cuckoo wrasse

Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:17 pm

Hello all.
How common/uncommon are these around our coast. I caught one last year off a rock mark in Waterford but never see them in reports other than boat reports. :?:

Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:19 pm

they are quite common around the coast even in the north coast here we get them on boat and shore.

Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:39 pm

Get them round Co. Antrim coast from the boat sometimes close in so should be available from the shore. Beutiful fish.

Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:43 pm

Cheers,
I never hear anyone talk of them so thought I might have had a rare one. :oops:

Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:39 pm

Bass are rare in the NW, so if cuckoo wrasse are not common in the SE, more power to you for landing one.

Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:59 pm

Have had a few fishing extremely deep rock marks in West Clare alright, dont remember getting them anywhere else from the shore although have had a few off the boat in The Swilly in Donegal though. What they lack in size they make up for in beauty, spectacular looking fish.

Pete.

Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:14 pm

Plenty to be caught from boats on the south coast. So many thet most clubs give very little points for them. The more intersting thing about this species is that they will change sexes if there is a inbalance. the male is the more colourful where the female is brown in colour and has 3 dark dots from the end of the dorsal to the start of the tail. Have caught them from the shore on coloo rock in kerry.

Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:47 pm

Got one in 2 - 3 fathoms depth at White Lady, Connemara Oct '04.
Not very common here though.

Blackie

Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:23 pm

plenty of the boat in Killala bay, dont know about the shore though
steve

Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:27 pm

'The Maidens' off Larne seems to be the ultimate Cuckoo Wrasse Spot.
My PB was taken under the Lighthouse at Rathlin (On a Boat mind) and was a Male of over 1lb.

Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:29 pm

Cheers for the info lads.
I might try to target them this year.

Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:41 pm

Quite a few caught around the cove at St John's Point in Donegal in the summer. Not sure whether they are there all the year round.

Caught quite a few around the 60-80 yard mark on fish baits.

Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:27 pm

plenty to be had from some other marks in donegal bay as well from the shore. id also say that if you fished from the shoreline of rathlin island you would get plenty.