clare dragoon carrigaholt 7/6/10

[jw]

People: jw tommy plus 4 others

Duration: 0900-1730

Tide: high 2pm

Weather: stiff easterly breeze, loads of rain and loads of fish

Bait: mackerel, rag

Rigs: devil rigs, imitation sandeels and 3 up

Results: ballans cuckoos cod pout whiting haddock ling pollack conger doggie poor cod

Report: Due to a strong easterly making condition too sloppy on the beal bar
this trip was fished on the reefs on the north side of the peninsula. The fish here
don't believe the east wind myth either and we were winding them up the whole day
including a nice ling around 16lbs and a cuckoo a few grams short of the specimen
weight

[junior conger]

nice wrasse

[twinkle]

well done lads on a sucessful trip. beautiful colours on that wrasse. maybe the fish down there dont listen to the sky weather man id say everyone slept well after hauling fish all day

[mann]

Well done lads,

A 16lb ling is a wicked fish and it sounds like you all had a busy day, I was in the area on the day so around midday I took a trip to Carrigaholt to see if anyone was brave enough to try for the mackerel from the pier,
When I got there I couldn’t believe how the weather had changed from what it was on Sunday when I was fishing the bay there from a little inflatable,

I looked out around Beal bar to see if I could spot ye but visibility was poor so I got my wet rump home,
Pity about not being able to have a bash at the tope, I was looking forward to seeing if they were in yet, it’s a fish I have yet to try for and will be trying hard to add one to the list this year so lets hope for better weather,

Ye seem to have picked a nice calm area by the look of the picture and did well, so fair play to you all.

That east wind coming down the estuary really stirred things up, I must remember that if / when I take the boat down,

Seen a little Orkney tied on at the pier that belongs to a pot man.. He must have been out in it because all I could see was weed hanging all over the cuddy, brave man,

[jw]

thanks mann, the tope are there now so worth a try if the weather is ok
i put a report up, as you say i agree the estuary is to be treated with
caution as conditions can change quickly