wicklow beach 1-04-10

People:me

Duration:8pm-1-30am

Tide:out and stayed out

Weather:nice enough,no wind,car windows frozen up later

Bait:juicy lug,mack,squid

Rigs:2 hook flappers

Results:codling, whiting, rockling, doggie




Report:Got to the mark and could park up due to the fact that someone had helpfully sawed through a white post(hint hint!!),,a few steps later (hint hint!!) i was set up with my 2 rods offering 4 juicy lug baits between them. It was a lovely night but no real surf running,too calm. I got a whiting on the first cast, i havent had one in ages but in saying that I wasnt kissing him like a long lost friend.As darkness fell I was getting fish on most casts, mostly small whiting and codling ,biggest codling about 25cms, so at least I was getting fish but where were all the schoolies .I started to get that feeling I last had in Spain in 1982 when I travelled 150miles by thumb and Donkey cart to Tarifa after this Spanish girl i met and when I got there I was told she had left the day before .Had I missed the bus!!They'll arrive later on I told myself ,its early yet The only one who arrived was Fishface for a chat and to give me some badly needed supplies of hooks,line,links etc he got for me in Gerrys of Morecambe. He wasnt fishing but just to be polite I let him have a cast of my rod and (I knew it would happen ) ,,he got a doggie on his 1 and only cast.I did move it when I saw a bite so i'm laying a part claim as i re-positioned the bait.At least he didnt get a bass,that would have been too much for me to bear .When he left I settled back to catching more small codling, whiting,,,,some doubles ,and even a 5 beard rockling,lots of fish but all small. I wasnt cold at all but the windows were iced over when i got back to the car,,,,,,I left at 1-30am having decided to let the bass off the hook till another time.Didnt bother with photos as lads will only moan i'm giving the small fish marks away too easy,,,,,,,,,,but heres Fishfaces doggie . I got home at 2-45am and the strange thing was they were all still up ,and watching Judge Judy and they were calling me mad for being out on a beach fishing till all hours
Dave

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NO RAG? maybe i frightened them all away or maybe they are heading off to make way for the big lads dont worry dave a jammie old git like you will get one soon i,m sure, just stay away from that fish face lad ,peroxide will send bass running every time you could also try a bit futher down next time in the middle could be worth a shot if the surf isnt good

How did you know where I was ,,,,,,i brought that boulder with me ,,,,,,,or did you cut that post

I got home at 2-45am and the strange thing was they were all still up ,and watching Judge Judy and they were calling me mad for being out on a beach fishing till all hours

I know which I would rather do ...... bad enough watching that in the evening never mind staying up until the early hours of the morning to watch it

Nice one Dave, well done

good report dave and not a bad session either that beach is getting popular
lets hope w.c.c. dont put parking meters up ha ha

Hi Eyesreilly, good report and good catch. I haven't caught a doggie in ages! I managed to get a couple of hrs in on that beach this afternoon. Think high tide was about 3 ish??? There was adecent surf running but the water was fairly brackish and the sun was out (it was bucketing rain about an hr before I got there. Not much happening, got one small schoolie at distance, rag for bait.

Judge Judy ...few hrs fishing ....no contest!!!

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nice one dave,at least ye are getting out,we have not been out in about ten days, and im getting the twitters!!

Hard luck on the bass eyes,at least you got out and caught a few fish great to see the doggies back, love them

thats looks like lug in the bass mouth not rag

Bad luck on the bass Dave,nice to be busy catching though

Hard luck Dave on the bass but at least you were kept busy. I still think lug is better there. And nice one John good to see it paid off for you.

great report dave. the bass can't hide forever from you man

nice schoolie cw and a tea towel eyes reily would be proud ove the surf looked good for a big un

thats looks like lug in the Bass mouth not rag

unless lug is green and orange i,d say its rag in its gob i enlarged the pic just to make sure

a good reading report again Dave, nice session mate. i'm going up the walls here cant get out anywere at the minute, touch wood maybe next week.

nice one dave,at least ye are getting out,we have not been out in about ten days, and im getting the twitters!!

ten days doggie, i haven't been out out in a while myself, and i'm having serious withdrawal symptoms another week of this and my finger nails will be up to my elbows

nice schoolie cw and a tea towel eyes reily would be proud ove the surf looked good for a big un

My clean tea towel days are over,,i'm on cut-up tee shirts now due to the recession

great report dave. the Bass can't hide forever from you man

Theyre doing a great job of it at the mo Al

Hard luck Dave on the Bass but at least you were kept busy. I still think lug is better there. And nice one John good to see it paid off for you.

I had a great night last year on lug,,,,,,(that doesnt sound right!),,,,they have to be there though

Bad luck on the Bass Dave,nice to be busy catching though

Thankds Dimitrios

Hard luck on the Bass eyes,at least you got out and caught a few fish great to see the doggies back, love them

Cheers Ian ,nice to be out alright

nice one dave,at least ye are getting out,we have not been out in about ten days, and im getting the twitters!!

I was getting the twitters at about 25 past one Noel so I decided to head off, i was seeing shadows and hearing strange noises

Hi Eyesreilly, good report and good catch. I haven't caught a doggie in ages! I managed to get a couple of hrs in on that beach this afternoon. Think high tide was about 3 ish??? There was adecent surf running but the water was fairly brackish and the sun was out (it was bucketing rain about an hr before I got there. Not much happening, got one small schoolie at distance, rag for bait.

Judge Judy ...few hrs fishing ....no contest!!!

Well done CW1,you did well

good report dave and not a bad session either that beach is getting popular
lets hope w.c.c. dont put parking meters up ha ha

Thanks Ger,dont give them any ideas,funds are very low in the Local Authorities at the moment.

Nice one Dave, well done

Cheers Paula,i'm still waiting on that report from Kerry

I got home at 2-45am and the strange thing was they were all still up ,and watching Judge Judy and they were calling me mad for being out on a beach fishing till all hours

I know which I would rather do ...... bad enough watching that in the evening never mind staying up until the early hours of the morning to watch it

My thoughts exactly Frank

NO RAG? maybe i frightened them all away or maybe they are heading off to make way for the big lads dont worry dave a jammie old git like you will get one soon i,m sure, just stay away from that fish face lad ,peroxide will send Bass running every time you could also try a bit futher down next time in the middle could be worth a shot if the surf isnt good

Cheers Roger,but Fishface is the jammy old git,1 cast and 1 doggie





ps everyone,,,,,,,i'm not condoning anyone vandalising anyone elses property .I realise it might come across that way by me saying the post was "helpfully " removed,,,,sorry