local beach, galway 15 march
Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:27 pm
People: me and rolly
Duration: 6 hours
Tide: over low and then back up
Weather: clear night - beautiful
Bait: lug, rag, white, squid, mac, sandeel
Rigs: 3 hook flapper, 2 hook clipped
Results: 1 flounder
Report: after being out on this beach last monday with 4 others and 3 flounders were caught 41 and 35 by a novice and 25
by me and also a coalie - first time i saw one on this beach, i thought it was time to try it again
i got my tides all wrong and was there just on reaching low water - it was stagnant for 2 hours and only then began to push back in
the crabs started to take an interest and after another 1.5hrs my mate had enough of this
i was trying to use up all the bait after the weekend comp so i was doing some funny rig combinations - like 6 rag on 2 3 hook flappers which i had just casted out
i then noticed a car about 500 yards away parked beside mine in the very desolate car park of this beach - then i saw 2 boys out with torches - at this point i start moving towards the car
as it turns out it was the guards - they had seen the car there and empty for almost 6 hours and went to inspect it - i had left the door open - they thought someone was gone for a permanent walk into the drink
luckily i got to them before they were going to ring the old man (00.30am and borrowed from him!!!)
got a telling off and figured time to go - went back to find a 40cm flounder on and in good condition - not spent from spawning - happy days and off home with me!
Duration: 6 hours
Tide: over low and then back up
Weather: clear night - beautiful
Bait: lug, rag, white, squid, mac, sandeel
Rigs: 3 hook flapper, 2 hook clipped
Results: 1 flounder
Report: after being out on this beach last monday with 4 others and 3 flounders were caught 41 and 35 by a novice and 25
by me and also a coalie - first time i saw one on this beach, i thought it was time to try it againi got my tides all wrong and was there just on reaching low water - it was stagnant for 2 hours and only then began to push back in
the crabs started to take an interest and after another 1.5hrs my mate had enough of this
i was trying to use up all the bait after the weekend comp so i was doing some funny rig combinations - like 6 rag on 2 3 hook flappers which i had just casted out
i then noticed a car about 500 yards away parked beside mine in the very desolate car park of this beach - then i saw 2 boys out with torches - at this point i start moving towards the car
as it turns out it was the guards - they had seen the car there and empty for almost 6 hours and went to inspect it - i had left the door open - they thought someone was gone for a permanent walk into the drink
luckily i got to them before they were going to ring the old man (00.30am and borrowed from him!!!)
got a telling off and figured time to go - went back to find a 40cm flounder on and in good condition - not spent from spawning - happy days and off home with me!
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:34 pm
That seems to be quite the flounder spot 
I'd say the auld lad would have loved a call at that time of night!!
I'd say the auld lad would have loved a call at that time of night!!
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:02 pm
all well that ends well nice 1 on the flounder
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:56 pm
40cm flounder how bad
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:36 am
Nice size Flounder Brain.
Mick
Mick
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:30 am
nothing wrong with a 40cm flat brian.there is not as many about yet unfortunately as i witnessed for meself last night.
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:34 am
man i'd love to have seen your face!....a scolding from the cops 
..nice fish by the way!
..nice fish by the way!
Re: local beach, galway 15 march
Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:48 pm
more to add to the story!
walked the dog down there last night and i had lost a rig tuesday night - but knowing the beach well - i knew there was only 3 clumps of weed it could have been!
anyways saw the 3 headlights on the way down - people fishing!
picked up the rig as expected
it was mick+son, and shane fishing
the 2 men only started sea fishing a few weeks ago, maybe 4 or 5 sessions done - shane had 2 flounder when i got talking to them right on the LW
mike was commentating on how well i had done on getting me rig back but that was nothing compared to what happened next - shane says he has another on - went over for a look - a lump of flounder - was the length of his tackle box - must have been 50cm or there abouts
it was nearly hollow on one side from spawning and even at that there was a bit of weight to him - if he was caught in oct/nov he would be 2.5lb easy
what a fish!
didnt have a measure with him but hopefully ill find out or he posts the pick up here
walked the dog down there last night and i had lost a rig tuesday night - but knowing the beach well - i knew there was only 3 clumps of weed it could have been!
anyways saw the 3 headlights on the way down - people fishing!
picked up the rig as expected
it was mick+son, and shane fishing
the 2 men only started sea fishing a few weeks ago, maybe 4 or 5 sessions done - shane had 2 flounder when i got talking to them right on the LW
mike was commentating on how well i had done on getting me rig back but that was nothing compared to what happened next - shane says he has another on - went over for a look - a lump of flounder - was the length of his tackle box - must have been 50cm or there abouts
it was nearly hollow on one side from spawning and even at that there was a bit of weight to him - if he was caught in oct/nov he would be 2.5lb easy
what a fish!
didnt have a measure with him but hopefully ill find out or he posts the pick up here