Bray Harbour 2-10-10, Greystones rocks 3-10-10

People:Bray, Me and Neil, Greystones, me

Duration:Bray, 6pm-10pm, Greystones, 4pm-8pm

Tide:rising

Weather:Lovely

Bait:rag, mack, lug

Rigs:flappers, mini rigs

Results:Bray; 1 xDab, 1 x Doggie, 4 x Whiting,4 x Coalies
Greystones; Scorpion fish, Plaice, Blennies, Codling, pollock




Report:

Bray Harbour
Went to Bray Harbour with neil on Sat night. I got there first and set up down the end of the pier . I got a Dab at distance early on but nothing else for quite a while. The pier soon packed up and by the time Fishface arrived I was surrounded by kids fishing so I gave up my prime spot to be near him ,but on reeling in I had a doggie on the line .Fishface said he had caught a whiting but I didnt see it so I cant confirm it . I had a couple of whiting when I moved down but it was only when Fishface went home ( his poor feet were killing him , Bless him ) that things improved. I got chatting to the guy beside me who was trying for a conger and I left my bait out a bit too long , so when I reeled in there was just a pair of whiting lips on the hook, I swear I didnt reel in too quick .From 9-30 pm to 10pm I had 4 coalies in succession ,then the Mistress arrived to whisk me home.All fish were caught on rag.

Greystones

I would have headed out after dinner but she didnt make one but I still ended up in Greystones at about 4pm,,,,,lovely sunny mild calm day. 3 lads floatfishing were catching small coalies on mack strip. I set up 2 small rods , one with small hooks, size 2's and the other with bigger hooks, size 1/0's to tempt some decent fish,well that was the plan. First fish came after half an hour, a scorpion fish, blank saved . I lobbed the next cast out onto the clean sand and could hardly believe my luck when I got a decent bite and reeled in a nice plaice ,before you all say it I did check for BONY NODULES and took a pic in case A 27cm pollock was next up, followed by my one and only Wrasse of the session, a Corkwing, on rag, I thought i'd have caught more of them here, they must be getting thin on the ground(or in the sea ).Blennies were next, with the little beggars digging in when hooked , they must be half limpet . I got a truly HUMUNGOUS SEA SCORPION of 20cms next, which the photo doesnt do justice to , but you can take my word for it, as Scorpions go, he was HUGE . My couple of lug got me a couple of small codling and I finished the session with doubles and trebles of blennies , codling and scorpion fish. As usual, when darkness fell, a little furry friend peeped his head round a rock just as I was bending down to bait up so I was outa there double quick

Two nice wee sessions there Eyes and a good variety of fish. Well done.

good mix as always dave and nice plaice you'll have to get yourself a wee dog to take out with you to greystones to fend off your furry wee friends i have to admitt that it's a bit unsettleing to put your hand into the bait bag and see 2 little beady eyes look back out at you

how dare you al, i dont have beady eyes

Nice plaice. I can see why you took the close up. He looks a bit suspect alright. Don't think i ever seen one that dark. It's like an estuary flounder. Good mix of fish anyway. Must try to get a corkwing myself before they're gone till next year.

nice mix of species again Dave well done
some nice scorpions there, and nice one on the plaice nice fishing.

Nice variety of fish & pics Dave well done

Well done Dave nice bit of variety there. Well done on the plaice and all the scorpion fish - there are great little fish.

Excellent read as always Eyes.

as usual dave an great report and some super close
ups of the fishies well done you'll have to get a close
up of furry lads next have you put names
on them yet

as usual dave an great report and some super close
ups of the fishies well done you'll have to get a close
up of furry lads next have you put names
on them yet

The one with the little beady eyes is called Neil

Two nice wee sessions there Eyes and a good variety of fish. Well done.

Cheers Tom

Excellent read as always Eyes.

Thanks Jay

Well done Dave nice bit of variety there. Well done on the plaice and all the scorpion fish - there are great little fish.

Thanks Frank, its amazing the way the blennies can dig in, I used to think I was snagged and pull for a break but now I give it a bit of slack and wait to see if theres any movement to indicate a fish on the end before breaking the line

Nice variety of fish & pics Dave well done

Thanks FK,,,,,,someday i'll catch a decent pollock,,,,,,,,,,,,,but I think i'll have to go West,or North,,,,,,or South,,,,,anywhere but Greystones

nice mix of species again Dave well done
some nice scorpions there, and nice one on the plaice nice fishing.

Cheers Don,they were all caught at high tide,when usually I get them at low tide,,,,,,,hard to figure

Nice plaice. I can see why you took the close up. He looks a bit suspect alright. Don't think i ever seen one that dark. It's like an estuary flounder. Good mix of fish anyway. Must try to get a corkwing myself before they're gone till next year.

Thats my first plaice this year evan so I wasnt letting him go without a decent pic

how dare you al, i dont have beady eyes

Dont be getting Ratty Neil,what was that about beady eyes

good mix as always dave and nice plaice you'll have to get yourself a wee dog to take out with you to greystones to fend off your furry wee friends i have to admitt that it's a bit unsettleing to put your hand into the bait bag and see 2 little beady eyes look back out at you

Cheers Al, I have a dog but he's the canine version of Frank Spencer so I wouldnt trust him at those rocks

how dare you al, i dont have beady eyes