Connemara 17.08.09 19.08.09 20.08.09

People: Pat Spillane, Papa Smurf, Mga and Myself on the 17th Papa Smurf, Pat Spillane and Myself on the 19th, Pat Spillane and Myself on the 20th

Duration: 18:30-01:30 on the 17th 18:00-02:00 on the 19th and 16:00-00:15 on the 20th

Tide: Dropping

Weather: Fine on the 17th couple of showers on the 19th and gale force wind and constant heavy rain on the 20th

Bait: mackerel fresh and frozen, sandeel, squid, razor

Rigs: Various

Results: Bull Huss, Thornback Ray, Doggies, Mackerel




Report:

Monday 17th:
Pat Spillane was in town for a few days so arrangements had been made to target Ray and Huss. Headed out to Connemara and met up with mga and Papa Smurf who had just set up as soon as the tide had dropped a bit and the light was fading we were all into fish with doggies showing most casts then mga got a nice Huss over 5lbs Papa Smurf got a Huss over 5lbs also never got a photo of it though then i got a Huss of 3lbs 13oz's we fished the tide till it started to turn but no Ray showed which was strange for this beach.

Wednesday the 19th:
Picked up Papa Smurf and met Pat at the Tackle shop we headed off to Connemara again to try a rock mark. Huss and Ray being the targets, Pat was on fire during this session get well into the 20's with dogs and getting the only Ray (target species accquired) of the session a Thornie of 4lbs 8oz's i had a strap conger and few dogs Papa Smurf had some dogs and mackerel.

Thursday the 20th:
Pat picked me up from work and we headed out to a Connemara rock mark, the wind was really blowing and the rain was torrential but we stuck at it. There was a lad from Longford set up when we got there and he'd a few dogs a red gurnard and some mackerel. Sound fella he left me a fresh mackerel which duly caught me 3 Thornback Ray 6lbs 10oz's 4lbs 14oz's and a tiddler i'd a constant stream of dogs which kept me busy. Pat was kept busy with dogs but unfortunately no Raymonds he'd a mackerel on a kilty too. Enjoyed the few days fishing Pats a sound fella and it was nice meeting up again been a year since our last session.

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nice fishing lads

nice fishing there lads and all target species caught,well done

nice goin lads and no red eyes !!!! did you get a new camera salty??

Good session ther lads nice fish.

quality fishing you got lads...well done

decent fishing there lads, well done

nice going lads ,i hate to say it but those pics look like December not August when is summer anyone know

Nice few days, had hoped to get to Clifden but the day I had planned I couldnt fish. Thanks to the lads for their hositality.
The weather on the last day was fairly bad as this photo shows.

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Good going lads

Well done lads,some nice fishing there and the target species got

Paddy

great fishing lads

Nice few days, had hoped to get to Clifden but the day I had planned I couldnt fish. Thanks to the lads for their hositality.
The weather on the last day was fairly bad as this photo shows.

Never mind the fishing, wheres the pot of gold!

nice fishing there lads, pity i couldn't join ye.. hopefully soon though..
great to chat to you on the phone Pat... hopefully get to fish with you again before the year is out.. if not, next year for definate..

nice fishing there lads, pity i couldn't join ye.. hopefully soon though...

Well Steve, if you stayed out of the Quays long enough to let the knees heal, you might be back fishing next year

great stuff conor
nice raymonds

nice fishing lads, what weight where the bull huss?

Crackin session lads

Great fishing lads, well done for braving the weather too

well done fine session salty and the lads, by the way theres a ghost dog in one of your pics