Dun Laoghaire East Pier 18/10/09

People: Just mise

Duration: From 09:00 to 13.30

Tide: HW around 11ish

Weather: Overcast but pleasant

Bait: Rag, sandeels and razor (didn't use)

Rigs: 2 hook flapper with plain leads

Results: Coalie, Pouting, Wrasse (Goldsinny and Ballan)

Report:
I was feeling dangerous today so i decided to have a go at the notorious tackle graveyard of the seaward side of the east pier to see if I could catch some of those big pollack and wrasse. I had some nice fresh- and big- king rag and some frozen sandeel and razor that I had from a previous trip. The shoreline was potted up as usual but I decided to wet a few lines anyway.

I caught a nice little coalie on my second cast; he took a half rag. Blank saver!

Coalie.JPG

Next I got a small pouting on a sandeel portion.

pouting.JPG

I decided to live dangerously and target the closer snaggy ground in search of the wrasse I wanted. This took a fair old toll on the hooks so I had to change frequently; if you keep your wits about you, you can actually minimise tackle loss here.

Well after a few iffy moments and missed bites I got a very subtle rattle; keeping the rod high I reeled in and a beautiful little goldsinny was mine.

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I desperately wanted one of the bigger ballans so I loaded up with good-sized rag baits. It wasn't long before I was tackling this beauty.

ballan.JPG

After the HSS came in, with its enormous wake, the action died down for a bit and I couldn't connect with any fish . I decided to have a last cast with the last or my worm and sandeel; that feck I did because I caught this spectacular wrasse.

wrasse.JPG

All in all it was a good day's fishing I must say. Wrasse are an amazing fish: such variation in colour over such a small territory. They all swam away well after being released thank god.

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well done,lovely colours on the wrasse,amazing how many different colours you see one them in one small area,by the way welcome to the site,nice report

Living dangerously paid off, well done. Nice report.

Well done, nice report ,,did you go far down the pier

good report spent many a day down that pier its a great spot

cheers lads. unfortunately the aul zebco 70 reel I was using packed it in at the end. It had it coming I suppose: the anti reverse on it was knackered ages ago!

Well done, nice report ,,did you go far down the pier

cheers .just on the little jetty at the first elbow of the pier

were you fishing the end of the pier?

cheers .just on the little jetty at the first elbow of the pier

don't think so