Catching Seatrout.

whats the best way to catch seatrout from a beach, is there a special rig or bait that works best for them. :wink:

mackeral strip or sandeel during colder months/ at night or in surf. use various lures from this month onwards...


standard leger gear fine with bait....

I've caught them on sandeel.

The rig I used was a one hook distance rig fishing onto a clean bottom.
Great fighting fish!

Mark

<<<<<<This one was caught on Mussel tipped with sand-eel...so i would say it was the sandeel that did it for me :)
I have only caught one so i'm not an expert but from readin up i'd agree with Mark, i think lures are the way to go from this time of year! Maybe something along the lines of a Toby or German Sprat, have also heard that copper spoons can work well too :)

lure results can be localised. try and suss out what the guys use in the spots u fish...

Where abouts in Dublin/Wicklow can they be caught?

whats the best way to catch seatrout from a beach, is there a special rig or bait that works best for them. :wink:

only ever use sandeel type spinners found nothing else as good

there are a few spots in dublin/ wicklow. south beach in greystones near river produces. there are spots all over the place though! just little fished.

I've only ever caught a couple of sea trout, and they both had sea lice.
Does this make them unsafe to eat?
If I'm going to release the fish, can I remove them without damaging it?

[jd]

I'm splitting this thread- part of it will go to the news and views forum .

Sea Trout, Salmon ,Licences and Draft Nets
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=10112

This thread (the one you are reading), is to discuss how to catch sea trout.

jd

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Just be careful! As far as I'm aware you need a game licence to catch and keep sea trout for the table. :shock:

I could be wrong though :oops:

Maybe you lads who know 100% could enlighten us all who might be thinking of targeting the sea trout soon.

Steve

You do need a licence and tags alright IF you intend to keep the fish. If not and it's catch and release fishing then you could argue that any trout you catch are a by catch even if you are specifically targetting them, can't see the harm if all the fish are returned.

Sandeel and even mackerel are very effective for them here in Kerry in the estuaries during the winter. I tend to keep snoods short as sometimes they will gobble baits down and they are easily damaged. Size 2 or 1 hooks to 15 - 20lb fluoro snoods would be my usual choice.

As mb3 said, from here on in with rising water temperatures etc. they start coming to lures and we leave the bottom gear at home from March onwards and start targeting them on spinning gear.

I usually fish smaller lures, 10 - 15 grams dexter wedges and bridun launce on a light 10 - 20g spinning rod with 6lb line but I knwo guys who target them on Inch and Rossbeigh and they swear by big spinners the same as you would use for bass etc. and these guys fish for them alot

Liam

From this post on, comments/debate re licences in other thread please..

Just be careful! As far as I'm aware you need a game licence to catch and keep sea trout for the table. :shock:

I could be wrong though :oops:

Maybe you lads who know 100% could enlighten us all who might be thinking of targeting the sea trout soon.

Steve

You do need a licence and tags alright IF you intend to keep the fish. If not and it's catch and release fishing then you could argue that any trout you catch are a by catch even if you are specifically targetting them, can't see the harm if all the fish are returned

Why do I have this mental image of jd banging his head on a brick wall..... :lol:

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I feel sorry for the wall, it must havecracked by now :lol:

smallest lead surf can handle. hook lead on to swivel. take between 3 and 6 foot of fluorocarbon( I use 13lb vanish) longest length of snood surf and rod can take. thread sand eel on to size 1 hook. cast past last breaker. slowly really slowly reel inside last breaker( this is when you'll attract fish in) leave in the long white water. if it Wash's a shore start again, if not leave. Dusk and dawn.

Sand-eels dig in to the sand at dusk on the beaches and back out at dawn. the sand eel of course are very vunrable at this time. the trout know this.so do you!!!