clifden area co galway 25th & 26 aug 2010

People:myself

Duration:25th 19:00 to 23:30 26th 19:30 to 21:00

Tide:high and going out

Weather:cool and strong wind from the north

Bait:feathers,sandeel,mackerel

Rigs:various

Results:25th 3 mackerel,2 dogfish,1 pollack 26th 1 mackerel,one flounder




Report:headed for the pier both evenings to see if I could get a few more mackerel to stock the freezer,bites were very slow,on the 25th had the bait rod out and tried for mackerel with the other rod but the mackerel were hard to find,tried for conger for awhile with no luck,had 2 dogs on the bait rod

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on the 26th the wife and son came with me so it was only going to be a short session,I didn't bother with any bait I just tried the feathers and on one cast when I had the feathers near the shore I spotted a flounder go for the feathers and then go back down so I just dropped the feathers and jigged them up and down and felt a bite and reeled in this lad

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I didn't think flounder would go for a mackerel feather without bait on it,after the flounder had one mackerel before I headed home

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first pic looks more like a bull Huss

first pic looks more like a bull Huss

oh jesus here we go again!!

gerry,do you go home at all??

first pic looks more like a bull Huss

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another one, enjoy, it's freshly opened

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gerry,do you go home at all??

good, question Noel, I was supposed to fish around Blackhead today with him and a few mates, at least he has some sense to make use of the summer, more than I can say about myself work seems to get in the way of everything planned atm...
fair play GF, hope you get a few tonight, sorry about missing out, again... hope Alan got my txt!

have been getting flounder all summer on the mini sabikis gf and my young son had a doggie on them without baits also.or was it a huss

gerry,do you go home at all??

I only go home to sleep and eat,just like a b&b except that the wife wont cook me the breakfast

gerry,do you go home at all??

good, question Noel, I was supposed to fish around Blackhead today with him and a few mates, at least he has some sense to make use of the summer, more than I can say about myself work seems to get in the way of everything planned atm...
fair play GF, hope you get a few tonight, sorry about missing out, again... hope Alan got my txt!

I didn't make blackhead myself,not sure will I make it later today,alan got the txt,had a call from him in the evening

first pic looks more like a bull Huss

100% dogfish

have been getting flounder all summer on the mini sabikis gf and my young son had a doggie on them without baits also.or was it a huss

that's interesting,I thought it was strange he went for the feather I will have to try the mini sabikis myself
seeing that dogfish and bull huss look so much alike I wonder do they inter breed,is there a hybrid of the 2

did you not know gerry,its offical name is "lesser,greater spotted doghuss!