West Waterford Pollock - 2nd June 2012

[RockHunter]

People: Me

Duration: 3.00 - 5.30 pm

Tide: HW at 5.00 pm

Weather: Strong westerly beeze, overcast, then heavy rain

Bait: Various lures

Rigs:

Results: 3 Pollock




Report: Upon my return to Ireland after the holidays I was very keen to get out and catch something bigger than the small fish I got in the Aeolian Islands.
See the following reports:
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=39811
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=39775

So on Saturday afternoon I grabbed the lure fishing gear and headed to a bay which has a number of deep water marks where I had caught a few sizable pollock last year.

Although the bay was sheltered from the westerly wind the sea was still very choppy and the water rather coloured. I tried a couple of deep gulleys first without a bite. Then close to high tide I moved to the western end where there is a deeper embayment. I tried a range of soft plastics (Xlayers, Slug Gos, Wave worms, Senkos) and a few small metal lures but there was not a hint of a fish. I was almost going to pack up but had one last try with a yellow tailed jellyworm. I cast it out to sea, parallel to the side of the embayment. On the second cast I was hit by a strong fish which was pulling downwards - it had to be a pollock. It keep deep all the way in and fought strongly as I pulled it up. It was a 52 cm fish, weighing just over 3 lb.

I then tried the jellyworm in a deep gulley at my feet and a few casts later it was snatched by another strong fish. This stripped some line before I got it under control and fought well until I eased it on to the rocks. This was a larger chunkier pollock, 58 cm in length and weighed just over 4 lbs

A little later I had another pollock on the jellyworm from the same gulley. This was much the same size as the first at 52 cm.

Shortly afterwards a torrential rain shower started. I fished on a little longer but by 5.20 pm decided to pack up. So despite all the expensive SPs I got all the fish on the cheapest lure in my collection. A few years ago I got a packet of 12 of those yellow tailed jellyworms for about 3 euros!!!

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Last edited by RockHunter on Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:36 pm, edited 2 times in total.

lovely pollock mate

well done frank some nice pollock you had there wont be long now untill the silver fellas are back in action

Nice fishing Frank ,i suppose a few 3 and 4lb pollock will have to suffice until the ban is lifted next week

Well done for sticking out the weather....

Nice bit of dinner to make all the work worth while.

some lovely pollack there frank

Thanks guys,

,i suppose a few 3 and 4lb pollock will have to suffice until the ban is lifted next week

They will do for the moment - but just 5 days to go!!!!!!!

fine fish there cant wait to get the time to target pollock sorry to say but i think fresh pollock is nicer than bass, fried on the pan ,once again class A fishing man