rosses piont sligo 11 dec

People: me

Duration:4.30-8

Tide:rising HW at 6.30

Weather: windy (south Westley i think)

Bait:Mac Frozen squid, sand eel

Rigs: pulley and 2 hook flapper

Results:3 flounder ( i think) a plaice and hundreds of crabs




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Was off work and hadn't fished for a a few weeks so i thought i would give the channel at rosses point a bash.
Got there and it was a bit to windy to fish in to the channel plus i didn't fancy rock hopping in the dark on my jack, thought about using the slip way at the yacht club but there were a few people messing around with b boats so i moved to the other side and fished back towards the beach,

put a big lump of squid out hoping for something big and fished the flapper close in with squid strip and mac.
caught the plaice first cast on mac strip , brought in the squid nothing left of it so tried a big lump of mac same again 10 Min's later crab this went on thought the whole session .

caught the flatties throughout the session interspersed with crabs think the fish and crabs must have been competing for the bait.

Still want to try the deep water channel but might make it a daylight session till i get an idea of what the rocks are like.

Any size to your flats Yorkshireman? That southerly wind is still pounding us on the north side of the bay at the moment.

You will need more scent for the coddling. I would try lug wrapped in squid or mussel in squid, instead of just squid. Obviously crab if you could get it but I can understand it would be more than difficult up there. Keep trying.

Pete
plaice was pan size but went back in for another day other flatties were small about 7 inch nose to tail but very fat must have been plenty of food about after the rough weather we had recently.

cheers
Drseafish
i will try and get some lug next time i go see if that works would you recommend fresh mussels of frozen we got fresh in at work today but there not cheap and Ive found the quality of fresh fish were i work can be quiet poor ask Shane r about my wonder full mac last time we were at teeling

I can vouch for the quality of Mikes bait last time out. Rats wouldn't take it never mind fish. The fact that the place in question was selling it for human consumption was the scary thing.
I'm going to give the channel a go tomorrow afternoon at Rosses Point I'll let you's know how I get on. I have some black lug and some frozen crab from my last trip to Waterford so it might help.

Hi Shane

did you get out to rosses - any joy?

hoping for a few sessions over xmas- havent been out in ages

anything happening around trawee recently ?

davy