fishing at greystone

OK lads
Me mate and I are heading for there on saturday 23rd Oct 04.

I know it's below bublin a few miles? from the other web page wrom. crab, sand eels are main baits.

how to get to, or what part of beach should we go..
ther forecast is for W'ly winds "I hope" at the weekend

mb3! what-da-you think, or any one else from the big lights

dave

Dave i am the wrong man to ask. usually fish S. beach. i have some current info. on this place though (from someone that fishes it regularly) will root it out for you. adrwdarcy is your man to talk too.

i fish the north beach a lot, i posted a big report on it last weekend its under page 5 or 6 of the fish off topic.

Hello there Dave.
To get to Greystones take the N11 south from Dublin and keep an eye out for the Greystones exit after Bray. Once in Greystones if you want to fish the North beach theres a bit of a track to the left of the harbour with a small car parking area, but from here its a long trek down the beach. If you fancy trying the south beach, follow excaliber drive from the harbour around to a car park on your left (opposite the dart/train station). You can fish below here in sandy snag free conditions or you could head to the other end of the beach which is snaggy but is producing fish namely codling. (I dont know that these other venues arent, only know that ive caught at the far end) To get here you need to head into Greystones village and head south through the village until you come to yet another car park and after this you need to turn left into a housing estate and follow the road around until you come to a driving range. You can park the car here and then you just head across the railway tracks and down the beach about 100 yds. Hope this helps cos my hands are knackered im useless at this typing lark.
All the best

Hi Dave,

I've fished the pier at Greystones harbour many times over the past few years although not so much recently. I found that the pier comes into it's own in the winter months and rarely failed to catch something during winter evenings. If baitfishing I've always found nightime or early morning best anywhere in Greystones (including North and South beaches).

Anyway, I heard that a lot of people rate Mussels as a good bait for Greystones as there are supposed to be Mussel beds not far offshore. Personally I've never had much joy with them. In my own humble opinion, when fishing off the pier Ragworm and Lugworm tipped with a bit of mackerel or squid are top baits. I use 2 or 3 Hook paternoster rigs with size 1 to 1/0 aberdeens as you'll mostly be catching small whiting, codling, flatties and of course doggies. The pier often throws up surprises though which is why I tend to go back so often. I've caught rockling, pouting, a cuckoo ray, mackerel (in season) and a small octopus there !! I've also heard a report of a half hearted cast into the harbour itself at high water bagging a turbot ??! (Have me doubts about this claim)

I've found Greystones to be least productive on a clear and calm sunny day but be warned these are just my personal experiences and others may have totally different ideas on what works best in the area. Another word of warning - beware the crabs ! If you find your bait getting stripped and the odd annoying nod on the rod tip with nothing to show for it, then guaranteed it's crabs. Bigger baits and using elastic thread or floating beads may help combat this.

Final word of advice, very strong undercurrents at times in Greystones so grip-leads are a must.

Anyway best of luck.

Soc.

soc. the clear calm days can be good for flatties, although often at range. know a few anglers that have had lovely plaice from the area. april is good if you get the weather and again in sept. use worm cocktails with mussel/ crab and tip with a fillet of sandeel. i caught one plaice here before that spat out a large sandeel on landing it. sandeel can be the difference between catching a nice fish or blanking. in saying that i found the plaice fishing poor here this year compared with other years. heard of an odd small turbot caught on n. beach, but never got to verify it. the fisheries board have them on the species list for N. beach. however lots of competitions fished here never seem to produce them so you are right to be sceptical. some good catches of codling from the pier over the last few weeks in the tackle shops, but i'd take these with a pinch of sea salt. good whiting fishing here at times. right about the current, can be quite strong. nice to here you caught a ray here. how big were the codling you caught and in what conditions?

Hi MB,

Interesting tip on the sandeels there. It's a bait I've only really used on the North Kerry coast where it was great for flounder. I suppose it makes sense that it would be good for flats on the East coast as well. I haven't caught codling off the pier since last November/December when I caught one in each month. In fact I've only fished there once in the past six months as I stuck mostly to the plugging during summer. Both the codling were just under the 2lb mark and both caught in fairly blustery conditions with a westerly wind coming on off the sea if memory serves me correct. I kept the first one for the pan but the second one went back as I was feeling guilty when you consider the size they can grow to when left alone !

The cuckoo ray was a surprise alright. It was a couple of years ago mind, same time of year. I had to look it up after 'cos I figured it was a bit small for a thornback (about 1 and a half lbs). The spots on the wings gave it away. Always nice to get a new species.

Soc.

thanks all

m.b3 with you living in Dublin I had the idea that you should know how to get from the "N side to the S side" i have been told of a toll bridge some where? never mind, maybe I should asked that, oooopppppsssssss......

we are leaving here at midday to arive by 3pm, low water and fish the incoming tide until hoppfully 10pm.......

going by Nula today at 1:15 forecast for sat looks good, nice blow at time of writing this, should any one like to join us, we will be the two both dressed in shakespear "blue" float gear..


Dave

not driven yet dtmcc. wouldn't be the best man for given directions. if i was i'd have caught a few more fish in my time!

sorry soc didn't see your reply there! thanks for the info. an odd ray does turn up around here alright, even if they are on the small side.

YES
caught me first bass / mullet

will give full update at later date???????


maddening ain't it!

dave

does anyboby know the road from M50 - N11 without WITH-OUT driving that last part of Dublin, under the tram track? did I take a wrong turn,

please help a non-dublin-er drive again to greystone maybe Saturday week.

Dave

I like Greystone to from,,,,,,,,,but not the side way rain

Follow the M50 all the way to the end and then take the the new Sandyford turning at the 3rd exit, instead of turning to Dundrum. This is a new stretch of road which changes on a week to week basis. Turn right at the first traffic lights and follow the new signs to the N11.

It is a bit confusing there as the signs can send you in a circle sometimes. I nearly always end up going a slightly different route!

If you are coming in from the M1 or N2 I would recommend turning left onto the new N32 (at the M50 /M1 intersection), follow this road as far as the traffic lights at Clare Hall shopping centre where you turn right onto the Malahide Road (dual carriageway). This will bring you in towards the city where you will see signs for the "East Link Toll Bridge" (down by the docks). After crossing the toll bridge follow the signs for Wexford/N11, this road runs along Sandymount which will be on your left, it carries on through Blackrock/ Deansgrange and meets the N11 dual carriageway at "Cournlscourt Shopping Centre". This is the route I take all the time when fishing Wicklow/Wexford areas.
Damien

If you are coming in from the M1 or N2 I would recommend turning left onto the new N32
Damien

Thats the way I go (I'm in Santry).However, when the M50 is finished I'll go that way :)