W Waterford, 1-4 Nov

People:Me, Leon 7 and Keelan 6

Duration:1st 17.00-20.30, 3rd 11.00-16-00 qnd 18.00-19.30

Tide: rising

Weather: Lovely

Bait:lugs and crab

Rigs: 2 up

Results: coalies and huge flounders




Report:1st : Hoped to hit Ballyquin for a few hours on Tuesday but weed everywhere stopped this. So headed to Ardmore. It was action from the start with Leon and Keelan hammering coalies up to about 28cm . I was too busy as a helper to fish.

2nd was awful with non-stop heavy rain and v high winds.

3rd: very little choice as beaches were covered in weed. Decided to try for flouders in Blackwater in a place I had not fished for 40 years.....JC I sound old. Anyway no action until tide had dropped about 2 hours and I got 3 quickly in succession up to about 2.5 lb. Sizes 36cm,38cm and 45 cm. Main excitement was when the rod stand went down with the 2 rods. I thought it might have been a bass or big cod. When I lifted the 2nd rod a bird came up with the line and in came a curlew. He was badly tangled in my braid and I had to cut it. ... magnificent bird and once we calmed him down he just waited to be released.

4th: Looking at website the following day we missed on cod fishing in Youghal and so I hit the old bridge on 4th from 19.00-20.00..... not a bite . Ah well that's why it's called fishing and not catching

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nice flats well done

Ta. Was v happy with them. Are you still selling crabs?

Superb Flounders there excellent fishing a bit about youghal but thats just how it goes!massive result with those flatties

Well done Stan, long time no see, cracking result, fair play to you for bring the youngsters out and getting them hooked

Nice bird and the fish aren't too bad either.

Well done Stan, long time no see, cracking result, fair play to you for bring the youngsters out and getting them hooked

Yep. Thought I'd see you around this year. Was a great year for bass ... mainly small.

The 2 youngsters drag me out. They are absolute fanatics



Nice bird and the fish aren't too bad either.

Curlews give a great fight!!!!

Well done Stan, long time no see, cracking result, fair play to you for bring the youngsters out and getting them hooked

Yep. Thought I'd see you around this year. Was a great year for bass ... mainly small.

The 2 youngsters drag me out. They are absolute fanatics



Nice bird and the fish aren't too bad either.

Curlews give a great fight!!!!

nice flounder stan...hope the birdie was alright..looks like you were looking after her

Yep. The curlew was well wrapped around my line. There was no way no untangle it. So I had to chop the braid.... v expensive but it was worth it to see the bird fly away

some great flounder there man good to see the young lad enjoying the outdoors and no fear of the fishies. i always have a wee chuckle to myself when i see grown men afraid to touch the fish with their bare hands and resort to latex gloves and all sorts

I much prefer to see kids out fishing than playing computer games or watching TV. Guess I am just old fashioned!!