Red strand, Clonakilty 16th Jan

People: Me myself & I

Duration: 5pm till 8.30pm

Tide: Last 3 and half hours of flood

Weather: No wind, started dry & then drizzle

Bait: Fresh lug & Frozen peeler

Rigs: 2 hook flapper

Results: 6 x Coalie 1 x Flounder

Arrived just as it was getting dark, and there was a lovely surf rolling in and no sign of any weed. Apart from the 7 fish I landed, I missed 1 rattle bite (Probably another flounder) and a good tug that was over as quick as it started. It certainly felt alot bigger than anything else I'd had last night, so I'm thinking a bass, but it was lightening quick so it's hard to tell. It was really mild (about 8 degrees) even my hands didn't get cold, so it was a really enjoyable session. All that was missing was the winter bass that I was hoping for. I'd never been to this beach before, and it's always nice to catch something on a 'blind' venue. That's me off the mark for 2013 too.




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A good start to 2013 well done.

Good stuff Rod i fished it myself last year and had a few again well done

Well done, that's a lovely little beach

Well done mate, sounds like a good session. Great to be off the mark for the year too

thats a long drive home fair play great to fish a new beach even if ya cant see anything only what your headlight is shining on fished a few mark,s up near killybegs in the dark i must get up and see what they look like in daylight some time shame you didnt hook up a bass but 6 coalies is better than 66 whiting any day!!!

Stayed the night in Macroom so didn't have to trek all the way back to Dublin. I'm in west Cork once a month with work so I'll probably try this beach again.

Stayed the night in Macroom so didn't have to trek all the way back to Dublin. I'm in west Cork once a month with work so I'll probably try this beach again.

any jobs going? i could put up with a trip to west cork once a month
be interesting to try it at different stages of the tide to see what turns up

No jobs going Roger, and it's not as great as it sounds. Still, there's a silver lining in every cloud I suppose.

nice result well done nice way to start the new year