north connemara co galway 8th jan 2011

People:myself

Duration:14:30 to 19:00

Tide:high 19:39 4.5m

Weather:very strong gales,very cold north wind and showers

Bait:mackerel,sandeel,squid

Rigs:2 hook flapper,3 hook flapper

Results:2 dogfish




Report:I went out to try and find a few new marks,it was hard to find spots to fish safely as the wind was so strong
I set up on a beach and had to hook the seatbox to the rod stand to stop it falling over
I spent a hour on the beach and didn't get any bites so packed up and headed for a bit of shelter on a pier
I set up again and had one rod in close and another at distance,I was getting small bites on the rod in close but no hook ups
as i was packing up i saw the rod at distance getting small bites,i thought it might be pin whiting,i gave the rod another 10 mins and then started to reel in,it felt heavy and i reeled i a double of doggies,blank saved and first fish of 2011 landed

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happy days saved the blank
i love when ya get something on the last cast

fair play gerry for sticking it out,it was a skinner of a day,,,,,nice double of dogs,,,welll done,,,

well done on getting out! nice to get the first fish of 2011!

Nice one gerry always great to get a somthing on the last cast, well done

Nice one Gerry, like you say at least no blank.
Martin. Oh and happy new year pal.

well done gerry.u will have to give them both names lol.how about terms and conditions. .were gonna have to hook up soon on those south mayo beaches.me van shud be fixed in a week or so,ill give u a pm

Good Start to the year Gerry.
Well done...

Mick

well done on the doggie double gerry . we get rid of the snow and ice only for it to get replaced with gales and torrential rain go figure

fair play for geting out ger and well done on your first double of the year the firsf of many im sure happy new year and tight lines or 2011

happy days saved the blank
i love when ya get something on the last cast

thanks paul,its always great to land some thing on the last cast

fair play gerry for sticking it out,it was a skinner of a day,,,,,nice double of dogs,,,welll done,,,

thanks Jamie it was a skinner of a day aright,a lot worse then the last time i was fishing

well done on getting out! nice to get the first fish of 2011!

thanks kaylem,it was good to start off the species list for 2011

Nice one gerry always great to get a somthing on the last cast, well done

thanks Brian,fishing was slow but it was good to land some thing,the dogs are great for saving the blank

Nice one Gerry, like you say at least no blank.
Martin. Oh and happy new year pal.

thanks martin and a happy new year to you too,the pier is still producing a few fish

well done gerry.u will have to give them both names lol.how about terms and conditions. .were gonna have to hook up soon on those south mayo beaches.me van shud be fixed in a week or so,ill give u a pm

I hear too much about terms and conditions from the wife ,give me a shout when you are back on the road

Good Start to the year Gerry.
Well done...

Mick

thanks mick

well done on the doggie double gerry . we get rid of the snow and ice only for it to get replaced with gales and torrential rain go figure

thanks al,at least with the gales and torrential rain i can finally get out to the marks

fair play for geting out ger and well done on your first double of the year the firsf of many im sure happy new year and tight lines or 2011

thanks alan and happy new year to you as well,you wont feel it until you will be heading west for the ray

up until my last session i had a few blanks and was praying for doggies

usually your praying for them not to bite

yes ger i cant wait looking forward to geting back down for the ray and a session with yourself when do thay start to show up in numbers?

up until my last session i had a few blanks and was praying for doggies

usually your praying for them not to bite

I don't mind the doggies,I never really get plagued by them

yes ger i cant wait looking forward to geting back down for the ray and a session with yourself when do thay start to show up in numbers?

in clifden bay I start getting them in numbers from the middle of may onwards but at the mark we fished before I would say they will show up in numbers a lot earlier,we will have to fish out side the mark any more as the farmer has put up no entry signs