Dungarvan Bay - 22nd November 2008

People: Me

Duration: 6.00 pm - 12.00 am

Tide: LW at 8.00 pm

Weather: Light norhtwesterly breeze, dry, fairly mild

Bait: lug, razor, mackerel, mussel, squid

Rigs: 3/0 pennel pulley, 3 hook flapper

Results: 2 bass, 3 dogfish, 2 whiting




Report: I had to go to Youghal in the afternoon and afterwards thought I would check out some new rock marks. There were two that I had identified on the OSI website. However both turned out to be inaccessible due to property access restrictions and I didn't really fancy treking a few miles across country with all my gear. I drove further along the West Waterford coast and then realized I was close to Dungarvan so decided to give one of the Dungarvan beaches a go as I have never fished there.

I got set up at about 6.00 pm - the tide was dropping and there was a very weak surf so I was not too optimistic.
About 15 minutes later there was a knock on one of the rods - I could feel a good pull on the line and when I reeled it in there was 46 cm bass - caught on the 3/0 pennel baited with lug and razor.

20 minutes later there was another knock on the same rod - I picked it up and found that the line had gone slack - started to retrieve and then felt the pull of another fish - this was again putting up a bit of a struggle, and turned out to be another bass - a little smaller at 44 cm, again taken on the 3/0 pennel with lug/razor.

Close to low tide I began to catch dogfish - I caught three - all taken on the 3/0 pennel baited with lug/razor.

After the first dogfish I noticed a small tap on the rod with the 3 hook flapper and reeled in a tiny whiting taken on lug/mackerel. A little later a got slightly bigger one on mussel.

As the tide began to rise I was expecting a good session since it had been so good for the two hours prior to low tide but there was not another bite apart from the whiting whipping the bait off the pennel hooks (I presume it was whiting and not crabs).

But I went home very happy, two bass on my first session in Dungarvan Bay on a night with very slack tides and a very weak surf. I will definitely have to give it a good when there are stronger tides and a good southwesterly blowing.

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Well done Rockhunter nice session

well done rh, bet you will go back to that spot again , whole area is fishing great wouldn't swap it for anywhere

nice fishing rockhunter, wish we got bass like that up here

Well done rockhunter. Further reinforces wot I've been sayin.

Thanks lads,

bet you will go back to that spot again

I certainly will. West Waterford-Dungarvan definitely seems to be producing a lot more bass than East Cork at the moment. I will have to spend more time fishing in Waterford from now on. The East Cork beaches are handy for me as I can be there within 20 minutes of leaving the house but it is much more of a struggle to get a bass off them.

Well done rockhunter, nice results especially as you didnt expect too much with the tide falling, , got a couple of doggies myself yesterday, havent got too many lately Always a welcome addition in my book Fantastic views heading from Youghal to Dungarvan. Unfortunately didnt get the chance to fish when i was down in september.
Dave

Thanks Dave,
Its a shame you never got to do any fishing that time you were down - you will have to make it over this way again next year and have a try for some of those Waterford or Cork bass.

Thanks Dave,
Its a shame you never got to do any fishing that time you were down - you will have to make it over this way again next year and have a try for some of those Waterford or Cork bass.

Wouldnt mind but i had the rods in the car, ah well, got to see John Spillane, and got in a couple of sessions,non fishing,in Youghal,,,defo next year