bigger pity only chris got the pics haha well excuses aside it was a fine days fishing without a drop of rain !!

#3 Post by **donal domeney** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:50 am

Well done on the fishing but could pose the same problem for the S.A.I. comp next weekend.

#4 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:57 am

donal domeney wrote:Well done on the fishing but could pose the same problem for the S.A.I. comp next weekend.

will see what way the weather is on the day in the area.. then decide from there

#5 Post by **nige** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:17 am

donal domeney wrote:Well done on the fishing but could pose the same problem for the S.A.I. comp next weekend.

there is a few options which dont involve driving very far. just have fingers crossed for weather that doesnt suit beach goers

I have never seen gurteen as busy as it was today but killary as always came good

and not a sign of a burnt sausage

#6 Post by **chrisfeeney30** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:32 pm

was a fun day out! but a bbq would have been good! lol

#7 Post by **corbyeire** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:56 pm

fine day and a good days fishing

that alcasar place in oughterard was a fantastic substitute for corbyeire cuisine!

oh yeah that dab was some fighter pound for pound - or should i say ounce for ounce

#8 Post by **fishinmidget** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:02 pm

well it wasn't too bad i suppose.......I'm happy with my ray and doggie(improvement since the last 2 times i was there) but i am not accepting Steve's conger as counting as he is constantly telling me and Chris down the slip "fish caught on a handline don't count"

.

#9 Post by **eric** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:07 pm

nice session lads

#10 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:30 pm

fishinmidget wrote:but i am not accepting Steve's conger as counting as he is constantly telling me and Chris down the slip "fish caught on a handline don't count" .

there is a difference between conger and blenny's though

#11 Post by **fishinmidget** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:34 pm

they are both fish arnt they.......?

#12 Post by **chrisfeeney30** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:48 pm

#13 Post by MC » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:00 pm

fishinmidget wrote:well it wasn't too bad i suppose.......I'm happy with my ray and doggie(improvement since the last 2 times i was there) but i am not accepting Steve's conger as counting as he is constantly telling me and Chris down the slip "fish caught on a handline don't count" .

i agree with alex, it was a rod and line comp so handlines dont count

#14 Post by MC » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:03 pm

nice ray corbyeire, not bad for a first one

#15 Post by **corbyeire** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:26 am

cheers mc - third time lucky there!

they are good pics too steve, if i do say so myself

#16 Post by **stevecrow74** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:28 am

ah technology.. you cant beat a good phone

#17 Post by **pete** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:01 am

Great venue Little Killary that. Must say Steve that as a vegetarian you must be proud of that gut in the conger pic, heck of a lot of lentils to put that there