Wicklow Harbour, 04-10-09

People:me

Duration:1pm-6pm

Tide:falling

Weather:mild,sunny, calm

Bait:rag,mack

Rigs:flappers and mini rigs

Results:pollack,coalies, corkwing wrasse, ballan wrasse, pouting, rock cook,codling




Report:My therapist (wife) said that the best way for me to get over Saturday nights blank in Kilcoole was to get straight back up on the bike, so to speak , and go fishing ,so I made my way back down the N11 armed with some decent rag,thanks Neil .Decided to pass Greystones and hit Wicklow Harbour for a spot of mini fishing. There were a group of lads there already fishing,,lads that would make you proud to be a Dub ,,,,,,do I have to say any more . Very shy and quiet , impeccable manners ,teetotal ,environmentally aware ,you get the picture .I was looking forward to the football tonight on Match of the Day but they saved me the bother of having to watch it as they very thoughtfully had a radio blaring all afternoon tuned in to the Premiership . .I set up halfway down the back of the wall and Saturday nights blank was well and truly put behind me after the first cast. A steady stream of pollock, wrasse and coalies ensued(love that word,i'd never say it, just write it ), with the odd pouting thrown in. Nothing on the big rod at distance or mid range so I eventually put it away. Lost the usual few traces to the submerged ropes at the bottom of the wall, but as i was catching plenty of fish I didnt mind it too much . Got a half dozen decent pollock, around the 30 cm mark ,which are big enough for here.Great craic tussling with them and the wrasse and trying to keep them away from the snags and weed. I got what I think is a Rock Cook Wrasse, which if it is will bring me to 29 species, one away from my target of 30,so heres hoping Everyone left at about 4-30 pm and I had the place to myself for an hour before Fishface dropped by. I gave him my rod to hold for a moment while I got something to eat from my bag,joking that if he didnt catch anything i'd put it down as a blank for him in the report Jammy fecker lands a corkwing wrasse within 30 seconds .A very enjoyable afternoon,just what the therapist ordered

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Last edited by eyesreilly on Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.

nice one as usual dave well done on the rock cook a nice tope to top your 30th off would be the icing of your career

cracking session dave (as usual), and a rock cook wrasse too ya jammy git we've been trying for one of them for 2 years now with no sucess. does my jealousy show . only kidding man, well done and fair play to ya. you put in the hours and deserve to reap the fruits of your labour that has to be one of the most diverse marks for species i've ever seen and you seem to have figured it out pretty well. respect i wonder what it fishes like in the winter ROAD TRIP!!!!! .

Nice one Dave good to see their all still about. The mini's I mean not the teenagers. Golden me arse what's that fella Mika on about? I can't help with your rock cook but hopefully it's a new one for you. As for the footie? Don't even bother watching it tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Dave,

Nice session and that is a rock cook too

rock cook wrasse,nice one dave 29 it is

whats that? eyes blanked in kilcoole, i got a dab on my new 12ft bass rod, i did;nt blank like what eyes did, but now to say a big well done dave on another species, and im really sorry to have to go on about your blank but as i always say he who laughs last laughs longest

well done on the 29 species. are ya going to to target anything in particular to hit the 30 , 3 months plenty of time

great stuff dave, well done on your 29th species and i'm sure it wont take you long to hit the 30 mark.....and above!!!!

Well done Dave - great variety as usual and congratulations on the rock cook - now I know what they look like

Well done Dave, you're fairly racking up the species now.

WELL done dave another great report 29 species one more for the magic 30
if the weather holds up for this weekend and with a bit of luck you might just get that one more species ,
and do it in STYLE with one of those big WICKLA tope

nice one as usual dave well done on the rock cook a nice tope to top your 30th off would be the icing of your career

Thanks John, i'm just glad my rock cook tactics paid off

WELL done dave another great report 29 species one more for the magic 30
if the weather holds up for this weekend and with a bit of luck you might just get that one more species ,
and do it in STYLE with one of those big WICKLA tope

27 out of the 29 caught in Wickla so far Ger,smoothies in Wexford(hope i'm not giving too much info away )Roll on the weekend.

Well done Dave, you're fairly racking up the species now.

Thanks Dave,,pm sent

Well done Dave - great variety as usual and congratulations on the rock cook - now I know what they look like

Thanks Frank ,,,was delighted with him/her,,,,topped off a great session,,,,,,,,ended up picking up bits of rag i'd dropped earlier and using them

great stuff dave, well done on your 29th species and i'm sure it wont take you long to hit the 30 mark.....and above!!!!

Think i'll set meself a lower target next year,,,,what was i thinking,,,,,,,,,,,all my luck has been used up in the species hunt so theres none left for the lotto

well done on the 29 species. are ya going to to target anything in particular to hit the 30 , 3 months plenty of time

I'm not fussy Sean,,,,, sandeel, weever,,,conger ,,,,TOPE Mwah-ha-ha-ha,

whats that? eyes blanked in kilcoole, i got a dab on my new 12ft Bass rod, i did;nt blank like what eyes did, but now to say a big well done dave on another species, and im really sorry to have to go on about your blank but as i always say he who laughs last laughs longest

Mommy,,,,,,,,,,,,please make the bad man go away

rock cook wrasse,nice one dave 29 it is

Hi Dave,

Nice session and that is a rock cook too

Thanks lads

Nice one Dave good to see their all still about. The mini's I mean not the teenagers. Golden me arse what's that fella Mika on about?

cracking session dave (as usual), and a rock cook wrasse too ya jammy git we've been trying for one of them for 2 years now with no sucess. does my jealousy show . only kidding man, well done and fair play to ya. you put in the hours and deserve to reap the fruits of your labour that has to be one of the most diverse marks for species i've ever seen and you seem to have figured it out pretty well. respect i wonder what it fishes like in the winter ROAD TRIP!!!!! .

Good to hear from you Al Plenty of room there in the winter


I'll share my rock cook secret with ya, seen as ya bin trying for 2 yrs Al
1. Go to Wicklow Harbour.
2. Put bit of bait on small hook
3. Hope for the best.(dont give up,,,,,,,,,he was fish no.1115 )

Thats my secret out,hope i dont get slammed for giving too much away

Great session nice one on new the Rock Cook

I'll share my rock cook secret with ya, seen as ya bin trying for 2 yrs Al
1. Go to Wicklow Harbour.
2. Put bit of bait on small hook
3. Hope for the best.(dont give up,,,,,,,,,he was fish no.1115 )
Thats my secret out,hope i dont get slammed for giving too much away
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