spiddal area co galway 4th sept 2010

People:myself and the niece

Duration:14:30 to 21:00

Tide:high 14:28 4.1m low 20:47 1.5m

Weather:lovely

Bait:lug,white rag,mackerel,limpets

Rigs:various

Results:ballen wrasse,coalfish,Benny,Corkwing Wrasse I think




Report:I went home for the weekend and when the niece saw the rods in the car she wanted to go fishing as well,I decided to head for the pier and try get some mini species
I set up a small rod for her and she didn't have to wait to long to get her first fish a small coalfish she had a great time trying to reel it in
she got a few Corkwing Wrasse I think

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and a benny as well

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she spent 4hrs fishing and enjoyed it,her mum came and picked her up and I headed to a rock mark a mile away for a few casts for mackerel,had a good few casts and none showed so I put some limpets and started getting bites pretty quick
first fish was a Corkwing Wrasse??

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next was a ballen wrasse

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had to pack up shortly after that,if I have identified the fish wrong let me know,I think they are Corkwing Wrasse but might be Rock Cook wrasse as well

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gerry i think ur been taken over here.lol.

well done ger look like corkwing to me and great to see you bring the little ones out for the day

nice to see the wrasse back at that mark.. must gete there myself and pick up a few species..
nice corkwing too

BTW the last two pics are both ballan wrasse

fair play to ya for getting the niece out . i think it's really important that the kids catch something to keep the interest levels up. another angler in the making there

gerry i think ur been taken over here.lol.

i wont bring her fishing again because she out fished me

well done ger look like corkwing to me and great to see you bring the little ones out for the day

thanks alan,it was my first corkwing this year

nice to see the wrasse back at that mark.. must gete there myself and pick up a few species..
nice corkwing too

BTW the last two pics are both ballan wrasse

thanks for the id steve,I was not to sure about the one in the last photo,I hope to try it again over the weekend to try add a few more species as well,some big fish around as well,she had one great bite that nearly pulled her in,it broke the 6lb line that was on the reel,by the time I looked over the pier the fish was gone

fair play to ya for getting the niece out . i think it's really important that the kids catch something to keep the interest levels up. another angler in the making there

she enjoyed the fishing and didn't get bored at all,I decided to try the pier and use small hooks and bait so she would have a chance of getting a fish,she got 6 fish and 4 different species,not sure will she make a angler she didn't want to hold the fish

Blimey Gerry, sound`s like you have retired you`re fishing so much !!!!!!!!!!

Nice one pal.

Martin.

Blimey Gerry, sound`s like you have retired you`re fishing so much !!!!!!!!!!

Nice one pal.

Martin.

thanks martin,you are only seeing some of the reports,too tired to write the others,its a pity I have to work,its getting in the way of fishing