Storm beaches in Louth

I have a few questions, so please bear with me. I am mainly a salt water fly fisherman/lure fisherman but so far this season I have been having a f*****g nightmare. No success bar 1 bass & 1 seatrout if memory serves. So, I am converting to the realm of bait. I will be in Louth this weekend and plan to fish some storm beaches which I think hold fish. The beach is about 300 metres long with rocks at each end. The rest is flat sand & when the tide is out there are lug piles everywhere. I was planning on fishing the incoming tide offering lug & I’m thinking that it should produce some flatties and maybe a bass if I’m lucky. What I’m wondering is with the beach being largely featureless, i.e. no channels/ bumps etc should I just pick any random spot or would I be better off fishing close to the edge of the rocks. Also when the tide is full in there is about 5 metres of shingle under water, what can be expected where the shingle meets sand? I know these are fairly rudimentary questions and when ffing or lure fishing I experiment but morale is so low I need some fish quick or else there’ll be an add for my equipment in the buy & sell. Any help appreciated!

is it shallow? if so short casts on a rising tide, preferable in the evening would be a good bet for flounder and bass. only cast further if the surf is pretty heavy. where the shingle meets sand is a notorious fish holding spot. try lug and rag cocktails and maybe crab near the rocks. if you dig your lug on the beach in front of where you are fishing the turned sand may attract fish. you could also try pushing small chunks/ heads/ entrails of mackeral into the hole to attract fish, cat food works too! this is a useful trick especially at high tide. could be worth doing this where the shingle meets sand and casting to here at high tide? fishing near to the rocks gives you more options and there are likely to be fish nearby. if you fish two rods try fishing one 20 or 30 yards out (or less) and blast one out for anything else that might be around like doggies, plaice, dabs, etc. best of luck.

At low tide keep an ey out for places on the beach have washed up seaweed or junk. These are the places where currents and wave combinations deposit waterborn objects. it stands to reason that any food items that are in the water will also be washed this way. Fish are pretty thick but not entirely stupid. they know this too and will be were the food is. Especially fish like Flounder and Bass that do not mind coming into the shallower water. Also, if fishing these beach marks, forget about the day time. You will have 10 times more success in the dark during a rising tide. this is a rule that is universal on beaches anywhere. Ragworm and Lug are the bees knees. If you can dig your own and get a decent supply, pile them on up the hook shank and onto the snood. Any bass will take that as will and flat fish who are notoriously greedy fish. Is it Gormanstown beach you are on about? If so then where the river meets the sea is a good flounder spot. :wink: Lure fishing is exciting but often very unrewarding in Louth and Dublin due to lack of sizeable fish. Don't give up. You will get there in the end. Also, Beaches tend to fish much better in winter with shoals of whiting and Codling about. Rockling and Pout can often put in an apearance to as can coalies on the right kind of bottom.

Sorry that was me. :roll:

well al i wouls say is that u probably have a better idea of where the bass are if u r fishing on the fly it being harder to get bites. so just fish in the same places!!!!!

THANKS LADS, I'LL TRY OUT HTESE TRICKS TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT. THE BEACHES I'M TALKING ABOUT ARE TEMPLETOWN & SHELLING HILL, THEY ARE BETWEEN DUNDALK & CARLINGFORD. I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW I GET ON MONDAY. FINGERS CROSSED