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Priceless information alby, thanks for this, going straight into my fishing journal. And yes, the weed is bad alright, I fished there Monday evening, pretty heavy for fishing.alby wrote:Hi Padraig,
Blue & Yellow a bit of a waste of time TBH. The Green Mark you’re spot on though. Just one point, fish off the rocks under the nature park - there's a lovely stream that comes along here and that's what you want to be fishing in. The cockle lake runs in there along Irishtown nature park and a short cast puts you into fish. Don't cross that river on an incoming tide because the only way out is helicopter (and with the frequency I see it buzzing over the strand, plenty of people are caught out). There can be good flounders off it (especially this time of the year), and more bass than people give it credit for, but it’s a one in five trip kind of strike rate. Again a good time of year for these. 2 hours after low water when the tide starts filling sandymount strand is the time to be fishing up to an hour before high water.
Another option is to fish the actual lake itself for the first 2/3 hours of the flood. It can be choked with week but does hold the odd decent fish.
For both spots the best access is to park under the ESB Towers and walk directly out to the mouth of the cockle lake, or up the pathway of the Irishtown nature park for the Green mark.
Lug, rag & peeler would be the bait of choice, tipping a worm off with a crab leg/claw is very effective. I was over there this morning and there is a bit of weed in the bay, so bear that in mind. If ye need any more pointers on the area – drop me a PM and I’ll give you a buzz.