Pennycomequick,8-5-10,,,,Greystones rocks, 9-5-10

People:me

Duration:7pm-10pm

Tide:rising

Weather:lovely ,slight n e breeze

Bait:rag,lug,mack

Rigs:flappers and single hook rig

Results:coalies,flounder, whiting, doggies




Report:

Sat 8-5-10,,,Pennycomequick, co wicklow,,,,,,,,Myself and Neil had fished at Pennycomequick on Saturday night which hadnt produced much. All i got was 2 flounder and a coalie but poor Fishface only got a flounder,a nice fat one though .Highlight of the night down there was when we (Neil) spotted a sea otter,only the third one ive seen in the wild, and it was worth the entrance fee to be honest and made up for the lack of fish. Rumours of bass and smoothies taken further down the coast a bit (we could see their lights and we flashed each other ) turned out to be untrue .

Sunday 9-5-10,,,,,,I went to Greystones to use up leftover bait from Saturday night(thanks Neil for the lug ). There was a French guy there when I arrived and as i set up he was telling me not to cast this way etc etc,to set up over this side of him etc etc,,,,,,,,,,,,red rag to a bull "I'm fine where i am",i said "If you set up over here you wont be crossing me",he said. "Dont worry about me crossing you,i'm fishing in close",I said. "Do you need the whole ocean to yourself",I said,,,,,,,,,"I was here first",came the reply."I'm here 48 years ",I thought to myself but being a quiet lad I said nothing.I cast out a ragworm in close on a single hook with the small rod and waited,,,"I'll show him", I thought to myself ,,,,,,,,,,but he pulled in a nice flounder ,,,,,,,,,on the float ,,,,,,,,,,,,Then another one, . I got a nice lively coalie soon after which settled me down .Then I spottted a big porpoise breaking the surface and called to the French guy to have a look. He came up to talk and we decided that we had gotten off on the wrong foot and would start again . He said my coalie was a pollock,,,,,,,a white pollock as they called them in France.He headed off as the light faded and I hooked into a small doggie.I started to get a few bites and had another coalie and a couple of really small whiting in quick succession.Then came a nice flounder, on rag which seemed to be working better than the lug tonight.I was really enjoying it now and in one of the quiet moments I sat down and contemplated the last few days. I had travelled up and down the N11 to wicklow,I always admire the beautiful scenery ,,,,,,I had done a bit of Horsewhispering with the beach ponies at Ennereilly,,,,,,I been blessed to see a sea otter ,,,,,,,and now tonight I had seen a porpoise surfacing as he patrolled up and down in front of where i was fishing from,,,,,,,,What a wonderful world it is and what beautiful sights there are to behold ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Then a f*ck"ng rat nearly ran into my foot, the dopey ba&t?rd and ruined the rest of my night .I was nearly finished up anyways, but after seeing 4 of our fat furry friends in quick succession I had had enough and it was time to contact the Enterprise and get Scotty to beam me up.The missus arrived 15 minutes later as i was packing up and unhooking another, larger doggie,,,which isnt easy to do when youre freaked out about rats. I 'll have to start tying bells to my ankles to let the rats know i'm around

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cracking report Dave ha' ha' you have to watch out for them wee furry gitt's, on one of my sessions early on in the year one of the gitts walked over my hand i ended up doing something similar to a break dance on the shore

and people wonder why we go fishing,otters, porpoises, and the scenery,ya can't beat it! but them rats seem to like ye dublin lads we never see them down here! thanks be to christ! hate the buggers!!

nice session eyes I hate those rats myself! nice to see the doggies are back

Great report and fishing there Dave.

Great report - true when fishing you get to see lots of sights that you would probably never see otherwise - one time down in Crookhaven, West Cork I bunch of basking sharks can into the small bay I was fishing in and cruised around close to the shore for an hour or so.
Unfortunately there is also a mark I fished last year that seems to be infested with rats after dark - they were popping up all over the place and trying to get into my tackle bag

Nice one eyes, seen an otter last weeks myself when i was out spinning have only ever seen two before a long time ago aswell, class looking wee dude ! lots of wildlife about early this year between otters, basking sharks & porpoises! luckily no rats

and people wonder why we go fishing,otters, porpoises, and the scenery,ya can't beat it! but them rats seem to like ye dublin lads we never see them down here! thanks be to christ! hate the buggers!!

No you just get stupid thornies

and people wonder why we go fishing,otters, porpoises, and the scenery,ya can't beat it! but them rats seem to like ye dublin lads we never see them down here! thanks be to christ! hate the buggers!!

No you just get stupid thornies

well...we do get LOTS of those all right!

nice reading dave,great to have a busy session.like the pony pic,nice colours.Try to leave few big lumps of mackerel around with a lots off poison stuffed in them.that will keep them rats."busy " for while.

What a wonderful world it is and what beautiful sights there are to behold ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Then a f*ck"ng rat nearly ran into my foot, the dopey ba&t?rd and ruined the rest of my night

brilliant dave,, nearly fell off the seat laughing at that one, well teed up . great report as always man and a nice mix of fish too i hope you gave the kit bag a good shake before heading home jeysus, you could imagine finding a furry stowaway in the motor on the way home

only seen this now this reminds me of a mack bashing session down at poolbeg myself and 2 friend had a few years back
my mate put all the fish into a heavy duty plastis bag. i dont take any of the fish. he goes home gives the wife the bag of fish to clean out she empties the bag in to the kitchen sink and lo and behold bob geldof and two of his mates looking up at her. panic stations gets a phone call to come straight over. 2 of us and a neighbours stupid jackrussel and i say stupid because all it done was bark at us pulling out presses and fridges took 3 hrs to get the bastards

only seen this now this reminds me of a mack bashing session down at poolbeg myself and 2 friend had a few years back
my mate put all the fish into a heavy duty plastis bag. i dont take any of the fish. he goes home gives the wife the bag of fish to clean out she empties the bag in to the kitchen sink and lo and behold bob geldof and two of his mates looking up at her. panic stations gets a phone call to come straight over. 2 of us and a neighbours stupid jackrussel and i say stupid because all it done was bark at us pulling out presses and fridges took 3 hrs to get the bastards

Brilliant.....

Fishing a comp at the beginning of last year at the front of the slip in Ballinwilling, reached for my prebaited trace and got quite a shock when it pulled back. Yup, there swinging off the end of it was Roland himself. Well, Messrs O'Gara and Wilkinson didnt have a patch on me as one unmerciful wader clad right foot boot drop kicked Mr Rat up and over the other side of the slip, albeit with my bait and snood in his gob..... Not a pleasant experience, hate the feckers with a passion.

cracking report Dave ha' ha' you have to watch out for them wee furry gitt's, on one of my sessions early on in the year one of the gitts walked over my hand i ended up doing something similar to a break dance on the shore

Cheers Don ,,i'll have to go for counselling now,and thats one of me favourite spots

and people wonder why we go fishing,otters, porpoises, and the scenery,ya can't beat it! but them rats seem to like ye dublin lads we never see them down here! thanks be to christ! hate the buggers!!

I've seen some beautiful sights since i've taken up this fishing lark Noel ,,,,,,,,,,there again theres also Fishfaces Flamboyant shirts ,and those hats ,your hat is nice though

nice session eyes I hate those rats myself! nice to see the doggies are back

Thanks Ian,,,,,,,the first doggie gave a decent account of himself ,and he was only a small fella,,,,while the other lad hardly moved,thought i'd landed a possum

Great report and fishing there Dave.

Cheers Davehave you been out much yourself lately?

Great report - true when fishing you get to see lots of sights that you would probably never see otherwise - one time down in Crookhaven, West Cork I bunch of basking sharks can into the small bay I was fishing in and cruised around close to the shore for an hour or so.
Unfortunately there is also a mark I fished last year that seems to be infested with rats after dark - they were popping up all over the place and trying to get into my tackle bag

Had the pleasure of seeing some basking sharks near the shore at Galley Head some years ago Frank,,wonderful sight

Nice one eyes, seen an otter last weeks myself when i was out spinning have only ever seen two before a long time ago aswell, class looking wee dude ! lots of wildlife about early this year between otters, basking sharks & porpoises! luckily no rats

Cheers FK ,,,,,,whats seldom is wonderful

nice reading dave,great to have a busy session.like the pony pic,nice colours.Try to leave few big lumps of mackerel around with a lots off poison stuffed in them.that will keep them rats."busy " for while.

Cheers Demetrios ,,the French guy gutted his fish just down from where I was, so the rat was just cleaning up the spot i suppose,dont know which one of us got the bigger fright

What a wonderful world it is and what beautiful sights there are to behold ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Then a f*ck"ng rat nearly ran into my foot, the dopey ba&t?rd and ruined the rest of my night

brilliant dave,, nearly fell off the seat laughing at that one, well teed up . great report as always man and a nice mix of fish too i hope you gave the kit bag a good shake before heading home jeysus, you could imagine finding a furry stowaway in the motor on the way home

Hi Al,you know when I was packing up i put my hand behind my tackle bag to get my cloth and my hand brushed off my furry hat and for one minute ,,,,,,,,,,,but it wasnt one,phew

only seen this now this reminds me of a mack bashing session down at poolbeg myself and 2 friend had a few years back
my mate put all the fish into a heavy duty plastis bag. i dont take any of the fish. he goes home gives the wife the bag of fish to clean out she empties the bag in to the kitchen sink and lo and behold bob geldof and two of his mates looking up at her. panic stations gets a phone call to come straight over. 2 of us and a neighbours stupid jackrussel and i say stupid because all it done was bark at us pulling out presses and fridges took 3 hrs to get the bastards

Ha ha ,i like the bit where he goes home and gives the bag of fish to the wife to clean out ,she loves me deeply i hope but i know what i'd be told

only seen this now this reminds me of a mack bashing session down at poolbeg myself and 2 friend had a few years back
my mate put all the fish into a heavy duty plastis bag. i dont take any of the fish. he goes home gives the wife the bag of fish to clean out she empties the bag in to the kitchen sink and lo and behold bob geldof and two of his mates looking up at her. panic stations gets a phone call to come straight over. 2 of us and a neighbours stupid jackrussel and i say stupid because all it done was bark at us pulling out presses and fridges took 3 hrs to get the bastards

Brilliant.....

Fishing a comp at the beginning of last year at the front of the slip in Ballinwilling, reached for my prebaited trace and got quite a shock when it pulled back. Yup, there swinging off the end of it was Roland himself. Well, Messrs O'Gara and Wilkinson didnt have a patch on me as one unmerciful wader clad right foot boot drop kicked Mr Rat up and over the other side of the slip, albeit with my bait and snood in his gob..... Not a pleasant experience, hate the feckers with a passion.

That reminds me of one day when I was cutting the grass in the park with the tractor mower,,,I'm going up and down the field and I see a guy jogging around the perimeter of the field,,,,,,,,theres a rabbit with miximitosis having fits and generally dying and as the jogger comes round the corner and sees the rabbit he gives him a boot about 10' in the air,without even losing his stride and then continues on his jog ,at least he put him out of his misery

Brilliant report dave only just seen it myself, some of the stuff you have been putting together latley should be going in to some sort of of a funny pocket guide
as for the otter i do be out and about a fair bit and can hold my hand up and say i never ever seen one on my travels they seem to be a common sight where ever neil goes he was telling me he seen them in wickla harbour 2 years ago

"There was a French guy there when I arrived and as i set up he was telling me not to cast this way etc etc,to set up over this side of him etc etc,,,,,,,,,,,,red rag to a bull "I'm fine where i am",i said "If you set up over here you wont be crossing me",he said."

Eyes - if you post his picture & everyone here give him some sticks when we see him next, that would probably calm his over-rated enthusiasm .

That is the reason i prefer to fish in Ireland than in France: there are too much french anglers in France! And they know all the things better than everyone.
But this guy came certainly from Paris (the worse).
Another French guy from Tours,
Eriden

"There was a French guy there when I arrived and as i set up he was telling me not to cast this way etc etc,to set up over this side of him etc etc,,,,,,,,,,,,red rag to a bull "I'm fine where i am",i said "If you set up over here you wont be crossing me",he said."

Eyes - if you post his picture & everyone here give him some sticks when we see him next, that would probably calm his over-rated enthusiasm .

That is the reason i prefer to fish in Ireland than in France: there are too much french anglers in France! And they know all the things better than everyone.
But this guy came certainly from Paris (the worse).
Another French guy from Tours,
Eriden

Lads,,,,,,,we DID decide to start again ,having got off on the wrong foot,,,,he was probably just being too helpful and I took him up the wrong way,,,,,there again I dont think i'd go to France and lay claim to their territory and tell the natives what to do,its just not what we Irish do ,,,,,,,,,,except when we were part of the British Empire ,,,,,but thats another story ,one we tend to forget

"There was a French guy there when I arrived and as i set up he was telling me not to cast this way etc etc,to set up over this side of him etc etc,,,,,,,,,,,,red rag to a bull "I'm fine where i am",i said "If you set up over here you wont be crossing me",he said."

Eyes - if you post his picture & everyone here give him some sticks when we see him next, that would probably calm his over-rated enthusiasm .

That is the reason i prefer to fish in Ireland than in France: there are too much french anglers in France! And they know all the things better than everyone.
But this guy came certainly from Paris (the worse).
Another French guy from Tours,
Eriden

gas isint it theres no fish left in their waters so there over here now ,not only that there teaching us how to fish i wonder did he bring the rat with him?? mabey in his bag listen enough of that anyway,great night eyes lots of fish and four legged friends and frogs too isint it great to b alive the coyser looking forward to the rest of my life



Lads,,,,,,,we DID decide to start again ,having got off on the wrong foot,,,,he was probably just being too helpful and I took him up the wrong way,,,,,there again I dont think i'd go to France and lay claim to their territory and tell the natives what to do,its just not what we Irish do ,,,,,,,,,,except when we were part of the British Empire ,,,,,but thats another story ,one we tend to forget