Wicklow,fri 22nd aug, Greystones Sun 24aug 08
Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:36 pm
People:wicklow, me and Fishface, Greystones just me.
Duration:wicklow 5-9.30pm, greystones 7.30-9.15pm
Tide:falling
Weather:dd fine, breezy
Bait:wicklow, rag,lug,frozen mack
dd
Rigs:flappers, feathers lures
Results: wicklow, me and Fishface 1 whiting each
Greystones, 3 whiting, 1 mackeral, 1 flounder.
Report:Went to wicklow harbour with high hopes after catching a few fish,ray and coalie included, the previous thursday. Got bites from the off but no fish . There were plenty of guys under the lighthouse and they seemed to be catching a few mackeral. I had bought frozen from the tackle shop in wicklow earlier, 4'50 for 3 small joeys. These went to mush very easily and when later on we scrounged a fresh mack from a nice passing fisherman (i'm not calling him a mack basher
) it was like chalk and cheese,. The flesh was so firm and stayed on the hook no problem. Fishface caught a whiting after a couple of hours of trying and thank god i didnt have to listen to him for long before i had one myself to save the blank. We were in the same spot as the previous week but the tide was dropping this time. It was a beautiful night with a few sailing yachts coming into the harbour.
I should have braved the mack bashers and tried for a few for the freezer but there was a kid there who torments the hell out of you when youre fishing( he knows everything
) and the temptation to teach him to swim the hard way might have gotten the better of me 
:twisted
Went to Greystones Sunday evening after work with the leftover rag and 4 lug
dug on thursdar night. Fished at the steps where Aidan, who I had met a few weeks earlier, was fishing. He had been spinning for an hour without any success, and moved to another spot nearby to try his luck. I set up and was delighted to get a double of a flounder and a whiting on the first cast . Bait was lug on a 2 hook flapper.
Another cast and i got a good rattle, which reeling in i again thought might be a bass( you can tell i havent caught many
) but which was in fact a mackeral 
, which took rag off the bottom.
This was followed by 2 more whiting. I was delighted with the results here, 3 whiting, 1 mack and 1 flounder in less than 2 hours on a short Sunday evening session. By the way, i got the smallest fish i ever caught here last week though i didnt post a report. He saved me from blanking last monday evening, and no,,,,i didnt think it was a bass ,,,, i'll try to post a few pics,,,,,,,someone might be interested
The new look site is great by the way,,,,,,real fast loading and you can post lots of pics
,,,,well done,,,,,now if i can only find out how to set my avatar 
Duration:wicklow 5-9.30pm, greystones 7.30-9.15pm
Tide:falling
Weather:dd fine, breezy
Bait:wicklow, rag,lug,frozen mack
dd
Rigs:flappers, feathers lures
Results: wicklow, me and Fishface 1 whiting each
Greystones, 3 whiting, 1 mackeral, 1 flounder.
Report:Went to wicklow harbour with high hopes after catching a few fish,ray and coalie included, the previous thursday. Got bites from the off but no fish . There were plenty of guys under the lighthouse and they seemed to be catching a few mackeral. I had bought frozen from the tackle shop in wicklow earlier, 4'50 for 3 small joeys. These went to mush very easily and when later on we scrounged a fresh mack from a nice passing fisherman (i'm not calling him a mack basher
) it was like chalk and cheese,. The flesh was so firm and stayed on the hook no problem. Fishface caught a whiting after a couple of hours of trying and thank god i didnt have to listen to him for long before i had one myself to save the blank. We were in the same spot as the previous week but the tide was dropping this time. It was a beautiful night with a few sailing yachts coming into the harbour.I should have braved the mack bashers and tried for a few for the freezer but there was a kid there who torments the hell out of you when youre fishing( he knows everything
) and the temptation to teach him to swim the hard way might have gotten the better of me :twistedWent to Greystones Sunday evening after work with the leftover rag and 4 lug
dug on thursdar night. Fished at the steps where Aidan, who I had met a few weeks earlier, was fishing. He had been spinning for an hour without any success, and moved to another spot nearby to try his luck. I set up and was delighted to get a double of a flounder and a whiting on the first cast . Bait was lug on a 2 hook flapper.Another cast and i got a good rattle, which reeling in i again thought might be a bass( you can tell i havent caught many
) but which was in fact a mackeral , which took rag off the bottom. This was followed by 2 more whiting. I was delighted with the results here, 3 whiting, 1 mack and 1 flounder in less than 2 hours on a short Sunday evening session. By the way, i got the smallest fish i ever caught here last week though i didnt post a report. He saved me from blanking last monday evening, and no,,,,i didnt think it was a bass
,,,, i'll try to post a few pics,,,,,,,someone might be interested The new look site is great by the way,,,,,,real fast loading and you can post lots of pics
,,,,well done,,,,,now if i can only find out how to set my avatar
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Re: Wicklow,fri 22nd aug, Greystones Sun 24aug 08
Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:56 am
well done on t fishing dave, nice pics too, are u gettin photography lessons 
that small fish that saved ur blank, dont worry ive caught smaller 
i was able to get an avatar up on the newlook site, and couldnt do it before
that small fish that saved ur blank, dont worry ive caught smaller i was able to get an avatar up on the newlook site, and couldnt do it before
Re: Wicklow,fri 22nd aug, Greystones Sun 24aug 08
Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:13 pm
Well done Dave,
Thats a nice photo of Wicklow Harbour.
That small fish looks about the same size as a whiting I caught in Youghal in February - I was targeting cod and the bait was bigger than the fish
Thats a nice photo of Wicklow Harbour.
That small fish looks about the same size as a whiting I caught in Youghal in February - I was targeting cod and the bait was bigger than the fish
Re: Wicklow,fri 22nd aug, Greystones Sun 24aug 08
Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:02 pm
nice spot you guys got there on the wall i must try it, there sometime,,
seen you guys while walking the dogs on fri pity you didnt get more,,,
seen you guys while walking the dogs on fri pity you didnt get more,,,
Re: Wicklow,fri 22nd aug, Greystones Sun 24aug 08
Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:45 am
dbrock wrote:nice spot you guys got there on the wall i must try it, there sometime,,
seen you guys while walking the dogs on fri pity you didnt get more,,,
Thought i recognised your face from your boat pics,,, but you had passed us by and were talking to a boat guy,,,,i copped the fintastic aquatics on the back of your jacket
. Last 3 sessions i've met/seen people from the site,,, talk to you next time 