East Cork Area 28.12.12

People: Me and Conger

Duration: 1.30- 8pm

Tide: Low - High

Weather: Lets just say that a tree floated past us at one point...!

Bait: Fresh Peeler and Squid

Rigs: Pulley and Flapper

Results: Coalie, Whiting and Codling




Report:
Hadn't been out for weeks due to other commitments and was fed up with reading about fishing so decided on a wee trip down to East Cork to see if there were any of the bearded ones around..... Brief stop off in Halfway Angling to restock on rig bits and bobs and some frozen peeler in case we didnt manage to get some fresh. Should not have worried as a super fresh 3 dozen fiesty nippers were sourced (thanks John) and some valuable info shared on where would be fishable due to the monsterous gust of SW winds blowing.

Hit the mark at low water and things did not look promising with a huge amount of weed being pushed in with the high winds and rising tide. For the first hour or so it was very frustrating with weed, snap offs and having to replace leaders with cold hands. Never mind we soldiered on regardless, having travelled a good distance from Clare/Limerick we not giving up that easily. The first fish showed as the tide started to really push, a chunky pristine Coalie. As is often the case the spirits started to raise with a few more small fish coming to the shore. At this point it was proving almost impossible to see the bites as even Congers Conoflex Highlander was bouncing around on the stand.

At this point we were both fishing two rods with myself debating if I should only fish one and give it my full attention as I am 100% sure that we were missing a lot of bites (crab was returning being munched). My mind was made up for me when a TREE (and I mean a proper tree....!) came bobbing past without a care in the world. It duely caught on two of the four lines (one each) and continued on its migration up river.......

The craic was great with good company but the fishing was poor with the only decent fish being a coddling about 2lbs..... I would say that when the winds drop and it settles down the mark we were on may throw up a couple of decent fish.

On a funny note..... a local lad appeared out of the bushes just as it got dark frightening the bejaysus out of us. He was clutching a fishing rod and small fixed spool reel and I think a wee plastic bag. He proceeded to tell us where we should have been fishing and that a few big uns had been caught the evening before. This guy was wearing a pair of runners, jeans and a sweat shirt and proceeded to wade through the water to get to his chosen mark which was up a good bit from where we were fishing. I am not judging this man in the slightest as he seemed a nice friendly guy but just wanteded to say that East Cork boyos are hardy bucks........

nice report lad...the tides below 4.0 down here seem to throw up coalies whiting and tamlings..in and around the sizes you mentioned..lately the bigger tides have been bringing bigger fish on the beaches at night mostly...sw winds can be a nightmare too,f#*kin tormenting,especially if they are any way strong,depending where you are in the bay or coast...
i'd say that lads plastic bag is full of benolin,vicks and strepsils at this stage

Great trip yesterday Joe, just a pity about the fishing but sure we'll fix that hopefully on the next trip, that lad was a hardy buck alright, besides scaring the bejaysus out of me i also felt slightly inadequate in my big comfy jacket and waders

All I can say is well done for sticking at it boys. A friend and myself spent a very uncomfortable 7 hours at the back of the carpets on Friday the 21st, we got soaked to the skin, but it was mild enough and the wind was hardly as bad as yesterday was. My satellite dish got blown 180 degrees from where it should have been, went from SSE to NNW, that is how bad it was here. Pity the fish did not play their part, but better luck next time. We are going to give it a throw on Monday again so fingers, and everything, crossed.

Regards Wez

this confirms my thoughts that all people from cork are a bit mad! more so ones that bring plastic bags everywhere alot can be deducted from what plastic bag is being carried ,with total nutbags going for the better quality bags, M&S prob being the choice of the most dedicated ones

this confirms my thoughts that all people from cork are a bit mad! more so ones that bring plastic bags everywhere alot can be deducted from what plastic bag is being carried ,with total nutbags going for the better quality bags, M&S prob being the choice of the most dedicated ones

this confirms my thoughts that all people from cork are a bit mad! more so ones that bring plastic bags everywhere alot can be deducted from what plastic bag is being carried ,with total nutbags going for the better quality bags, M&S prob being the choice of the most dedicated ones

SURE ARENT WE THE REBEL COUNTY...........as for the plastic bags maguiver has nothing on us...........