shannon estuary 15/3/09

People:me

Duration:12:30-16:00

Tide:lw @ 2ish

Weather:calm and overcast

Bait:macko & squid

Rigs:pennels clipped..3/0

Results:1 huss @6lbs
1 ray @ 3lbs
few whiting..(first from here)



Report:missed a load of other bites earlier on in the session..fish would pick up the bait give a few bites and then drop it again..very frustrating but nice to get the first ray of the new year...tried out my recently acquired slosh 20 and very pleased with it...all quiet other than that but summer is beginning to arrive...ray put up a good scrap and the huss was a nice bonus..still to blank after 2 years on this spot and prior to those fecking whiting smallest fish from the mark was a 2lb ray...pics below

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Couple of nice fish there Gearoid well done

Good stuff on the fish there, is it from now the Raymonds start showing in the Shannon?

Cheers.

Good stuff on the fish there, is it from now the Raymonds start showing in the Shannon?

Cheers.

From now on things should be picking up id say if the weather stays reasonably mild...
you better bring a few of those tourney rods with you if your thinking of coming down

I was only watching Henry Gilbey on Discovery realtime yesterday and he was fishing for bull huss and thornbacks in the Shannon estuary. He had a cracking session aswell. Must try to organise a trip down there. Congratulations gearoid , mighty fish!

like the huss picture mate...great the ray are showing up now...well done

Will do indeed will be down soon, not to be shown up either on a distance mark!!
I want to fish where they come in close please!!

nice one good to see ray around nice and early nearlly time for trip up again hay kstaff rember last years trip fair rush home ,why do you want them close in if you were fishing in clare you could land your trace in the hudson

congrat's on your first ray of the year geariod, well done mate...

Nice fishing Gearoid,

Me thinks seeing that Thornback has gave me the push i needed to get back into it... i can feel a trip coming on,

if you mean Henry Gilbeys white gate fishing mark. Please dont be tempted to try it as i have never heard of anyone catching anything here at all

Good fishing Gearoid, nice to see the ray back. What you said there about fishing taking the bait and dropping it again, we fished Poulnasherry on Sunday for a few hours and had the very same thing happen.

Any chance we can join you on a trip one of the days ?????????

Regards

Seamus

did you use that 535 on the trip

Good fishing Gearoid, nice to see the ray back. What you said there about fishing taking the bait and dropping it again, we fished Poulnasherry on Sunday for a few hours and had the very same thing happen.

Any chance we can join you on a trip one of the days ?????????

Regards

Seamus

did you use that 535 on the trip

Conger did you speak to an English lad Sunday and were you set up in front of the 'car park'?

Yeah, that was me,

lovely ray and huss,nice to see the ray showing,well done

2 lovely fish there, well done man

Will do indeed will be down soon, not to be shown up either on a distance mark!!
I want to fish where they come in close please!!

sorry tourney rods are for the tide,fish and rough ground...distance wont be a problem at all..

Good fishing Gearoid, nice to see the ray back. What you said there about fishing taking the bait and dropping it again, we fished Poulnasherry on Sunday for a few hours and had the very same thing happen.

Any chance we can join you on a trip one of the days ?????????

Regards

Seamus

did you use that 535 on the trip

no prob ill give you a text next time im heading out..used the slosh and it perfect..had a few casts with the 535 but didnt fish with it...still fine tuning it tho..screams like a pig when i cast it, but it working perfect aswel. did you use the mag?

Nice one Gearoid, won't be long till I'm dusting the beachcasters down myself.

clear the area im on the way ! nice session bud

Hi Gearoid

Gave the reel its first run last Sunday, great reel the more i cast the greater the distance that i got, had it on the ruff stuff rod and they matched up great, have to give the estuary a run

Regards

Seamus