Q: Help to Shannon marks for Bullhuss

Hi
I am a Danish angler and I have previously had some fantastic fishing holidays in Ireland. I have arranged a couple of weeks holiday from end September into start October. I will specifically like to try from the shore for bullhuss, but previous i have not been succesfull finding the right spots.

It seems that the Shannon Estuary would be a good area to target, however I have not fished this venue before. Is the time September/October still right for bullhuss? Is the Shannon Estuary one of the better places for huss in the western part of Ireland? And can anyone tip me in the right direction in this large area of shoreline. Perhaps also tide, tackle and bait wise. Or is there better places than the Shannon for bullhuss.

I'm not a turnament caster, so marks which can be reached with a 100 yard cast will be most fruitfull

Any tips and tricks is most welcome.
Sincerely
Torsten

Thats about the best time to get huss in the estuary from my experience. I can't recommend one spot to get decent huss there as they can be caught on any of the marks and I've never got them in the numbers to be consistently sure of getting them. A good tide run and rough ground are your best bet. Saying that I had two huss at a competition in the Estuary from a mark that is a sandy shallow beach with no tide run.

Hallo Torsten

Welcome to the site, I know it can be a nightmare fishing a new mark and It would be a pleasure to put you wise as to where to go for your Bullhuss, I suppose I should say I can put you on the mark - the rest is up to you and the fish,

On both of the marks a cast of 80yards will be plenty.. As for tackle and bait “I use Pennel Pulley rigs with 5 to 8oz grip leads and 50lb Snood/hook length + 3/0 light wire hooks,

Bait; Small fillet of mackerel with a strip of squid held around the fillet with light bait elastic… the squid not only acts as an attractor but also helps protect the fish bait from the ever present Crab’s around the estuary,
A long baiting needle will help you to make a sausage bait from the squid covered mackerel,

Main line should be 18lb or more of line that will stand up to a bit of rough ground fishing,

Tides; I have found that fishing from slack water up to high gave me the best results at one mark,

I haven’t been after the Bullhuss for some time but if you happen to be around the west coast from the 27th I would be happy to show you the Huss mark as long as you don’t like eating them

If there are any other species that you would like to try for while you’re here I will try to put you on to them,

One accessory that will be worth its weight is a “tripod rod rest” as you will need it to keep your rod tip high to avoid any weed that may get washed onto your line, also some good rain gear,

Regards

Mike.

hi Torsten welcome to the site,I don't know much about the Shannon but if you are any where near Galway let me know and I will give you a few marks around clifden that might produce some huss for you,there were a lot of huss in the 8lb to 10lb weight caught this year

meself I would try leabasheeda

meself I would try leabasheeda

Have you ever caught anything there???

thornback and huss

Hi all

I am cetainly real enough:
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Sorry for the lack of mutual reply from my side, however I am so very gratefull for the replies I have got. A pitty that I don't have the possibility to prolong my stay for another week to get to try it all, it is difficult to both want to visit old friends and get the most from the fishing.

This time however I finally have started to earn money so that I can rent a car to drive away to sheltered places, and a place to hide during several days of rain instead of telephone boxes and a tent with only a waterproff bottom

Now matter if I get to fish with any of the people that has been kind enough to offer their assistance or i get to try the places by my selves, I will post an update. Hopefully I will be able to extend my Ireland species list.

Sincerely
Torsten

Hi Torsten, I dont know if you have sky television up your way but yesterday they had a program on Discovery Shed, channel 242 about fishing for bullhuss and thornback rays in the shannon estuary. They were 30 miles from the coast and very sucessfull. The program is called "Fishing on the Edge" by Henry Gilbey, episode is called "Irish Rock Fishing".I think its a few years old. These channels usually repeat these programs so you might get to catch it again. I've tried to locate it online with no success.

http://www.locatetv.com/tv/fishing-on-the-edge/1902975

http://www.henry-gilbey.com/photo_essay ... _west.html

Hi,
I have caught them to 11lb form the side of the quay where the big ships moor up at Foynes , casting about 70-100 yards into as deep shipping channel. Had lots of Thornback rays to 10lb and Conger eels to 15lb there too. Have not fished it for at least 4 years though.
You will need som 6oz grip leads as the tide runs hard early ebb/flood. All the best dude.

Hi,
I have caught them to 11lb form the side of the quay where the big ships moor up at Foynes , casting about 70-100 yards into as deep shipping channel. Had lots of Thornback rays to 10lb and Conger eels to 15lb there too. Have not fished it for at least 4 years though.
You will need som 6oz grip leads as the tide runs hard early ebb/flood. All the best dude.

I'd say it's more than 4 years as access has been banned to foynes dock for about 5 or 6 years.