Greystones pier, 2 Nov 2012

People: Me

Duration: 22 h 30 - 24 h 00

Tide: high at 1 h 30

Weather: cold but calm and clear night

Bait: ragworms (barely alive)

Rigs: 2 hook flapper (size 2)

Results: 1 flounder, 2 whitings, 1 pouting, 1 pollack, 1 sea scorpion




Report:
finally a break in those windy days. This made the cold easier to stand and the bites easier to see. And there was plenty of bites ! After having done the duties of a family guy, I finally went out to Greystones pier. I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash. There was just another angler. It was nice to have some company. The night was starry and very pleasant.

It was a small last minute session, just to use my leftover ragworms from a trip in Donegal... this was last week, so the rags were almost all dead. However, those zombie worms were as efficient as the wriggling ones. They even caught 2 new species I've never encounter before : a pouting and a sea scorpion. By the way, please correct me if the flatfish isn't a flounder and if what I think to be a pollack is a coalfish.

I also want to thank eyesreilly. We never met, but all his reports, especially those about Greystones, were really inspiring for the beginner that I am. They contain plenty of usefull details and show how easy it is to have a good fishing session. And of course, they are very enjoyable to read !

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Your last pic (DSC01046.JPG) shows a dab, not a flounder, the 4th picture (DSC01047.JPG) is one of the infamous pin whiting, which you might encounter a plenty until springtime on the east coast, nevertheless they are a welcome blank saver and the 2nd photo (DSC01050.JPG) is a pollock indeed.
Look forward to reading many more reports from you and tight lines!

A dab ?! Yeee, one more new specie for me then ! Thanks.

Well done JPA ,,,,,,And congrats on the 2 new species,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's always a bonus to be going home with some new species under your belt . Funny enough I've found that the fishing dies off coming up to High water so you did very well. PS,,,thank's for the kind word's,,,,,,,,I feel a bit lazy now that I haven't been putting up many reports in the last while . In fact only last week I had a couple of nice codling around the 45cm mark from there,,,,,,,,in close on rag right under my nose,,,,,,very tasty Just goes to show ya!!,,,,,,,,you never know what's out there till you get your bait in the water,,,,,,,,and there's certainly some decent fish prowling around that pier

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Thanks eyesreilly for that improvised report. That's 2 nice fat codling you got there ! Well done. Now I even more looking forward to my next fishing session

Nice one JPA, 2 new species in 90 minutes just what you wanted It's a handy spot and always seems to have fish about it.

Nice one JPA, 2 new species in 90 minutes just what you wanted It's a handy spot and always seems to have fish about it.

very handy indeed. This brand new pier is very safe and well lighted. And as you said, it's quite reliable for fishing.

well done on a few species jpa ! as for dave and his codling he was sat on his box after dribbling all down his floatation suit ,asking fishface for his favorite batter recipe

Well done on a good quick session a fair few species to keep you occupied and a Dab and pouting to add to your species list
tightlines

Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.

Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.

Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.

Couldn't it be just a coincidence ? ... I'm at that pier very late usually, I've never met the littering guys (it's one of the reasons I wait till it's late...).

nice one dave lets keep it a secret that way there will be room for when we next go down

Sweetwrasse wrote "I knew the cold weather would have cleared the piers of a few common summer species" in his report for Greystones while you wrote "I was glad to see that the pier was clean of trash ", are we talking about the same thing?
Nice report JPA.

It's like the OK corral down there some days in summer, lots of lead flying and not much direction on any of it! The only tactic is to arrive at about midnight as JPA said.

Nice one JPA some nice fishing and congrats on the new species...

well done j.p with the 2 new species keep up the good work if we are heading down to waterford in a couple of week for the day you can tag along if you want and i will try and get you a nice cod b4 you head back home just let me know