predictable fishing.

yeah, dont think there would be 2 much differance. forecast looks ok to. 8)

Hey Art,
Seen what i thought were bait fish being chased by predators, hopefully bass!, in my local estuary at 1603 on sat. Low tide was about1200 , wicklow head. Is it too early for them? Could it be mullet chasing fish in? they litteraly boiled the surface of the water for about 25 seconds twice, moving in a seaward direction which would be against the flow of the tide at the time. Any thoughts?

immmmm, dave hard to tell, sounds more like macks. anytime i have seen bass attack baitfish in open water it was constant/scattered strikes over quite a large area for several mins. with macks it more of a blitz for 5/10 secs...all open water bass strikes that i have seen have been slashes along the surface.(up to 5/6 ft.) would add that if there are baitfish/macks about then the bass are not to far away.
art..

nothing would suprise me these days with global warming am hitting a bass mark tomorrow or thursday for a few hours it never hurts to check ,well not much anyway :shock: if the sandeel and sprat are about its worth a shot ,april is normally my lucky month but lets face it who dares wins :wink:

pete, if you can get out this friday between 12 and 1 or 6 and 7 p.m. try your best mark for bass, if they are there you shoud get em. i hope to fish myself, if i can find a few hooks, :)

hi cortaz myself and 3 mates fished 6pm to 8pm no fish landed but one of the lads had slack line and rig was 15 yards up to the right against the tide .not giving up yet will give you a shout for the end of april,cheers

The bass are there alright - have had some from two separate marks over the last few weeks.

hitting a dublin bass mark tomorrow art, what do you think the chances are

thought i'd post a link here to a table of sun and moon times i've drawn up for march. i live in spain but as i understand cortazs explanation the pattern will be the same anywhere in the world, only remember to take off one hour (these times are shown as gmt +1)

for me this is a great thread, an has helped me get a bit more into the fish. so thanks cortaz! hope this is useful to others planning sessions.

any comments would be welcome - i've tried to make this clear to read and easy to interpret.

so a brief explanation: the vertical axis shows times in 24 hour clock of solar and lunar events (rise, transit and set). the horizontal shows the days of the month. in the graph 'dom' means sunday(my dodgy spanglish!). the times can be read accurately from the stubby horizontal line that appears each day on the daily verticals. i have started to add data for tides in blue ink, though this is less crucial i think. there is a key to the symbols on the right hand side of the page. anything not clear please ask.

yesterday evening between 1900 and 1930 (day of new moon - sun and moon set times coincided at just after 1900!) i got into a big fish possibly conger over the rocks but unfortunately lost it to the rocky ground...

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direct link for download here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2333/231 ... eb02_b.jpg

hitting a dublin bass mark tomorrow art, what do you think the chances are

bit late with the reply eric :( , up in the ppls. republic for the weekend.
chances of a fish slim. :x

The bass are there alright - have had some from two separate marks over the last few weeks.

same here pat, had 2 last thursday :P :P :P :D

While in the republic Art your chances will be greatly improved :wink:

will be goin out tomorrow from about 5.30 till 8.30p.m.( day of F.Q.+ both M.T.+S.S.@ 7ish.) swell @4ft. every 8/9secs. near perfect conditions. Immmmmmmmmmmmm, not a case of will i, its how many... 8)

Where u headin Art ?

I'll meet up with you

Been two weeks since i wet a line and need to see some serious action :D

PM me and let me know

john.

Where u headin Art ?

I'll meet up with you

Been two weeks since i wet a line and need to see some serious action :D

PM me and let me know

john.

jon,car park at the far end about 5.30. if you have razors bring em. :wink:

Picked up another few tonight Art :)

hi art, im hitting south wexford on monday, h/w at 8pm i think :?: :?:
wat do u think my chances are :?: :?:
please say good :D :D :D

wayne, sulunar wise :shock: its a very good day 8) weather 4cast is for north wind, not good for surf. :( might be better of spinnin. good times would be from12/2pm. and 6/7pm.

hi art, im goin 2 bring sum peelers and sum plugs. all i hav is surface poppers and 2 thunder sticks, j13s i think. would they be any use or wat would be best in ur opinion? u can pm me wit any usefull info.
thanks wayne.

wayne, bring 2 rods bait+lure,if there are any features like reefs,rocks,weed beds cast the peelers as close as poss. use a rotten bottom. while u r waiting 4 a bite spend some time spinnin/lure might be a bit early for the poppers,

no probs art, jus cant wait, thanks and ill let u no how i get on :D :D :D :D