Bray Harbour 30-11-09

People:me

Duration:5pm-9pm

Tide:rising

Weather:dry but very cold, no wind

Bait:lug, mack ,squid

Rigs:2 + 3 hook flappers

Results:codling, flounder, whiting




Report:finished work early and decided to try my luck in Greystones with some bait from Saturdays session which was cut short due to lightning, rain and gale force winds . When I got there the waves were lapping up on the steps, and there were some mighty waves crashing onto the rocks on the other side. I decided against fishing either of these spots as they would be both very slippery and icy later on,,,,,,,,,,,well thats what i thought anyways,,,,,,must be getting sensible in me old age . Made my way onto the pier in Bray and set up down the end. I fished 2 rods one with a 4 oz wire gripper and the other with a 3 oz lead rolling around. The water was very low but starting to come back in .First cast brought me a double of a flounder and a codling, happy days , then a codling on the other rod.Plenty of codling for the next couple of hours averaging a plump 25cms, with a few doubles thrown in .It was cold but the imax suit keeps me warm and makes the fishing pleasurable. I got another flounder and codling double later on followed by a solitary whiting which was my last fish. Nothing for the last hour, all fish were taken in the few hours around the turn of the tide. 2 x flounder, 11 x codling and 1 x whiting,,,,,,,,,,,,not bad for the last night in November,,and a cold one at that

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Nice goin any night never mind November. Well done

Nice session dave its great to see all these codling around ,lets hope
thier mammies and daddies start showing themselves soon
me and ringo hit s/beach g/stones and much the same fishing, nothing of any size but enjoyable
it was the first time this year the sand was crunching under foot from the frost

Nice goin any night never mind November. Well done

Cheers Ivan, its nice to get a few fish alright

Nice session dave its great to see all these codling around ,lets hope
thier mammies and daddies start showing themselves soon
me and ringo hit s/beach g/stones and much the same fishing, nothing of any size but enjoyable
it was the first time this year the sand was crunching under foot from the frost

Cheers Ger, whiting last year, codling this year, it was strange to be reeling them in one after the other,,,,,,,,,,, as you say, lets hope they get a bit bigger

nice to get out Dave, i haven't been out for weeks !

Well done Dave,
That was a fine haul of codling. Its not their mammies and daddies you need to watch out for but the great great grandads - they would be a fine catch.

nice fishing well done!

my hero was a bit cold eyes was out futher down the coast adding to your collection of lost rigs went out this morning with the kettle to defrost the van couldnt beleive the frost was gone

nice fishing lads seems to be a few codling around this year

nice going

my hero was a bit cold eyes was out futher down the coast adding to your collection of lost rigs went out this morning with the kettle to defrost the van couldnt beleive the frost was gone

It was cold alright Roger ,,,,,,any luck down in snag city,,,,,,,,,is my conger still down there I was colder in work today though,,if only they'd let me wear the imax suit instead of chainsaw gear and a cold helmet

Well done Dave,
That was a fine haul of codling. Its not their mammies and daddies you need to watch out for but the great great grandads - they would be a fine catch.

I was happy with what i got,they were my best ever codling,,,,,,,,,,,and i'm not joking

nice to get out Dave, i haven't been out for weeks !

I cant get away with it for much longer,,,,,,,,,,,,the house stuff is piling up.

nice fishing well done!

nice fishing lads seems to be a few codling around this year

nice going

Cheers lads

cracking session there fella well done pal

Thats a good haul keep them coming eyes