Caliso bay, west waterford 24-4-09

[Tom Maher]

People:me

Duration:3pm - 5pm

Tide:3.9

Weather:slight northerly breeze, slightly overcast

Bait:crab + lug

Rigs:various

Results:2 rockling + 3 dogs




Report:After last weekends comp i didn't feel like fishing for flounder - freakish amounts caught on saturday and sunday - so thought i'd try for a bass off the rocks. No luck bass wise, but the rockling were a nice change and i always enjoy catching dogs. Nothing happened for the first couple of casts, but had the first rockling after 30 mins on crab and it was 42cm with a full stomach, which makes me wonder about their breeding cycles, but that,s a different topic. For the next few casts i had a few bites, but nothing even resembling a bass bite. The next action was a double shot - a dog of 68cm and another rockling 37cm. This was followed by a dog i didn't measure. By now the tide had risen quickly so i would be leaving soon, and i packed up after getting another dog, this time 64cm. I got the first 4 fish on crab and the last on frozen black lug. Nice day and as long as there is no heavy rain it might be worth going again.

Last edited by Tom Maher on Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Sounds like a good we session the 42cm rockling was some size

Biggest rockling i've caught in a couple of years , big belly on it too.

thats a nice size rockling seems a good session mate. Well done tight lines bryan

nice session tom, last time i fished caliso i got my biggest ever rockling, bet ya the terrain there holds a record or two

Calso bay is a good spot for dogfish and rocklings alright. I have had much more species off that beach than any other beach in East Cork/West Waterford. But the snags are a basta!d.

I might try there for some pollock in the summer instead of going to knockadoon, i've caught wrasse there before so the chances are there might be some pollock