Co.Kerry - Christmas 2009 & the New Year

great report as usual paula,those Bass are lovely, but the flounder are crackers!!:D any chance for an invite on ye're next trip!!

Thanks Noel mate It's been a while since I've spoke to you, how are you? Happy New Year to you
Hope you had a good christmas and that you got loads of new tackle
Have you been out fishing much yourself?

Great report Paula, i really enjoyed reading all about you and K2's adventures with Al and Jordan . Just what the doctor ordered with the rest of us stuck indoors over the last while.Al and Jordan are the salt of the earth, really enthusiastic and great company to have. Decent fish are like hens teeth lately so its great to see the photos. Well thats enough back slapping for the time being, so until the next report, take care and happy belated birthday

Cacking Bass paula well done !

Thanks masterkeane

Thats a nice Bass K1, and them floundes are crackers also.The weather may have been against yis but yis made the most of it

We did make the most of it, you have to when you have travelled all that way
Congratulations by the way on the birth of wee Sod Junior, how's he doing? Are you up to your eyes with changing dirty nappies!

soooo jealous...

nice flounder

Thanks Steve, that's sweet music to my ears! Hope you had a good christmas. How's the band going?

Thanks Frank I'm well happy with catching my biggest ever Bass.
The cold weather did make the fishing alot harder but you just have to get on with it. If you worried about the weather in this country and you let it put you off fishing you'd never be out!
I wouldn't mind fishing in Cork sometime, it's somewhere I've never been and would love to try for the Bass there. Maybe even plugging for them, that would be good. Perhaps I'll bump into you sometime when I'm down there.

It's well worth making a trip down - I know of one or two marks that are very good for lure fishing (provided the weather conditions are suitable) - very good chance of getting a few bass at those. If you are heading this way sometime send me a PM.

[Are you still going up to Donegal at the weekend? Al had invited myself and K2 up for the run but we're weren't too keen because of the weather. If we don't get up this time with them, we'll try and get up again when they are going, it would be nice to meet you and out a face to the name

e mailed al' last night paula, i cant make it this weekend, grounded again
just got a new rod too, and i'm dieing to get a throw with it, hopefully i'll get out in a few weeks time.......i hope

We did make the most of it, you have to when you have travelled all that way
Congratulations by the way on the birth of wee Sod Junior, how's he doing? Are you up to your eyes with changing dirty nappies!


Thanks K1 he is fine and im getting to be quite an expert at the nappy changing.My 3 or 4 days a week going fishing is on hold at the minute.Im getting out sunday for a competition and im looking forward to a few hours fishing, i havnt wet a line since the 27th of december.

I'm glad that you all enjoyed your Christmas holiday down here in Kerry,it truly is beautiful to visit
and is excellent place to fish.
Even with the awful weather that you had the results you that you achieved very good.
Just think what it would fish like in perfect conditions!!
I enjoyed reading both reports, which were both reported and written to a high standard
thanks
Pete

Thanks Pete

great report as usual paula,those Bass are lovely, but the flounder are crackers!!:D any chance for an invite on ye're next trip!!

Thanks Noel mate It's been a while since I've spoke to you, how are you? Happy New Year to you
Hope you had a good christmas and that you got loads of new tackle
Have you been out fishing much yourself?

happy new year to you two as well,had a few trips out,some nice fish but no BASS!!and then conor adds insult to injury by inviting me on a bass trip, and when i can't go, he goes and catches a monster!

some really fine fish there guys well done again

Ta Plumster it was a great trip, freezing but great

cracking report paula and congrats on your pb Bass, sounds like you all had a ball and did not let the weather put a dampener on the trip well done to all.

and happy belated 30th its not all that bad wait till you hit 40

Thanks John, We did have a ball. We weren't going to let the weather spoil it for us. Thanks for the birthday wishes I take it you think it's all down hill from 40 on then and that you can speak from experience on this!

WOW! crackin Bass, and some serious monster flounder. gruesome weather and conditions you all did well to stick it out

Thanks Davy mate I bet you can't wait to the start of the summer again to get fishing for the mullet , I know I can't

Well done!!!! Very nice Bass
Regards Tomek

Thanks Tomek

i thought you were gonna show me up by putting up the pic of your Bass and my one on the measure togeather . .

I wasn't going to but now that you have mentioned it I will!
Here's a picture of our two fish, caught at almost exactly the same time & the first two to be caught on the trip!
Al's Bass - (top) & my Bass - (bottom)

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Paula i cannot wait to get to the south coast this year even tho its not for another 5 months lol

Lovely bass indeed

Super picture of the Bass swimming away! Congrats on your pb. Some nice plump flounder too. I'm extremely envious of you.

All the best,
John D.

Thanks John I'm really pleased the picture of my bass swimming away came out as well as it did, it wasn't easy!! Every time I got close it moved away!

Great report Paula, i really enjoyed reading all about you and K2's adventures with Al and Jordan . Just what the doctor ordered with the rest of us stuck indoors over the last while.Al and Jordan are the salt of the earth, really enthusiastic and great company to have. Decent fish are like hens teeth lately so its great to see the photos. Well thats enough back slapping for the time being, so until the next report, take care and happy belated birthday

Hi Dave mate, thanks Hope you had a good christmas. Happy New Year to you
You nearly had a couple of visitors to your house a couple of weeks ago we where going to call in for a cup of tea on our way back up home from our trip to Kerry. I seen the sign for clondalkin and if I had have known your address we would have called in to see you

Thanks Frank I'm well happy with catching my biggest ever Bass.
The cold weather did make the fishing alot harder but you just have to get on with it. If you worried about the weather in this country and you let it put you off fishing you'd never be out!
I wouldn't mind fishing in Cork sometime, it's somewhere I've never been and would love to try for the Bass there. Maybe even plugging for them, that would be good. Perhaps I'll bump into you sometime when I'm down there.

It's well worth making a trip down - I know of one or two marks that are very good for lure fishing (provided the weather conditions are suitable) - very good chance of getting a few Bass at those. If you are heading this way sometime send me a PM.

Thanks Frank, sounds good

[Are you still going up to Donegal at the weekend? Al had invited myself and K2 up for the run but we're weren't too keen because of the weather. If we don't get up this time with them, we'll try and get up again when they are going, it would be nice to meet you and out a face to the name

e mailed al' last night paula, i cant make it this weekend, grounded again
just got a new rod too, and i'm dieing to get a throw with it, hopefully i'll get out in a few weeks time.......i hope

Too bad Don, hopefully you'll get using your new rod sooner rather than later

We did make the most of it, you have to when you have travelled all that way
Congratulations by the way on the birth of wee Sod Junior, how's he doing? Are you up to your eyes with changing dirty nappies!


Thanks K1 he is fine and im getting to be quite an expert at the nappy changing.My 3 or 4 days a week going fishing is on hold at the minute.Im getting out sunday for a competition and im looking forward to a few hours fishing, i havnt wet a line since the 27th of december.

Glad to hear that junior is doing well and that your getting stuck into the nappy changing duties!
Good luck in the competition on Sunday, hope you do well

great report as usual paula,those Bass are lovely, but the flounder are crackers!!:D any chance for an invite on ye're next trip!!

Thanks Noel mate It's been a while since I've spoke to you, how are you? Happy New Year to you
Hope you had a good christmas and that you got loads of new tackle
Have you been out fishing much yourself?

happy new year to you two as well,had a few trips out,some nice fish but no Bass!!and then conor adds insult to injury by inviting me on a Bass trip, and when i can't go, he goes and catches a monster!

Noel, keep the chin up, you'll get one eventually when you least expect it

Paula i cannot wait to get to the south coast this year even tho its not for another 5 months lol

I know what you mean Jonny, I can't wait until my next trip either whenever that will be

Lovely Bass indeed

Thanks Jonny I didn't get weighing it which is a pity:( Al's scales didn't work when we tried them. Someone reckoned his was approx. 3lb and I had guessed mine at 5lb, what do you reckon? It's quite a fat fish Is that an accurate guess - 5lb or could it be bigger?
I'm not great at estimating weights so anyone's suggestions are welcome.

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Great report Paula, i really enjoyed reading all about you and K2's adventures with Al and Jordan . Just what the doctor ordered with the rest of us stuck indoors over the last while.Al and Jordan are the salt of the earth, really enthusiastic and great company to have. Decent fish are like hens teeth lately so its great to see the photos. Well thats enough back slapping for the time being, so until the next report, take care and happy belated birthday

Hi Dave mate, thanks Hope you had a good christmas. Happy New Year to you
You nearly had a couple of visitors to your house a couple of weeks ago we where going to call in for a cup of tea on our way back up home from our trip to Kerry. I seen the sign for clondalkin and if I had have known your address we would have called in to see you

Youre probably lucky you didnt,you could have ended up with my bug, thats if you could have negotiated the ice on my road .Seriously though, i'm right beside the Green Isle hotel,and i dont charge as much for tea
ps,,,,,,,,,,,,did you have to post that pic of the 2 bass ,poor Al

it's ok dave,,, i can take it..... sniff, sniff sobb, sobb . what can i say.... i got outfished on the night in question oh, and jordan has just chipped in that he also outfished me on that beach too i'm just glad that dawsey's finished his exams at uni, so i now have a mid week fishing buddy again gotta get him a few while he has the time to do it, and it also gives me an excuse to get out a bit more

Some cracking fish there excellent report! Well pleased the exams are finished I have plenty of loast time to make up but I have the rest of the month to make up for lost time, those fish won't be safe wi me n u tearin about the coastline

Youre probably lucky you didnt,you could have ended up with my bug, thats if you could have negotiated the ice on my road .Seriously though, i'm right beside the Green Isle hotel,and i dont charge as much for tea

Thanks Dave, hope your feeling better now, I'm just getting over a bad cold, doesn't it make you feel rotten
When we're going past on our way home from our next trip I'll take you up on that and call in for a cup of tea I'll make sure to have a couple of Euro's spare to pay you for it! that's if I have any left after paying the damn toll!

i'm just glad that dawsey's finished his exams at uni, so i now have a mid week fishing buddy again gotta get him a few while he has the time to do it, and it also gives me an excuse to get out a bit more

Yeah, it's great that he's free to go out for a couple of sessions , he's been working so hard lately.
It was good to see you & Jordan yesterday. Hope last night went well for ya's and that Jordan caught a few fish to keep him happy before having to go back to school

Some cracking fish there excellent report! Well pleased the exams are finished I have plenty of loast time to make up but I have the rest of the month to make up for lost time, those fish won't be safe wi me n u tearin about the coastline

Thanks mate I'm so glad that you've got your exams over and done with. I hated doing them myself.
Now you can go out fishing! - I know you've been dying to get out for a few sessions
Norman and I came down to the Pier to see you last night but you weren't there. We spoke to Al for a short while and then went on. I'll get catching up with you sometime
Enjoy your free time before the work starts again take care