Courtown

Spent a lot of time down here. :D Oul pair have a house down there. I am going down on Saturday in the boat for a week. Done the same last year and had great catches. The rock marks after the harbour are not up to much . :( The beach fishes really only at night where a short cast is all that is required. There is a sand bank abou 60 yards outand you should aim to get just onto this. This is where the fish are. The rock marks are devoid of sea weed as the tides do not work the same down here. Kelp needs to be left on the dry for its reproduction cycle and this is not possible due to the lack of rising tides. There are three tides a day and the water only rises by a couple of ft. This is a strange phenomenon that only occours in a few places around the world and this is one of them. :wink: Tide condition matters little as long as it is flowing. This will usually mean hours of action followed by spaces of nothing at all. Roney point a bit further south can produce Bass to spinners and a bit further out for the good casters will produce excellent Thornback. We had some in the boat just off Roney point in daylight to 16 lb. one of 11 lb, one of 13 lb and one of 4 lb. Tope abound around here also as well as 6 miles down the coast in Cahore where it is possible to catch them on the beach. We also had Smoothhounds to 4.5 lb off Roney point (pic of a male in the gallery) Be careful on Courtown beach as there is very little beach there anymore. Erosion has played a huge part here and many of the houses and dunes are in jepordy so please respect the sand on the dunes and use ways onto the beach provided. :evil: although the tides are small water does rise right up the beach to the dunes!