lacken 10-09-2010

People;myself and eskimo(dennis)

Duration; 06.00pm-23.00pm

Tide; hw @ 19.45pm

Weather;was beggining to wonder if i was in mayo flippin gorgeous

Bait; macks,lugs,whitebait,razors,sandeels

Rigs; flappers,pulleys

Results; loads of flounders,small turbots,small whitings,mackerals,doggies and a sand dab?

Report;........met up with dennis on the wednesday and we were both itching for a cast that evening but due to the lateness of the evening and little bait we put it off till friday to give us some time to get properly organised.so friday wasnt long coming and he picked me up at around 13.00pm and we headed off to get our bait.we went to a local razor fish mark and picked up around 20 good size razors.(i think we brought 8 for bait in the end and we both swallowed 6 each yummy ).we also dug a few lug too so we were both happy enough with the bait scenario as we had macks,sandeels and whitebait at home.he dropped me off in town at 14.30pm and had agreed to pick me up at 17.15pm as he had to go home to his family for a while.17.15pm came and we both loaded up the wagon and headed away to this mark.we were puzzelled on which mark to try.i have a new ledge mark but tides did not suit that,i got a whisper in the ear the other day of an old plaice mark, but we both opted for lacken as it was september and we had a feeling it wud start to produce.recent reports off here werent that good.there is a open competition on the beach there on the 31st of october so hopefully this report will give ye good confidence.the beach was unusual as with the spring tides on,all the sand had being shoved far up the beach lets say to the high tide water line and we felt as if we were fishing from a ledge and casting into deep water.anyway so we banged out our rods at 6 and had only them out when we got our first fish.a flounder for dennis maybe at about 26cms.my first fish was shortly after and it was a tiny turbot that is pictured in me hand below.just to let ye all know this was my first turbot ever.didnt care bout the size.after that we both were pulling in flounders.some very small and some medium.then i pulled in another small turbot.a bit bigger than the last one thou.it went quiet for a while after high water with the odd flounder,but then when dusk came i got a heavy knock on the rod to which i first thought of a seatrout.i reeling it in to which i had a 2 mackeral and a tiny sand dab on a 3 hook flapper.the mackeral were starving they took the lugworms.banged it out again and got another mackeral.the mackeral were fine sized.never had mackeral from this beach before.dark was on us at this stage so we picked up a few more flats along with some doggies and small whitings.at around 22.30pm ,drizzel started to fall which then turned quiet heavy so we agreed to wrap up and head home.we were both very happy with our evening,but i was even more as i got me first turbots.we drove home to stop off in a local that is renowned for its pint, with no hesitation 2 pints off creamy guinness were orderd.we had a toast to the good evening and downed them down like milk.perfect way to finish a session

all fish were released and will live to fight another day

Cheers brian

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Some nice fish lads well done on the Turbos Brian, I still have to catch one this year!!

well brian theres loads of small ones ere but no decent sizes ones.ya it was good to add to me species list.im gonna go back west some day and try and get a few plate sized ones

Some nice fish lads well done on the Turbos Brian, I still have to catch one this year!!

sorry ment to mention that the first fish of the day which is the first pic took the 2 hooks on the rig.he hadnt enough n 1.

well brian theres loads of small ones ere but no decent sizes

If ye try again on a certain trawlerman's day off, ye might do better......

haha hugo will u go to him and say it to him to give it up.there is surely finer ones out deeper

well brian theres loads of small ones ere but no decent sizes

If ye try again on a certain trawlerman's day off, ye might do better......

Is there much of a difference between a sand dab and a dab ?

[hugo]

[quote="saving private brian"]haha hugo will u go to him and say it to him to give it up. there is surely finer ones out deeper[quote\]

I've been looking for the dinner-sized ones myself when I'm out in the boat, but nothing so far..... he has the place scraped out.

Last edited by hugo on Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:15 am, edited 1 time in total.

[quote="saving private brian"]haha hugo will u go to him and say it to him to give it up. there is surely finer ones out deeper[quote="Hugo"]

I've been looking for the dinner-sized ones myself when I'm out in the boat, but nothing so far..... he has the place scraped out.

i think the uncle still get the odd one there.i know he gets more on another ground a mile or 2 off

haha hugo will u go to him and say it to him to give it up. there is surely finer ones out deeper

I've been looking for the dinner-sized ones myself when I'm out in the boat, but nothing so far..... he has the place scraped out.

Is there much of a difference between a sand dab and a dab ?

a dab is a dab

i think the uncle still get the odd one there.i know he gets more on another ground a mile or 2 off

haha hugo will u go to him and say it to him to give it up. there is surely finer ones out deeper

I've been looking for the dinner-sized ones myself when I'm out in the boat, but nothing so far..... he has the place scraped out.

that bay should be boxed off for a few years to give it a chance ,even rathfran bay which is a nursery grounds for most of the flats,the powers that be havnt a clue,
anyway brian its a while since lacken kept us that busy 6 varieties tis not bad ,next time turbot for supper!!!!

that good fishing lads flaunder my favorite fish on beach seems you got plenty of them thats cool and well done on your turbot Brian, good picture with greedy flounder if there was three hooks it would take it too

nice session there guys, and nice one on the turbot brian

great session and report brian and well done on the turbot . if only they were all like that trip

ya al was very enjoyable session and so were the pints after.lol.hope u and jordan have the winter gear ready as its gonna be a wild one

great session and report brian and well done on the turbot . if only they were all like that trip

Excellent fishing Brian, well done. A nice variety of fish you got. Good work! Great report and pictures too.

P.S Is the motor sorted yet?

no not yet kerry.there a few things wrong with it so mite not bother fixing it lol.the cv joint is the main 1.ah its all money and problems

Excellent fishing Brian, well done. A nice variety of fish you got. Good work! Great report and pictures too.

P.S Is the motor sorted yet?

good report and good to hear of a session on that beach

hopefully those fish will be around still for the open in october!