Currabinny Pier, Cork - Fri 15th Sept '07

People: Me and my other half (newbies)

Duration: 8pm - 9pm

Tide: HT

Weather: Cold Breeze, calm water

Bait: Frozen Lug & Mackeral

Rigs: ??? 3 hook Flapper ??? that the right term? and a mini Mackeral rig.

Results: 1 three-bearded Rockling, Several small pollack, and an ugly b$st&rd fish.

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report:

Headed down to Currabinny Pier to try catch my first Gurnard. When I arrived it was a lovely evening, no one around and it looked like a great spot. By the time i had set up it had started to get dark. In the mean time my other half had caught several small pollack on the mini mackeral rig.

Once I got going I was getting bites continously...My hooks were being cleaned in literally seconds, the frozen Mackeral being extremely popular with whatever was out there.

Over the short time I was there I managed to catch two species new to me, 1 three bearded rockling and the other was an ugly son of a @%&*!. (See the pic below to ID it)

The "ugly fish" made me realise I should really learn what's out there for my own safety's sake. It didn't look like a weaver but it DID have that "I'm poisonous" look about it.

The downside to Currabinny pier is that boats are constantly comeing and going, collecting and dropping people off. But it's different to the types of spots i've fished up untill now and so i'll going back there over the next few days to see what's to be caught during daylight hours.


Lessons Learned

ALWAYS carry elastic thread.

Learn what's dangerous and what's not.

Currabinny is one of those outdoor aquariums Neilus talked about.

Learn what to do if the hook just won't come out.

Either I'm a big wuss or fishing a night can freak a newbie out.

The "Ugly Fish"

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yep defo an ugly bastardo fish lesser spotted if i,m not mistaken :lol:
:lol:

scorpion fish mate. not poisonous but i still don't like handling them too much

ah.. sea scorpions are cute... in there own way.. :D


have a look through this thread on the forum
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... php?t=9021

you will be able to figure out most of the species you will catch from the photo's in there :D

and fishing at night depending on surrounding can be very daunting, even for the experienced angler.. there are still a few places i wont fish after dark(more for personal safety than anything else)

Fished it in rain and high wind with nufc this morning 6.00am caught mackerel launce pollock dab tub gurnard and dog fish and about a thousand pin whiting Gurnard taken on fillet of launce.

Maybe not poisonous but I'm still gonna invest in a pair of gloves :oops:

Lol @ Steve...maybe after a few beers! Otherwise he looks like this>>:evil:

Billy, I've never caught a launce either..what you catch it on?

People: Me

Duration: 8.45am - 10am

Tide: HT

Weather: Cold Breeze & Strong currents

Bait: Frozen Lug & Mackeral

Rigs: 2 boom rig???

Results: Several Whiting, 1 Goby/Blenny???

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:

Went back for an hour this morning. Still no Gurnards but 2 new, albeit small, species for me none the less. Already bored with the mark.

Is this a Goby or Blenny?

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Goby