greystones rocks, 30-08-09

People:me

Duration:5-9pm

Tide:rising

Weather:grand, then stormy, then grand again

Bait:lug, squid, mack

Rigs:single hook clipped down and mini rigs

Results:codling, pollock, dab, flounder,blennies, whiting, corkwing wrasse ,ballen wrasse




Report:just back from Greystones where i had a great evenings fishing, nice and peaceful. No divers, swimmers, dinghys, seals, kids, rats, or tourists,,,,,mustve been the match . Arrived to see my spot was available, so quickly set up. I knew a guy who was fishing there but hadnt known he was into fishing. As per usual, i cast the big rod out at mid distance (thats all i can manage ), then dropped in for minis at my feet with the small rod. A succession of small codling, blennies and wrasse duly obliged and took my bait.All photographed and put back.Some half decent wrasse also. On the big rod, i had a couple of whiting and then put some mack on for dogs, but i got a lovely flounder, best yet this year for me. The lovely Helen arrived to pick me up and i quickly dropped the big rod in close and got a thumper of a bite,,,not a bass unfortunately but a nice pollock to end the session. I was delighted as i headed home, till i remembered that i'd forgotten to pay the toll by 8pm ,,,now its 12 euro , a tenner for petrol, 22 euros,,,,i'd have bought the bait cheaper ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,plus i also lost my bank card changing me clothes in sutton. Always end on a positive though ,,,i did have a great weekend fishing and got me first decent smoothie
Dave

ps,,,,one other thing i learned tonight was that sometimes when you think youre snagged, its because a fish has gone behind a rock. I thought i was snagged, then gave some slack line, waited,,,,then felt a pull again ,,eventually landing a blenny. This happened 3 times and left me wondering how many times ive pulled for a break when i shouldve been more patient and waited awhile. Hope this makes sense to someone

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more piccies, you can never have enough

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you can get an odd good flounder there eyes. nice report

well done dave,nice flounder did you bring home any for your tea?

well done lots of fish there no wonder you caught all them fish with them big fat lugs

Jez eyes, the Bass down here in Wexford would love those lug

Good fishing.

Well done Dave,thats another great wee session for ya.Great report and pictures as usual

Paddy

Nice mix Dave well done

Good work Dave, you got a nice mix there alright.

I never catch anything on squid!

Nice pics again, where exactly is your spot? Ill analyse that photo!

I never catch anything on squid!

Nice pics again, where exactly is your spot? Ill analyse that photo!

The guy beside me caught nothing, its what you do at the spot

nice session, plenty of species.

I never catch anything on squid!

Nice pics again, where exactly is your spot? Ill analyse that photo!

i find squid does well for codling and i use the tentacles for flats.

Great variety again - well done Dave.

,one other thing i learned tonight was that sometimes when you think youre snagged, its because a fish has gone behind a rock.

Wrasse are buggers for doing that - a few weeks ago when fishing on the Mizen Peninsula I had a few of them going to ground - but it takes a long time for them to come out again.

Great variety again - well done Dave.

,one other thing i learned tonight was that sometimes when you think youre snagged, its because a fish has gone behind a rock.

Wrasse are buggers for doing that - a few weeks ago when fishing on the Mizen Peninsula I had a few of them going to ground - but it takes a long time for them to come out again.

These were blennies, quite small. I let the line go slack and waited, then felt a pull again and eventually got him up.I guess they can lock their jaws shut, as its quite difficult to unhook them sometimes, even when theyre not hooked, but only have the hook clamped in their mouths.

These were blennies, quite small. I let the line go slack and waited, then felt a pull again and eventually got him up.I guess they can lock their jaws shut, as its quite difficult to unhook them sometimes, even when theyre not hooked, but only have the hook clamped in their mouths.

yes i love catching those blennies on a light tackle,they're small but had a big mouth ....well done eyes on a mix species

Well done nice session & variety of fish.