Greystones 11-6-11

People:me

Duration:6pm-11pm

Tide:high 8-30pm approx

Weather:southerly breeze to start,,,,calm and mild later

Bait:rag, squid crab

Rigs:flappers, pulleys , single hook mini rig

Results:2 x short spined sea scorpions, 3 x pollock, 1 x wrasse , 1 x flounder, 1 x whiting




Report:
Left the house heading for Ennereilly, but on the way I decided to drop by Greystones to have a gander . Driving through the Harbour I saw the new tackle shop ,Gotcha's, and made a note to drop in next time . The rocks where I normally fish were deserted and looked so inviting that I hadnt the heart to pass them ,it would have been rude really and as I had been in work early and was tired etc etc ,I convinced myself that i'd have a great night here pulling in wrasse and big pollock . Easily convinced, I got set up , 2 rods, one at distance and the other in close scouring the rocks and gullies for unsuspecting fish. There was a stiff breeze and I had to don the monkey hat to keep my bonce warm . A french angler greeted me in English (in a french accent ) and he set up a float rig. I caught a 6 inch scorpion fish and had to stop myself from calling him to show it off,,i'm a sad case . He didnt see it even though I threw it back near him . He stayed for a couple of hours but didnt have any luck unfortunately . He left, just like I've seen so many others do in the past, just as the sun set, just when you start to get bites . In fact , just as he drove off , I got a decent tug on my small rod and landed a corkwing wrasse, my first this year from Greystones . The next hour was the most productive, with a whiting and a flounder on the distance rod, and another sea scorpion and 3 pollock on the small rod in close. The pollock were caught one after the other , as soon as the bait, rag tipped with squid, hit the water. I hoped for a decent pollock, as i've got some larger ones at dusk here before, but it wasnt to be. 2 lads set up as it was getting dark , and as they were in between me and the place from whence the furry friends magically appear from, I decided to stay on another while . It was so bright that I couldnt believe it when I checked the time on the phone and it was 11pm . I packed up and made short work of the 30 yd trek back up to the car and thanked myself for not going to Omaha beach, or Iwo Jima, or any of the other Wicklow beaches, who wants to catch pups when you can catch minis here

p.s. When my rod tips werent twitching I was thinking about :

1. Ennereilly and what was going on there
2. the price of petrol
3. How much I spent on the bait.
4. Whether or not I would open a can of beer when I got home

but mostly what a great , peaceful, friendly, relaxing sport fishing is

p.p.s. Apologies to the old guy who came down for a chat that was going on about the Economy, and the Government , and the Banks and Pensions etc etc for telling him that I came here to get away from all that and that he was depressing me and also apologies for the sorry tea towels,i'm really going to make an effort in future, they look crap in the photos

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some cool fish there, i love scorpion fish and your reports are 10 times more interesting than the anglers corner section in the wickla people

hey dave you did alright i fished their on thursday afternoon for a few hours got a few dab and a few whiting ,the place was a bit of a mess i brought my rubbish home as i always do but hadnt got an extra large black bag to clean up after the dirty feckers if i had i would have, it gives us clean anglers a bad name you nearly feel guilty by assosiation fishing in other peoples rubbish

excellent report eyes, much more enjoyable than my 3 hours session yesterday.

hey dave you did alright i fished their on thursday afternoon for a few hours got a few dab and a few whiting ,the place was a bit of a mess i brought my rubbish home as i always do but hadnt got an extra large black bag to clean up after the dirty feckers if i had i would have, it gives us clean anglers a bad name you nearly feel guilty by assosiation fishing in other peoples rubbish

I know what you mean Roger, theres always people coming down for a chat there and you feel guilty with all the rubbish around and feel the need to explain that its not your rubbish . I was the kid in the class that went red even though I wasnt guilty of anything . I always bring my own rubbish home , heres a pic to prove it complete with manky teatowel ( I 'm going red as we speak/type ). Pity about all the rubbish , I did notice it last night and its all angling related

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well done you got fish anyway,,,,,,,,love the way ur thinking goes,,,same as me own lol....

great report again dave i know exactly what you mean when you say its peacful relaxing and
friendly way to spend your spare time ESPECIALLY WHEN NIEL THE FISHFACE BROWN IS AWAY ON HOLIDAYS

few species anyway and nice one on your first cw wrasse from that mark
tightlines
ferg

great report again dave i know exactly what you mean when you say its peacful relaxing and
friendly way to spend your spare time ESPECIALLY WHEN NIEL THE FISHFACE BROWN IS AWAY ON HOLIDAYS

From what I hear he'll be needing a holiday when he gets back.

Great report Dave & nice session you might get the big Pollock on your next trip & if not thers plenty up this neck of the woods

some cool fish there, i love scorpion fish and your reports are 10 times more interesting than the anglers corner section in the wickla people

Cheers young man , you have to love those guys, theyre so fearsome looking, yet just sit there in your hand grunting and looking fed up

Great report Dave & nice session you might get the big Pollock on your next trip & if not thers plenty up this neck of the woods

Cheers Brian, if theyre still there in September you may well see me around . My brothers coming home from Canada on hols and wants to take a trip to Sligo for bodhran lessons.

:D few species anyway and nice one on your first cw wrasse from that mark
tightlines
ferg

Cheers fishy, first one this year

great report again dave i know exactly what you mean when you say its peacful relaxing and
friendly way to spend your spare time ESPECIALLY WHEN NIEL THE FISHFACE BROWN IS AWAY ON HOLIDAYS

Its peaceful and relaxing until he comes home Ger

well done you got fish anyway,,,,,,,,love the way ur thinking goes,,,same as me own lol....

Cheers Brian

excellent report eyes, much more enjoyable than my 3 hours session yesterday.

Cheers 40footer

hate it when people talk behind your back

Nice bit of mini bashing Dave with a good mix. Loving the old guy story at the end have had many convo's just like that, some more entertaining than others. Hope to get down and see you guys in thenear future, hatching a few plans with the boys.

hate it when people talk behind your back

sure we are missing your great company by the way how is the hedhehog