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Popped out for a few hours this afternoon.
Wind had turned southerly, and tide was low.
Managed to get fresh peeler + lug in the morning from Dave Scallans (on the road to the Wildfowl reserve) .
Caught 5 small codling -biggest about a pound or so-maybe a pound and a quarter.Missed one nicer fish-had him for a while, but when tackle came in it was obvious why he got away-weed covering the hooks!!
This evening would have been a better bet - rising tide.
Got a parking ticket on the quays too $%£" :( -forgot it was a disk parking area
jd (19 euros poorer)
ps rumours of some bass around Ballyhealy-parking is free too, so I may go there tomorrow.
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Drove down to Ballyhealy Beach-shouldn't have bothered-didn't even take my rod out of the car. Then drove to St Helens- no luck -gave up after an houur. Ballytrent might have been more sheltered. Drove bck into Wexford town, 4 small codling in an hour or so..(to peeler-tide out and turning)
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Some photos here..
http://www.boards.ie/photopost/showgall ... ppuser=710
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Popped down to St Helens-full tide and rag/peelers..
Loads of rattles on the rod, nothing substantial..
managed to catch 2 very small bass, who I hope to meet again in 10 years or so...
any prices for small fish?
[img]http://www.boards.ie/photopost/data/3025/710BASS_002-med.jpg[/img]

main action for me this weekend is Charter off Kilmore Quay..
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St Helens Saturday 10

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Drpped down toi St Helens- 2 more small Bass... evening rising tide..
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Tried St Helens in the morning- nada- it is better in the evenings..
Could see shoals of school bass moving across the sand to the broken ground...

Drove in to Wexford town..
3 codling to peeler in about an hour- corner of new quay..
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Re: Mon 11th

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jd wrote:...
john
could people please edit their posts if they selected "Notify me when a reply is posted"
and untick that option..
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one last chance for some decent wexford bass before the close season- may give sandeel bay a go.
Has anyone ever tried that mark?
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Only got down to Wexford this afternoon, popped down to St Helens for an hour or so. Caught a nice flounder of about 1.5lbs..no photo
Off out of kilmore tomorrow
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