11/11/2012, John West Rejects, Louth Coast.

People:Me and the bro.

Duration:Approx 4 hrs

Tide:3 hrs up and 1 down, hi tide @ 9.15.

Weather:Calm, odd spit of rain.

Bait:Fresh lug, frozen mackerel.

Rigs:2, 3 hook flappers and 1 up 1 down rigs

Results:4 tiny codling and 1 small coalfish.




Report:
I wasn't too hopeful when we arrived just after low tide to dig some lug as the sea was flat calm with no wind, however sometimes you just have to fish when you get the opportunity rather than when conditions seem right. We soon had about 60 lug plus a few white rag and a surprise small sandeel and proceeded to set up the rods. Rather than fish over clean sand in the calm water, we chose to try some more mixed ground and fish a bit closer in. The fishing was extremely slow, it was over an hour before the first fish, a small coalfish of about 17cm, took a mackerel strip. It remained slow with only 4 very small codling coming to lug baits. Last time I fished here I got 5 small codling prompting Rodger the Dodger to compare them to fish fingers, well these 4 were too small for even the sardine tins! Still you can only catch what's in front of you and sometimes we (or is it just me?) don't even manage that....As always it was good to get out and for a change, with a bit of company.

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Jw that's hard going but at least the blank was beaten..... as I used to fish the Louth coast I know what the slow session is like...

Hard luck JW. The fishing seemed slow on the east coast generally this weekend At least you beat the blank.

At least ye managed to avoid the plague of tiny whiting

I'd consider that a result along this stretch of the coast this time of year.
A few more frosts might bring some bigger codling up this far

at least you caught a few fish! I've had many blanks this year fishing the Louth coast, any fish is a result! even failed fish fingers

tough goin JW. you'd do well gettin a feed outta them wee skitters. they couldnt have been much bigger than the hooks!

..sometimes you just have to fish when you get the opportunity rather than when conditions seem right.

manys a time ive looked at a bit of water and though: 'I just know that there aint any fish in there. I just know im not going to catch anything here..', and fished it anyway! and aye, caught nothin!

Jw that's hard going but at least the blank was beaten..... as I used to fish the Louth coast I know what the slow session is like...

The key phrase being "used to fish"!

Hard luck JW. The fishing seemed slow on the east coast generally this weekend At least you beat the blank.

That seems to be as good as it gets at the moment.

At least ye managed to avoid the plague of tiny whiting :D

I'm not sure I would have objected to them...

I'd consider that a result along this stretch of the coast this time of year.
A few more frosts might bring some bigger codling up this far

Yeah, and some better summer weather might even bring up a few smoothies?

at least you caught a few fish! I've had many blanks this year fishing the Louth coast, any fish is a result! even failed fish fingers

I haven't had that many blanks, but only because I haven't fished it that many times!

tough goin JW. you'd do well gettin a feed outta them wee skitters. they couldnt have been much bigger than the hooks!
Luckily I stocked the freezer with sausages when they were in season.

..sometimes you just have to fish when you get the opportunity rather than when conditions seem right.

manys a time ive looked at a bit of water and though: 'I just know that there aint any fish in there. I just know im not going to catch anything here..', and fished it anyway! and aye, caught nothin!

Wouldn't it be worse if you knew there were fish, felt certain you would catch some and then caught nothing?

wouldn't it be worse if you knew there were fish, felt certain you would catch some and then caught nothing?

been there too..

the former depresses the hell outta ye
the latter drives ye mental!
but ye keep on comin back...

fish bites nice with skinny fries still at least you got out ! fresh salty air flowing through your lungs and sand in your hair

fish bites nice with skinny fries still at least you got out ! fresh salty air flowing through your lungs and sand in your hair 8)

I wish!!