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Postby saving private brian » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:06 pm

just took a few small shots of achil today
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby Preston » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:21 pm

Looks amazing . Its raining cats and dogs here
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby corbyeire » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:10 pm

what is that stone thing in the third pic?
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby red » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:30 pm

what is that stone thing in the third pic?

Thats a very rare 18th century beach buddy..:grin::grin::grin:
Class pics tho. 1st one is stunning.
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby saving private brian » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:36 pm

a lookout tower for the leprechauns :mrgreen:




corbyeire wrote:what is that stone thing in the third pic?
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby saving private brian » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:42 pm

had a few casts and had small turbos and flounders on keel.amazing area.definitely gonna be giving it more of a bash in summer
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby Mick001 » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:48 pm

Keam, Keel and Dookinella looking good Brian..... :D
Nice to hear there are a few flats knocking about, most likely will be down for the BH weekend coming up and will have a cast then for sure..

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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby GONE FISHING » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:33 pm

nice photos brian
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby saving private brian » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:09 pm

is that the may or june one


Mick001 wrote:Keam, Keel and Dookinella looking good Brian..... :D
Nice to hear there are a few flats knocking about, most likely will be down for the BH weekend coming up and will have a cast then for sure..

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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby yngkmd » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:59 am

beautiful
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby tight lines » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:09 pm

thanks for posting brian i am so looking forward to geting back over in july for the weekend hope we get the same weather
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby Dom » Wed May 09, 2012 10:07 am

Nice photos. Second picture from top, is it a Keem beach?
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby shorty » Wed May 09, 2012 9:46 pm

Brilliant pics man achill is a lovely place went on me holidays there a few times never fished there though but that's gonna change this year my friend has a camper and me and few lads are talks to head down there this year any good spots you might recommend

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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby saving private brian » Wed May 09, 2012 9:49 pm

your spot on there lad.

Dom wrote:Nice photos. Second picture from top, is it a Keem beach?
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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby saving private brian » Wed May 09, 2012 9:51 pm

thanks for that comment.pm me closer to the date and i will sort you out or try help you with a few marks and how there fishing.dont worry ye will get fish anyway :mrgreen:



shorty wrote:Brilliant pics man achill is a lovely place went on me holidays there a few times never fished there though but that's gonna change this year my friend has a camper and me and few lads are talks to head down there this year any good spots you might recommend

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Re: achill island april 2012

Postby shorty » Thu May 10, 2012 8:36 am

Thanks pal will do much appreciated
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