by petekd » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:00 pm
Cork:
De Wall, Monkstown. The Pics are in the gallery, Cod, whiting, dabs, flounder, conger. Try for some time in January/Early Feb, the main run of fish will have passed and the crowds will have disappeared with it. There will still be plenty of fish to be caught mind you but distance casting essential. Daylight competition only. Everything stops feeding at night, apart from the congers I'm told...... For a 6 hour comp we need to pick a small tide to make fishing easier due to strong tide runs through the venue.
You're 15 minutes from the City Centre here lads....the world is your oyster..... :D
Garretstown Strand, situated about 6 mile or so from Kinsale, there are 2 beaches here, one long one and another shorter one. Beauty of this spot is the smaller beach tends to produce a better surf so all surfer dudes tend to congregate on this one. The longer beach has nearly always produced for me with Flats, Ray (apparently....not by me though...) LSDs, coalies, whiting, codling and of course, the main one....Bass. Fishes better in the evening towards nightfall. Bass in the surf, if no surf running, dont despair, plenty of LSDs, flounder etc to be had. Its an easily accessible beach with plenty of parking, access if you wish to drive on (4x4) and with a decent variety of fish. Loads of room for umpteen anglers. This beach doesnt get as heavily fished as other marks, you are lucky to see other anglers around but its by no means indicative of the fishing. Only down side of this mark is strong southerlys can make it unfishable with weed, I would suggest a back up venue somewhere around Clon/Courtmac should those conditions prevail. Autumn probably best time of year for variety. Fish LW up.
The White Lady in Kinsale beckons..... Its legendary :D
Inch Strand in East Cork is a super surf beach venue but may be a little small depending on how many anglers turn up to fish. You can be plagued with vermin surfers so evening comp stuff only. There are plenty of marks that could be used as back up venues if its unfishable-not enough room etc. It could, at a push accomodate maybe 10-12. Lovely venue however. LSDs remarkably uncommon here surprisingly enough. Specimen dabs have been taken. Buddy had a 44 cm flounder off it earlier this year too. Coalies and ray also.
Donegal:
Ray and LSDs to be had at Fahan just outside Buncrana. Fishing into a channel near the marina. V easy access to mark, no real distance casting required. Fish a couple of hours either side of LW..
Dunree, just outside Buncrana: Very varied fishing here, best fished as a rambler TBH due to the nature of the ground/marks. You can fish off the main beach for flats and LSDs, the little beach at the RHS for the same or off the rocks into mixed ground for pretty much all the Flats, Ray, LSDs, Pollack, Gurnard, Coalies. Off the opposite side, fish from rocks into rough ground for Wrasse, Pollack, LSDs etc. This mark fishes in all weathers, due to the nature of it it will always be possible to find shelter somewhere. Long walk required however unless fishing off the main beach. Maybe best considered for an outing rather than a competition.
Suggestion, combine a shore comp in early may with a boat comp/tope hunt the following day on the Swilly. Half the day toping, half the day species bashing....????
Great nightlife to be had in Buncrana lads, Nice mix of lovely Northern ladies who dont like their fellow countrymen and the local tottie (aside from the odd swamp donkey or 10)..... :D
Rossnowlagh: Surf beach fishing for Flats, Sea Trout, LSDs etc
Culdaff: The main beach at Culdaff (not sure of the name) Fish for Flounder, Turbot, Sea Trout, rumours of small bass...., Coalies, Gurnard, LSDs also. Large beach, easy access.
All stay in Carndonagh on the Saturday night and take over the local hop...The Tul na Ri :D Lads its quantity here rather than quality I'm afraid but remember its a small town, the power of attraction of a strange accent knows no bounds...
Loads more I could throw into the mix but ill leave it at that for now. I've tried to cover the important points...... :wink:
Incidentally, specimen hunt at the Bridges of Ross BTW
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petekd on Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Fluff chucking is the new black..... Rampant Wreckfish is a fly angler in denial