white strand, Clare 22-3-9

People: Me and Eefs(the lady)

time: 12:30am- 3pm

tide: roughly 2 hours into flood

Bait: Mack, Lug and squid

weather: slightly cloudy, not cold though

rig: 1 up 1 down

result: 42cm flounder

So I had intended to fish this beach the night before, but due to a broken lantern and only a weak headlamp, left it off , instead just passed some hours on liscannor pier, feeding the crabs.. Has anyone ever caught conger of this pier? Just wondering..

So today before heading back to dublin, thought I'd use the remaining bait on White strand..
setup 2 rods, same rig, lug on bottom, whole squid on top...

Didn;t even feel the flounder until I had him out of the surf.. But he was a nice fish, he took the whole squid bait on a 4/0!
Didn't get any other bites, and had to pack up to return home, the joys of work on monday morning...

Planning on returning in a few weeks to battle for Bass off the inagh estaury or Lahinch strand itself..

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Thats a stonker of flounder well done.

thanks, Was very surprised he didn't put up a fight, he musta been swimming the same direction I was reeling

Like I said, I had put on a whole squid, big bait. Got them in the asia market, €1.50 for a box of 12, best price i've gotten the for yet...

Lovely Flounder well done

cracking flounder top marks spindle (a few razorfish could improve your chances with the bass in a lug cocktail )

i'll bear that in mind for nezxt week, thanks..

well done man, that's some slab of fish

thanks, He's still there if you want to go catch him again, I released him much to my ladie's surprise! haha
Figured it must be a few years old to be that size, so who am I to play god and take it's life??

nice work

nice flounder , they never put up too much fight , ive had them to 3 lb and they just flap about when they are in close , up to then they feel like weed

Hi Daire

Was that the white strand near Doonbeg or the one near Miltown Malbay,

Lovely looking fish, well done on the catch

Give us a shout when you are heading to tackle the Bass i normally fish that area and we could give it a go

Regards

Seamus

nice fish there mate i had a plaice 40cms last week not much of a fight of him either

That was White strand near Miltown malbay...
Dead bang in the middle of the beach, as it had the most sand for me to retreat onto from the encroaching sea

Lost a load of tackle trying to fish the left hand side of that beach on day due to a sailing class going on, did you ever try the white strand near to doonbeg, had some good results there but mainly in the autumn to winter time

Cracking flounder man!! Well worth the 2 hour session, hope the bass turns up for you next time

Took a gander at doonbeg white strand and doughmore, but wasn;t sure where to go to avoid the reefs and rocks, so opted for the easy route-nice friendly beach

going to go back with lug/squid/capelin/razor this weekend, bag me a bass if it kills me..hopefully it won't though...