Wicklow Harbour 12-12-09

People:me

Duration:4-30pm-9pm

Tide:rising

Weather:nice enough for December,slight southeast breezes

Bait:lug and bluey

Rigs:2 + 3 hook flappers

Results:1 x rockling , 7 x codling




Report:Hadnt been well for a few days so opted for some easy fishing in Wicklow Harbour.Only one other angler there, a polish guy i think, and he told me he hadnt had a bite yet and he was there for the last 2 hours . I got set up anyways with 2 rods, one out at about 60 yds and the other in close. Later on i set up another rod for congers but this wasnt touched all evening.After a while i got a bite on the rod in close , and reeled in a 5 bearded rockling, blank saved and i was delighted to land a codling , approx 25cms on the other rod . Then i got a double of codling ,didnt really see the bites, i think they went for the bait as i reeled in. The snag Fairy had followed me here and i lost a rig which i was convinced there was something decent on, but who knows .I had another codling by the time Fishface dropped down for a minute to give me a spool of shockleader,thanks Neil ,at the rate i'm losing rigs i'll need it . The polish guy came over to have a chat and i showed him that his mack baits were too big, which was the reason he was getting bites but not hooking any fish .My advice was too late for him as he was out of bait and packed up. When he left I felt very lonely there and almost missed those balmy summer evenings with travellers training their greyhounds under everyones rods and the smell of urine and cider in the air,,,,,,,,,,,,well almost .I moved down the corner to the "hotspot" ,,,which was more in the breeze now and was freezing but all i got were crabs stealing the bait. I had an hour without a nibble and was starting to pack up when i got a codling, followed by another, which kept me there for another half hour before i finally headed home for Match of the Day and bed.Cold and breezy, 8 fish, biggest 25cms ,,,long periods without a bite and not a sight of Brendan Gleeson but thats fishing in Wicklow Harbour in December.
P.s. picked up bluey by mistake instead of mackeral,,,,,,very soft needs to be whipped on. The codling did go for it though, while the lug was left untouched. Would have liked to have some mackeral though to compare it with. I also got a new headlight, a led lenser h7. My silva l1 just stopped working . Have to say the led lenser is much brighter and you can widen or narrow the beam as you wish, very handy, also has a dimmer switch at the battery pack to save power. I was very impressed with it on its first outing, only hope it lasts .40 euro, half the price of the silva

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Great report, what this about the tinkers and the greyhounds?!

i have the h7 too, used it 3 times and very happy with it 2.

should have bought a petzl, the brightest lamp on the beach

should have bought a petzl, the brightest lamp on the beach

the h7 does wat i need it 4, no need 2 spend 300 yo yos

Great report, have tried blueys in the past and the same thing it really needs to be whipped on, the led is the business, used mine at the weekend and it gives off some light..

Regards

Seamus

nice one dave had the same problems with the bluey, but it's a cracking conger bait fished whole on an 8/0 .

Well done and enjoy the H7, its only blind old goats who need a Petzl

should have bought a petzl, the brightest lamp on the beach

them yokes are for VERTICALY CHALLENGED ATTENTION SEEKERS

should have bought a petzl, the brightest lamp on the beach

them yokes are for VERTICALY CHALLENGED ATTENTION SEEKERS

Roger de dodger must be due one so

should have bought a petzl, the brightest lamp on the beach

maybe the brightest lamp on the beach but it sure as hell cant find a zziplex in the dark

This post is about me, i tell yas , let Fishface post his own reports for yis to slag him on,,,,,,,,,ps he blanked while he was here again, but there again he didnt have a rod with him so he could conceivably get away with it on a technicality

This post is about me, i tell yas , let Fishface post his own reports for yis to slag him on,,,,,,,,,ps he blanked while he was here again, but there again he didnt have a rod with him so he could conceivably get away with it on a technicality

I AGREE CATCH SOME FISH FACEMAN WRITE A REPORT AND WE WILL SLAG YOU, HE MUST BE GETTING PARANOID ABOUT BRINGING HIS RODS ON THAT PIER, LAST TIME I SAW HIM THERE HE HAD A HANDLINE