ennareilly 3/4/10 schoolie hunt

people: me + sidekick vino

time: 9.00p.m-2.45a.m

tide: low and rising (high tide app 2.30a.m)

bait: lug,rag,sandeel,peeler

rigs: 1 hook clip 2/0- 2 hook flappers 1/0

result: the dogfish have returned and i mean with a vengence and a steady flow of nice plumpish codling all night but stil not a sight of the silver fela's



After observing the weather all week and seeing how hostile it was i decided to plan a trip for saturday night in hope that the wind would bring a bit of life to the sea and maybe with a bit of luck some early bass would play ball.I knew it was still a bit early in the season but reports of a steady flow of schoolies showing up on the wicklow beaches filled my head and the optimist in me took over.Although the rougher weather would help my chances with the bass i also knew that it could stop me fishing altogether if the big hauls of early summer weed show and it was a definitly a possibility on the beaches i was planning on trying which were kilcoole and killoughter and this fact made me less optimistic.I had a back up plan to hit bray harbour if weed or weather prevailed but didnt fancy my chances of schoolies there so with a bit of asking around about fishing conditions on the east coast i decided to head a little further down to ennareilly which is always worth a shot and supposedly free from weed So i picked up my best mate vino (recently really getting into shore fishing and wantd to try out his new penn rod) and we headed towards ennareilly.
We arrived on the beach and found another bloke with some younger family members also fishing and after a quick chat with him set up the gear and sent baits out to sea.We were armed to the teeth with all the finest of bass and schoolie baits but i immedietly noticed how calm and fine a night it was which normally after a week of rain would be highly welcomed but with the sea being as flat as it was it didnt look like bass conditions We got into the fishing anyway and i had my first dogfish since summer last year and it wasnt really a joyfull reunion especially
when i started to land 1 and two every cast but thank god as the tide started to turn the codling found our lug and peeler baits and started to come on the feed with double shots and the nicest being about a pound.We stayed well into the night and had a nice fill of codling but no bass ah sure we have waited this long another couple of weeks wont kill us

a well at least you got some fish,, the silver lads wont be long..

ye i suppose anthing is better than a blank.. it was a nice night plenty of action im just itchin for somethin decent now

hard luck on not gettin the schoolie u were after. heading there tonight to c if a few will show for us

Nice report Sea serpant ,,,,nice to see the doggies back with a vengeance,at least they put a bend in the rod ,it was definitely a better bet than Bray Harbour i'd say

ye definitly worth a shot canning plenty of action an hopefully the schoolies show for you let me no if they do

thanks eyesreilly ye it was a nice session but the wait fo bass to hit the east coast is gettin to me im thinking of fillin the car with petrol and hitting inch strand next week.. but if they dont show there ill be seriously p****d off

hard luck on not getting any schoolies but its good to see plenty of doggies around, not many showing up around here yet!

not a bad result , was on a beach not too far from there on fri night,and between 3 produced 1 small bass and a few small coalies and codling but no decent fish and no doggies.

well sea serpent we didnt do mutch better our end few dogs and a some small codling i will give it a go again next week by me self with out the mob

ye dave it looked like ya had yer hands full with the mob ha some budding young fisherman on the up as far as i could see ye i might give it a go next week again ill prob see ya there we can have a better chat

Hard luck on not gettin any of the silver fella's though still a good session and not the dreaded blank

thanks eyesreilly ye it was a nice session but the wait fo Bass to hit the east coast is gettin to me im thinking of fillin the car with petrol and hitting inch strand next week.. but if they dont show there ill be seriously p****d off

the grass is always greener thats what me and gordy did didnt get one down in wexford and went to wicklow a few days later and hammered them thats fishing i,ve never fished inch strand even tho my folks live in tralee,i have made a promise to myself to fish it this year towards the end of the summer come hell or high water prob hell

well done least u got a few fish sorry i could not make it next time

ah roger if my folks lived in tralee id never id never wet a line on the east coast..... if i was you id get down there an take advantage of free accomodation

ye stef was a nice night ill be heading out in 2 weeks time again hopefully ya can join us ill let you know in advance last week was short notice sorry about that

yea wouldnt mind that send me a pm if your looking some one to head down with you