Shad at st.mullins

any sign of these lads yet up the river?
thanks

still a bit early i think the big tide the end of the month or start of may should see the start of them looking forward to it great sport on light tackle

Hi
The annual Shad competition is on the 3rd of may this year but the run is affected greatly by the weather in the lead up to the higher tides at the end of April beginning of May.
In my experience the bad rains in previous years have delayed the main run by a week or two and if your lucky enough to get a days fishing at the right time the fishing can be unbelievable,
hopefully the sun will be shining when those big tides rise.

What colour taz or cobra works best for u lads . Looking forward to the trip down for them ... Great crack on light gear .... I find the blue and silver Tazy very successful ... What's your best lure for them

Blue/silver Taz seems to do the trick but all of the tazzies seem to work even the pink one and the Rasta colour have got me fish when no others will.

Any chance of this run starting by the 25th April?

if your down that way then i would give it ago you just never no but the tide are slack around that date probley best waiting till the 28th/29th when the tides start to build if your just make the trip for them but keep a eye to the weather if any rain b4 hand forget about it till the river clears

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Do anglers need a licence to fish here?

no mate its tidal waters

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I should be driving past the area on Monday. I will pop down for a quick cast to see if any have arrived with the up coming big tides.

what tackle is needed for shad

what tackle is needed for shad

taz devils

any joy Mac? ta

few there today

thinking of heading down on 6th - with the spring take them all back out to sea
if anyone is fishing the comp at weekend let me know the catch rates

thanks

Anybody here any news from the competition today.

about 30 anglers took part in the annual comp, numbers down due to weather with a coloured barrow and flood coming down ,probably was not fishable but with people there it went ahead, it was won by Alan burke with a small shad, the only one caught all day, well done Alan ,eddie.......

Was down Thursday - Sunday and the fishing was extremely poor. Didn't meet one angler that had a Shad. With the easterly winds, cold temps and dirty water the Shad we gone off the boil. Will give it another shot on the next big tides.

any joy Mac? ta

Sorry I didn't get back to you on this one. No Joy that day, but the odd one was being caught. The river was Gin clear. AS you can see from the recent reports the river will be muddy for some time with more rain due over the next few days, it's hard to know when it might fish well again. Most likely towards the end of the Month.

Kev