ballyquinn 18/10/07

People: Me and a mate

Duration: 2hours 8.30 - 10.30

Tide: HW 10.30

Weather: wind westerly

Bait: lug and razor

Rigs: pennel and 1up 1 down

Results: 2 bass 2,3lbs

Catch and Release: Small bass ate the hook



Report: Nothing major to report. Went out for an hour or so. No surf so was nicely surprised with the 2 fish. this was my 70th bass. members off this site were there when i got my 1st one 14 months ago
Ferg

You must be getting ready for the cod season at this stage Ferg?

70 bass in 14 months is some cracking! That's about 60 a year - which is a great average by any standard. Well done!

70 bass ferg, thats fair goin, u must have had a good teacher :) 8)

70 bass ferg, thats fair goin, u must have had a good teacher :) 8)

Good fishing Ferg.

Ballyquinn could be one of the best, if not "THE" best beach in West Waterford, if the nets men left it alone. It gets a regular hammering each year.

Last year I got great fishing there until mid-November. Suddenly the fish "disappeared".

This seems to be the regular pattern.

Around the beginning of December the nets are set on this beach and that spells the end for good fishing.

I am fishing this beach 44 years ( have just turned 45!!!) and it was great until bass got a commercial value in the 70's. Within 3-5 years there were no bass to be caught there.

There has been a slow but steady recovery but the fish have had a few rough years from the nest and again recovery is slow.

I look forward to the day when Ardmore will become an anglers heaven again. Just think what it would add to the local economy.

Fished again there tonite. No good 3 coalies and a couple of flatties.
Marco was with me he didn't blank either.makes a change for him.
7/8 other rods out there all the same result.
Pete, done a recy on the Cod a few small ones about. Cortaz , I had a very good teacher, he.d find a fish in a desert. Stan we fished it till new years eve then it died

Ferg
Good report, got me all excited about coming back at Xmas until you said the fishing slows in early December!

Still, we'll have a go & I bet if there are any dog fish around I'll find them !

Jon