Ballyglass lighthouse, Mayo 26 July 09

People: Jason, Bruce myself

Duration: 3-4 hours

Tide: incoming, suppressed by heavy SW winds

Weather: not bad, no rain, cloudy and windy

Bait: limpet

Rigs: lures, 1 hook float and legers

Results: pollack best 1.5 lbs, wrasse best 3.5 lbs




Report: WARNING: the route around from the RIGHT of the lighthouse has fallen away and is impassable unless you are suicidal. Take the route to the LEFT as you are facing the lighthouse gates. Pretty poor days fishing, had a seal for company, even the gannets could not find fish. No mackerel, have not seen one in weeks! Still no cobwebs today!

better than a blank anyway,nice one on the warning

well done on landing a few,mackerel are still very scarce yet

hard luck on the macks keiran,dont seem to be of the mayo coast in any numbers yet,still at least you caught,wrasse seem to be avoiding me this year!!

This time last year, the macks were right inside Killala harbour which is just about landlocked. This year the only place they're being got over here is from the overhangs 150ft up on Downpatrick Head . In this weather you'd want to be really desperate...