Wicklow harbour gurnards 29-06-09

People:me, fishface later

Duration:4-10pm

Tide:high at 6pm approx

Weather:fine, calm

Bait:rag, mack squid

Rigs:flappers and mini rigs

Results tub gurnards , tompot blennies, pollock, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse,pouting, dabs




Report:Great session at Wicklow Harbour, wasnt going to go again so soon after Fridays session but i was glad i decided to go in the end. I had my usual set up of 1 rod out and 1 in close for minis. There were some guys spinning for mackeral but i only saw 1 mack being landed all day . I was getting a steady stream of fish all day while a Chinese lad beside me was feathering for macks, and also putting prawns on his feathers trying to catch something. I felt sorry for him and gave him a mini rig and some mackeral and my good deed paid off later on when his wife arrived and presented me with some sliced melon and fried chicken . I didnt know what was happening till i remembered giving him the bit of gear. Most of the fish were caught on the small rod in close but the beachcaster paid dividends when i reeled in a double of tub gurnards on mackeral .I also got whiting and dabs on this rod. Lots of minis on the other rod and a decent ballan wrasse of 32cms which was a bit further out and gave a great scrap. This mark has been very good to me lately

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great selection of fish,nice to see the tub gurnard,you were rewarded well for being nice to the chinese guy

Cracking pair Dave

no mention of little old me , was told last night that a big basking shark paid a visit to wicklow harbour, what rig to catch one of those, would look good on ones species list dream on,

no mention of little old me , was told last night that a big basking shark paid a visit to wicklow harbour, what rig to catch one of those, would look good on ones species list dream on,

well done mate you got alot of different speice there

Well done - another session with plenty of variety.
A gurnard double Great result.

[eyesreilly]

no mention of little old me , was told last night that a big basking shark paid a visit to wicklow harbour, what rig to catch one of those, would look good on ones species list dream on,

People:me, fishface later

I did mention you, dont have a tantrum cos you name isnt in lights .I'm trying to keep the reports down to a short novel, Wicklow Harbour is turning into a mini series . There again, theres so many characters down there i could turn it into a soap I can see it now,,,"Wicklow Harbour",,,,,starring Dave O Reilly as Eyesreilly the intrepid angler seeking out new species and Neil Brown as Fishface whos on a mission to keep old jokes fresh in our minds

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8 different species....... i would love a session like that , fair play

Well done Dave your clocking up some nice species

Well done Dave your clocking up some nice species

Thanks Conor, i guess if the hooks are in the water long enough i have to catch something

Nice going with the double of gurnard's eye's I'm sure you were well pleased with that pair

Have seen lots of Gurnards around wicklow harbour, even breaking the surface chasing spats
of one kind or other, got a 30cm one the other day on feathers, but on the new peir the other peir to the one you usually fish.