Conger locations in cork

alright lads i just recently got into conger fishing and i really enjoy going after them, have tried some of the well known marks with some success, have tried ballycotton pier where my biggest was roughly 20lb ( safely returned )and unfortunately blanked in cobh possibly due to the massive amont of mackeral and other small fish in the water. would reallly appreciate any marks and can assure all congers will be returned, any pm's welcome

Ballycotton is an excellent mark with eels there to 40lb plus, Cobh is very hit and miss though there are some big eels there, A freind had one at New Ferry once by the pub.

Ballycotton is an excellent mark with eels there to 40lb plus, Cobh is very hit and miss though there are some big eels there, A freind had one at New Ferry once by the pub.

yea by the looks of it ballycotton is the best spot, sorry man but where is new ferry wont show on google maps for me

Ballycotton is an excellent mark with eels there to 40lb plus, Cobh is very hit and miss though there are some big eels there, A freind had one at New Ferry once by the pub.

yea by the looks of it ballycotton is the best spot, sorry man but where is new ferry wont show on google maps for me

I think he might mean the pier in East Ferry out side of Midleton

sound, is that by the marina yea ?? any good size ones caught off there?

sound, is that by the marina yea ?? any good size ones caught off there?

No not the marina. The pier other side of the channel. Go from the Midleton roundabout out the Whitegate road about 2 miles and turn right to East Ferry. The pier is in from of Murphy’s Pub

found it there on google maps, top notch directions man

i passed that pier last night and wondered about congers, you'd need a drop net id say as its high enough above the water

which bally cotton or east ferry ?? iv mono on my reel so it is possible to hand line them up, we did it with a 20lb in ballycotton but it was tuff going lol if you have braid or hook into a big fella you would need a net id say

Not much need for a drop net just put on 30' of 70lb shock leader that will get any conger out of the water. Hand line it in.
If you fish Ballycotton in front of the ice plant you can beach the fish to your right hand side