Youghal beach, Cork, 25-11-07

People:Me

Duration:5pm - 6.30pm

Tide:4.2m

Weather:overcast, sw breeze

Bait:lug

Rigs:2 hook flapper

Results:4 coalies (31,32,32,35cm), 1 dogfish (69cm)

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report:After the cold snap i was hoping for a cod, but they just dont seem to be coming in this year. 8 casts and 5 fish was slightly better than i expected, 1 double coalie of 31 and 32cm in the first cast was a good start as well.

I wonder why the codling are so late this year...could it be the unusually warm weather we're having :?: :?:

At a guess i would say the warm weather, the heavy rain for most of the year and the fact that conditions haven't been rough enough to bring them in.
They would normally be in around the start of october, so it is fairly late for them to turn up in any numbers.

Took a couple of Codling around the 2lb mark in Youghal on the same day. They're there alright, but I've got to agree they're not in the same quantities as previous years.

No i,d say the cod are waiting for the flounders to go on holidays :wink: