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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby stevo74 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:09 pm

fished South Wicklow last week and they was little to no weed ! Very fishable......
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby paul skelly » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:17 pm

Hi all, anyone know is there much weed around ennarialy/ arklow?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby andy k 85 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:17 pm

fished north wexford last nite no weed
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby Al » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:57 pm

paul skelly wrote:Hi all, anyone know is there much weed around ennarialy/ arklow?
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Ennereilly fine on the 21st Nov
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby tight lines » Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:16 pm

graystones behind driving range full of heavy weed and snags on the bottom unfishable 22/11
so went to the cove and was all clear and a few small fish
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby Brian D » Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:35 pm

Not a lot of WEED on 5-Mile-Point on Saturday night.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby corbyeire » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:51 am

plenty of the real fine stringy stuff that eventually sinks your line and weighs a ton

and then the odd 3kg stalk of kelp throw in for good measure on Carne last night
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby thekid » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:17 pm

south beaches weed free once you can cast past the gutter and hold bottom. :? :? :?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby matt69 » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:23 pm

greystones southbeach not a lot of weed and a few fish :)
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby paul skelly » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:25 pm

Hi all was thinking of heading down south Wexford on Friday does any one know what the weed has been like the past few days?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby corbyeire » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:26 pm

plenty of weed on south facing beaches at the weekend - this may be starting to clear though

wasnt too bad in the estuarys
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby marklocko » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:10 am

a fair bit of weed greystones south beach tonight 21 12 11
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby Brian D » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:51 pm

Fished Killoughter on Thursday 29/12/11 there is a lot of weed close in...Apart from that the fishing was OK we caught some good Dabs,LSDs and whiting.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby paul skelly » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:28 pm

Fished the ennerialy area last night the 30th no weed and plenty of small fish nothing at distance
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby paul skelly » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:32 pm

Hi lads thinking of hitting south Wexford for a new years day/night session any word on the beachs down that way?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby Ianm1010 » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:49 pm

Fishing today around Wexford Harbour. No real Weed. Not enough to put you off fishing anyway.
No fish either for that matter !!! :oops:
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby corbyeire » Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:04 pm

thinking of fishing thursday night - are the south beaches clear? - the wind is due to go down by then - so it will probably be full of it!!! :lol:
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby thekid » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:03 pm

not that bad 2 days ago.took the dogs out around ballyhealy today was blowing smoke on the tideline.didnt see how bad weed was.wouldnt chance it myself..north wex prob... :? :? :?: :?: :?: :?:
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby paul skelly » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:10 pm

South Wexford 1/1/2012 no weed at low water but as it started pushing back in the weed / kelp came on
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

Postby canning » Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:44 pm

anyone what the south beach greystones is like?
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