GREYSTONES 28-02-09 (visit by Al and Jordan)

People:me, Al, Jordan and Neil,,Bigsod dropped by to say hello

Duration:4pm-10pm

Tide:low at 7-08pm

Weather:southwest breeze, mild, dry

Bait:rag,lug,mack,squid

Rigs:flappers and mini rig

Results:whiting, shanny, dabs, codling, 5 bearded rockling, coalie




Report:Was set up and all by 4pm awaiting the arrival of Al and Jordan from Belfast. Was a bit breezy out but as heavy rain had been forecast for the evening i was happy enough that at least it was dry.When they arrived I recognised them straight away from their reports and once greetings were exchanged we settled down for some fishing. Bigsod from the site dropped by just to say hello , a nice gesture i have to say. We all had 2 rods out each and i was just hoping that the little lad would catch his first dab, after travelling down so far. Al told me that Jordan had been under the weather that morning and the fishing trip had been touch and go so he really deserved to get that dab. I had fished here the night before and had caught two,, so i thought we had a good chance but as you all know,,,,,,you just never know what might turn up,,,or not I was first to catch a fish,,a blenny or as Jordan calls them,,,a shanny,,,,so shanny it was. I felt the pressure lift a bit as i landed him ,,at least the fish were starting to bite,,, and sure enough as dusk fell we all started to get bites. Jordan then got a bite on one of his rods and as he reeled it in he realised it was a flattie. After a tricky landing,(after all it was low water and he was landing it through the exposed rocks,) we were all delighted to see it was indeed a Dab, his first ever, and a new species for the year to boot . Photos ensued, and the dab was released . Neil arrived then and met the guys, and gave them some local knowledge as he's a Greystones native, before setting up himself to target doggies. Jordan was in again a while later and had the cheek to land a codling before me . I thought i had explained the rules to him Another new species for him this year . He also caught some whiting but as he still wasnt 100% recovered from his cold, Al decided that they would pack up and head back for some r+r in Bettystown. All in all i'm sure the trip was a success for them, he had achieved his aim to catch a Dab, and the codling was a bonus . Great to meet you lads and i hope you enjoyed the trip.Myself and Neil stayed on another hour and a half with Neil not getting a single bite. I was getting a few fish, with 2 x Dabs,a shanny, a five bearded rockling, a coalie, and around ten whiting altogether for the night. I told Neil it would be great for the report if he had a blank and that it would cheer John Bunn up immensely (John blanked at Ennereilly again the other night ),, but he wouldnt oblige and caught a mini whiting at the end, bringing his total up to ,,,what was it again,,,oh yeah,,,1.
ps Al will post his photos of Jordans fish when he gets home.

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Good report Dave nice session Well done Jordan on your first Dab and for pulling out a codling

well done eyesreilly,great to see lads from the site meeting up and helping each other out,well done jordan on the dab and the codling,god but i wish i did as much fishing as ye lads!

Nice fishing lads, well done Jordan aswell....must of been a weekend of 1st's, I got my 1st conger last night

Nice going lads, sounds like it was an enjoyable session. Nice work Jordan I knew the Dab wouldn't be too long in coming, now gots to get me 1

good fishing and well done jordon on his dab.. am sure that made the drive worth while

It was good to meet the lads and fair play jordan you got what you came for.Im sure ill see yis again

just getting sorted now after the weekend. firstly i would like to thank eyesreilly. you were spot on, putting us onto the fish you would'nt believe how long jordans been after a dab. then getting the codling was the icing on the cake. and it was really good to get to meet yourself and fishface. even big sod was decent enough to come down and introduce himself i'm just gutted jordan was loaded with the flu . i honestly thought when we got up on saturday morning the session was going to have to be cancelled. his wee eyes were bloodshot and glazed over and he had a cough of an eighty year old smoker. but he was adament that nothing short of death it's self was gonna keep him from greystones that day i'm gonna see what i can get sorted for next weekend and try to get a run down again. saturday was one of the shortest sessions we've had in a while, but it was a dab hunt. and he got it. again, many thanks dave and you are all more than welcome to come up and fish with us any time you like and we can return the favour and hospitality i'll drop you a p.m. on wednesday when i get the rota sorted out for the weekend to let you know if we'll be down again. many thanks, Al.

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well done lads. A very good report. well done jordan on your dab and codling.

nice to meet you both, well done with the dab and codling just dont let it happen again, what a cheek catching those fish that were waiting for me, did you not see my name on them, next time we should try a beach maybe ennereilly its only 30 mins down the road from greystones, looking forward to seeing you both again

just getting sorted now after the weekend. firstly i would like to thank eyesreilly. you were spot on, putting us onto the fish you would'nt believe how long jordans been after a dab. then getting the codling was the icing on the cake. and it was really good to get to meet yourself and fishface. even big sod was decent enough to come down and introduce himself Al.

Nice meeting you too Al and Jordan, im glad to be able to give a little back to the guys on the site after all the help i've had over the last year. I was as happy as the little lad when he landed the Dab, hope he gets well soon and looking forward to seeing you both again sometime soon p.s. ,,great to see a 9 year old outfishing Fishface

thanks dave, love you too

congrat's jordan on getting your dab, and hope you get over that flu soon.
well done lads, sounded like a nice trip.

great reporting lads fair play to you all involved

congratulations to Jordan with his first of hopefully many dabs, i hope he gets over the cold very soon.
i'm also well impressed with the lad wearing his flotation device it's a pity you don't see more like him .
i can tell you i do ware one when fishing awkward places on my own at night.

Well done Jordan, sounds like you gave them all a lesson in how to fish!!

nice session there, the first shanny i've seen this year well done for the good variety of fish there

super report dave well done, fair play to al and jordan nice little drive for a quick session well done jordan on the dab

Excellent fishing. Thats some drive for a 1 species.

Glad it turned into 2

Pass on the congrats to Jordan!!

cheers lads, jordan is made up that he finally got his dab . it was just a pity that he was loaded with the flu (and has passed it on to me )

i'm also well impressed with the lad wearing his flotation device it's a pity you don't see more like him .

we had a serious scare last year when rock fishing and a massive swell came from nowhere and a big wave swept over us . it seems mad that as anglers we are prepared to spend hundreds on rods and reels but seem reluctant to spend £30 or £40 quid on safety gear