will it be a good cod year or not

....and I'm glad to report ....

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....and I'm glad to report ....

I'm incredibly jealous! Fair play - the middle one is a fine fish and a great sign for the winter to come

Nice cod Pat will have to try and get out after this blow is over.

Yappo

When the weather is too sh@?!ty for Bass fishing , there's only one thing for it and that's to try for some cod.....

Get out during the blow....that's the time to bag 'em.

Nice fish Pat,
plenty of the smaller fellas around since i've been speaking to you last,unfortunately a couple of the beaches i've tried recently have been like kelp forests so i've hit the sheltered marks [no such place at the minute],my biggest winter fish to date has been an 8ft tree ,gave a good account of itself as well.Its been tough getting the ould lug a well but thank goodness the fish don't seem to be to fussy at the moment,looks like the spin gear is going into storage for a while,now im off to get a few 7 or 8oz leads for the weekend
Tight lines

better make them pound weights weather forecast is abysmal for the weekend [the pound weights are to put in your pockets to hold you on the beach lol]

Well had the cod tonight....the wife made 'em up in a creamy fish bake , they were absolutely georgeous !!!

....what people's thoughts are for the upcoming "cod" season.Is there a possibility of a few fish running or is it going to be very hit and miss.....

Marlinman was skeptical of the recent reports of cod from the shore. Were the pics a photoshop jobbie of yesteryear or were they the real deal? Only one way to find out....organise a cod hunt . A plan of action was soon underway, although a bit of travel was involved.....

I love it when a plan comes together .....

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Here's Marlinman with the first of his Winter cod....

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I got in on the act aswell, albeit after a bit of a delay ....

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where on the east coast would be best to try for a cod, i have hred that they used to be caught on wicklow.

Yip its official these fish do exist .Cheers Pat for letting me in on the action,lovely night for it thoroughly enjoyed it and herself was delighted to see me come home eventually with some fish as she's been waiting quite a while .At least i need'nt worry about my dwindling frozen crab stocks for the coming few months .
Got home eventually last night due to another short cut been flooded ,but the long journey home was worth it and hopefully the other fishes will be around for a while to come yet
Roll on another storm
Tight lines

great session lads any chance of some info was it miles away from any estuary or not far from 1 , wondering is the flood water completly killing the estuary fishing

Well done lads...nice to see the codling appearing this year

....wondering is the flood water completly killing the estuary fishing

I'd reckon that the fish upriver in that estuary near you are now down by the estuary mouth .

....wondering is the flood water completly killing the estuary fishing

I'd reckon that the fish upriver in that estuary near you are now down by the estuary mouth .

thanks pat makes sense really they aint going to move to far from the feast

Once he started, there was no stopping that man (aka Marlinman) .

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...and a handy flounder thrown in for good measure .

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