Skerries

People: Me

Duration: 3hrs (2130- 0030)

Tide: rising

Weather: Bitter cold

Bait: Lug

Rigs: Flappers

Results: Codling and whiting




Report:
Had a shocker of day at work and needed to get some air to clear the head so a quick dash to dig some bait after putting the weans to bed. Couldn't be bothered driving so decided on somewhere local.

When I got to the mark the tide was starting to rise so launched two baits into the darkness and waited for something, anything...! After a few minutes the tip on my big rod started to nod in a whiting like- way. It was pretty much like this for the full session with the hooks returning bare or sporting a tiny whiting on every cast. The mark was clear of weed but the wind made it very difficult to spot any interest at the other end.

I have posted a picture of a codling that I caught half way through the session to prove that there are cod north of the Liffey (no matter how small)

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the fish finger,s are on you!

another few years and that will be a monster!!!

Thats not a bad outing for skerries,,,fair play to ya Joe,.
A mate of mine fishes the stretch of coastline from Rush to Skerries and he said he's never seen so many codling ( up to 3lb) in the lobsterpots,,why we dont get them from shore is beyond me

Fair play anyway,skerries will be no go area soon the mackeral basher brigade are sharpening their rusty hooks and dusting down the fifteen foot lidl "beach casters"

It's a shame too as it seemed to have been great for mackerel last year going by the reports on here. I took a day off work and was float fishing up there last summer. It was great and there was plenty of fish being caught but there was people literally casting over my head as I was kneeling down to bait up. Might try float fishing for them at night!

Well done on the cod

the fish finger,s are on you!

You would have struggled to make a fish finger out of it to be honest dodger. lol

Beats sitting in the gaff thinking about fishing.

[quote="daveyboy"]It's a shame too as it seemed to have been great for mackerel last year going by the reports on here. I took a day off work and was float fishing up there last summer. It was great and there was plenty of fish being caught but there was people literally casting over my head as I was kneeling down to bait up. Might try float fishing for them at night!

Well done on the cod[/u

Ull get a good few at night not as many as daytime but it's a small price cause it will be all yours pick a high tide about midnight and cast close in at the corner under the lighthouse

Cheers Eoghan, roll on the summer!

Forgot to say saw a few squid over the years too,tried and failed though