Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:53 pm
Hi all,
Supposed to be going out in a charter boat fishing off Lambay Island early next month.
Any ideas as to what species I might catch & what baits to use etc?
Thanks,
Patrick.
Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:29 am
Hi 2Poc
Its a long time since I fished around Lambay being based in the west now but from what I recall there is a reef area halfway between the island and skerries (where we used to launch) where you can fill up on mackerel at any stage of the tide. Lambay is very rough close it with pollack and wrasse the predominant species. Some mackerel too although it is getting quite late in the year now. On the bottom you will pick up congers and bull huss, often to a very decent size. In the bays, and around the far side, you are fishing over sand so exepct to encounter rays, dogfish, smoothies and you might even pull out the odd tope if you get some rubby dubby working away off the anchor. A lot of the charter boats will not anchor up, so I dunno if this will help. It can get very deep with 40 metres plus to contend with and when the tide starts to run, you will need 500 grams or more to hold bottom. You will also be in a position to pick up haddock and codling if they are around, with ragworm on a flowing trace best for the haddock and big heavy baits sat right on the bottom needed for the codling. Small white baited feathers are often very effective this time of year as most of the larger fish are gorging themselves on whitebait / sprat. Its over fifteen years (do I feel old or what!) since I fished there but I hope this help, and for the record we always fished the norther side and mainland side of Lambay as it was only a 14 foot boat... above all find out the name of the skipper and give him a call well in advance.
HTH
Sun Oct 31, 2004 12:05 am
I have fished Lambay quite a few times and as Kieran says main species are Pollack, Wrasse, Doggies, Bull Huss etc. There are a number of wrecks scattered around the island but these are close to submerged rocks (that's how they became wrecks) and it's unlikely a bigger boat will drift these. The run can be quite strong at times but you need to get in close to the cliffs if you are after Pollack and Wrasse. The eastern and northern sides seem to fish best with a nice sheltered cove on the NE corner where the S.V. Tayleur sank with the loss of about 360 lives in January 1854.
I had hoped to get out there this Sunday (31st Oct) but will be hitting one of the Wicklow beaches instead. Ragworm is one of the top baits when "gilling" close in to the Island and Mackeral and Sandeel if anchored off the NE corner where Bullhuss, Doggies and Ray can be caught.
Just a note on Ragworm, we adhere to a digging ban on "Rag" which comes into effect from 1st November and lasts until the end of Feb (it gives the Rag time to breed) we use Lugworm when fishing competitions instead, if this is the case with yourself then use "Redgills/Jellys" for gilling instead.
Damien
Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:27 am
Thanks for the info guys - much appreciated.
-Patrick.
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