clew bay mark 7/7/09

People:me and jason

Duration:5pm 10 30pm

Tide:high tide 6pm

Weather:windy northwesterly

Bait:mack,sandeel

Rigs:two hook flappers mini rigs

Results:doggies sand goby?and a BIG surprise




Report:went for a short session and got to a new mark about five.set up two rods each one at distance and one searching! not a lot happened for the first hour or two,because of the kids diving into the water beside us who ever invented those wetsuits has a lot to answer for they left after an hour and we were joined by an other angler with his kids who was looking to introduce the kids to the sport,we gave him some small hooks and some mack and soon the kids were into some sand gobys i think! then i got a knock on the distance rod and a doggie was soon brought in.the kids were delighted and touched it even soon after jason got his doggie and then things went quiet until i spotted a small bite on my scratching rod lifted it and struck on the next bite,the rod went balistic!! it fought like mad but was on the right rod which is a salmon rod and has good give could not see what it was but jason could,MULLET he roared!! my heart was in my mouth but the fish gave up quite quickly and i got it to the slipway and landed it with help from jason my first mullet!ever!!! was delighted! but lads,i thought these were shy fish that were fussy what they eat! got this one on a two hook flapper size two hooks and a chunk of macky!!! he was deep hooked and too much damage was done so one for the pot! did not fish for a while after that just sat and admired that fish!!jason then went searching for, and got a sand goby,new species for him too we quit at 10.30 and went home happy,altho i think i was happier than jason

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nice one on the mullet - cant tell from the pic if its a goby or a blenny

ya its a bad pic,hands were still shaking after the mullet

nice one on the mullet!!! ( ya jammy git I'm so jealous )

I know that spot - really looks the bussiness - loads of lug in the harbour, and saw a few small turbot when wading, millions of sandeels about as well, heard the sand is good for some decent flounder. scored my first Spider crab there last week - tasty!!

talk soon, davy

it might have been karma that got you the mullet, you gave out some hooks and bait and got rewarded with a mullet
i wouldnt eat one tho, heard too many stories.................
was it nice??

its meant to be nice - but they tend to hang out were outlet pipes are....

Congrats, a surprise fish is always fun

Well done on the new species

well done mate on the mullet let us know how it taste

well done noel the mullet looks a good 3 or 4lb, so much for their fussiness

That's as good as a small lotto win on a forgotten ticket. Suggest you coat the mullet in salt for half an hour, wash it off, then bake it in alufoil with fresh dill and lemon balm.. Duh-lishiss.

That's as good as a small lotto win on a forgotten ticket. Suggest you coat the mullet in salt for half an hour, wash it off, then bake it in alufoil with fresh dill and lemon balm.. Duh-lishiss.

well done mate on the mullet let us know how it taste

it might have been karma that got you the mullet, you gave out some hooks and bait and got rewarded with a mullet
i wouldnt eat one tho, heard too many stories.................
was it nice??

cheers lads its in the oven as we speak,wrapped in tinfoil stuffed with herb de province,orange peel, soy sauce,and lemon juice,salted on top,will let ye know how it tastes.

Congrats, a surprise fish is always fun

its meant to be nice - but they tend to hang out were outlet pipes are....

Well done on the new species

cheers lads it was a nice surprise
[quote="davyp"]nice one on the mullet!!! ( ya jammy git I'm so jealous )

I know that spot - really looks the bussiness - loads of lug in the harbour, and saw a few small turbot when wading, millions of sandeels about as well, heard the sand is good for some decent flounder. scored my first Spider crab there last week - tasty!!

talk soon, dav

you got a pm davy

well done noel the mullet looks a good 3 or 4lb, so much for their fussiness

sorry seanie missed you there,4lb 2oz and ya i was surprised,there was a debate on another thread about which fish is the best scrapper seatrout or mullet.well in my opinion seatrout are the best.that mullet gave me a short battle but gave up quiet quickly,got him in,in under 10 min and landing him took up 5 min

Nice one
Well done on the mullet caught First Irish one on a lump of mac few weeks back, dont know if its the shape, the way they feed and shoal up or what but mullet remind me of Chub one of my favorite river fish .

cheers yorkshire man it reminded of chub as well,think its the shape and the scales.

well lads cooked and tasted! cooked as recipe above, absultiely beautiful,tasty as sin!firm flakely meat,sweet tasting.now ive got to leave it alone as its dinner tomorrow,girlfriends orders!

well done on the mullet,nice tasty fish

class report noel, nice one on the suprise mullet.
was at whiterock in dalkey tonight and got a few
rattles but blanked! that's fishing!
could be heading to mayo soon again if all goes to
plan. i'll keep ye posted.

well done on the mullet,nice tasty fish

cheers gf,was very tasty, looking foward to dinner.heading over to your neck of the woods next week,want a thornback,might pm you when we know the day, if your intrested.

class report noel, nice one on the suprise mullet.
was at whiterock in dalkey tonight and got a few
rattles but blanked! that's fishing!
could be heading to mayo soon again if all goes to
plan. i'll keep ye posted.

cheers thomas was fun to catch! let us know when your down and ill show you that mark.

had a taste of one in france it was so well seasoned it could have been cardboard and i would have eaten it for me i like to taste the fish not a load of herbs spices and other gank