tope from the shore up the shannon

Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:54 pm

Just wondering is there any tope been caught up the shannon estury at the moment as i might that a trip up there over the christmas hoildays and if so what bait are they taking and at what time of day and tide . PMs would be very grateful

Re: tope from the shore up the shannon

Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:49 am

ask georoide if there are any about he is the man for the shannon just make sure were ever you pick you have room to manouver, great fighting fish esp from the shore

Re: tope from the shore up the shannon

Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:09 am

dbrock wrote:ask georoide if there are any about he is the man for the shannon just make sure were ever you pick you have room to manouver, great fighting fish esp from the shore



To get that kind of info from Gearoid you will have to do what I did… kidnap him, :)

But your right he the man for that area.

Re: tope from the shore up the shannon

Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:46 pm

The best time of the year for Tope is from late spring till Oct and any deep water channels from Kildysert or Foynes right up to Loop head and Beal strand or Beal point.

You need somewhere there is a good tail race or a headland with a good run of water slack water can be the best time to start fishign for the tope.

From Dusk onwards is a good time to fish for the tope in the Shannon

Running ledgers with a big tope hook and whole mackerel or even a side fillet would do the job and dont forget the wire trace

Hope this helps

Re: tope from the shore up the shannon

Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:23 pm

I've heard of them being seen and caught in poulnasherry bay if that help's excuse the spelling if it's wrong on the venue,but from my experience tope are around from sping to late summer hope this helps.

TIGHTLINES

KC

Re: tope from the shore up the shannon

Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:24 pm

Only ever heard of pups been caught around poulnasharry. Deep water marks with strong tides will produce pups in the estuary but some of the lads have had them up to 6lbs regularly on certain marks with fresh mackerel

Donagh

Re: tope from the shore up the shannon

Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:27 pm

funny you ask mate im working on it but i really cant give too much away at this stage..big project for me this year..got info a mark..you know who you are :wink:
sorry cant say ask me again in the summer!!!
pups all over the place in august more of em than dogs but all 2lbs...got bitten of years ago on an upper mark..i think it was a tope neway was like i was tied to a car moving away speed..then the snood went :cry: