Youghal for the first time
Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:27 pm
People:Myself , and three amigos
Duration:4.30pm to 11:30pm
Tide:full at 8pm few days after a spring tide
Weather:cold but clear
Bait:lug peeler mussel sandal squid mackerel
Rigs:2 hook paternoster
Results:mixed bag
Headed for Youghal on Wednesday with intentions of arriving around 2.30pm
With high tide at 8 and with enough time To have a look
About in daylight but the best laid plans etc and we arrived about 4.30 just as darkness fell
Although the forecast was for gale force sw s winds and some heavy showers which we experienced on the way down we got out of the jeep at Youghal strand to find a slight breeze and a nice dry evening so
We quickly tackled up and fired out two hook paternoster with 6oz grips baited with a selection
Of lug crab squid mussel sandeel
And mackerel only first cast I was soon into a lovely flounder followed by another few flounder and a coalie And the other three lads had action for most of the time with flounder and coalies making up most of the catch and about two hours on the dropping tide one codlling came on a peeler . It was great to be back beackcasting as it must be 10 years since of done. It although Ive still been pursuing my other angling interest in coarse and pike. At least the quest and the long haul for those cork cod was worth it although with the amount of good marks in the area I'm sure we will do better the more we get to know the area
Thanks to the lads on here who gave advice to make this possible
Report:
Duration:4.30pm to 11:30pm
Tide:full at 8pm few days after a spring tide
Weather:cold but clear
Bait:lug peeler mussel sandal squid mackerel
Rigs:2 hook paternoster
Results:mixed bag
Headed for Youghal on Wednesday with intentions of arriving around 2.30pm
With high tide at 8 and with enough time To have a look
About in daylight but the best laid plans etc and we arrived about 4.30 just as darkness fell
Although the forecast was for gale force sw s winds and some heavy showers which we experienced on the way down we got out of the jeep at Youghal strand to find a slight breeze and a nice dry evening so
We quickly tackled up and fired out two hook paternoster with 6oz grips baited with a selection
Of lug crab squid mussel sandeel
And mackerel only first cast I was soon into a lovely flounder followed by another few flounder and a coalie And the other three lads had action for most of the time with flounder and coalies making up most of the catch and about two hours on the dropping tide one codlling came on a peeler . It was great to be back beackcasting as it must be 10 years since of done. It although Ive still been pursuing my other angling interest in coarse and pike. At least the quest and the long haul for those cork cod was worth it although with the amount of good marks in the area I'm sure we will do better the more we get to know the area
Thanks to the lads on here who gave advice to make this possible
Report:
Re: Youghal for the first time
Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:53 pm
[quote="jellybait"]People:Myself , and three amigos
Bait:lug peeler mussel sandal squid mackerel
Did you catch any sole?
Bait:lug peeler mussel sandal squid mackerel
Did you catch any sole?
Re: Youghal for the first time
Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:54 pm
johnwest wrote:jellybait wrote:People:Myself , and three amigos
Bait:lug peeler mussel sandal squid mackerel
Did you catch any sole?
Very good and so witty mate, on the other hand he might well have go a few boot lace conger.
Please don't pay us any heed and thanks for a great report, you never know you might give the course a miss more often and go back to the sea angling mate.
Regards Wez
Re: Youghal for the first time
Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:33 am
He jumped in with both feet!! 
And pulled a blinder!! Well done!!
And pulled a blinder!! Well done!!
Re: Youghal for the first time
Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:01 pm
well done. good report jellybait. keep at it cos great fishing down that end of the country 
Re: Youghal for the first time
Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:39 am
Thanks lads - yes lovely part of the country - all new to me as im used to most my sea angling on the east coast with alot of it spent chasing tope ,ray and smoothies aboard my boat but its been lying up for a bit while ive been doing some other angling - oh the joys of been an all round angler ,it can get hard trying to decide where to go