LRF, Sligo Rock Mark, 28/07/2013

People:Me

Duration:3 hrs

Tide:ebbing to almost low water

Weather:Beautiful between the thundery downpours.

Bait:Power Isome worms

Rigs:3.5g jigheads

Results:1 small corkwing wrasse, 1 tiny Pollack, 2 x 50cm Pollack.




Report:
I had originally intended going trout fishing but strong sunshine and no breeze made a visit to the salt more appropriate. So I headed off to a rock mark with wrasse in mind. The sea was flat calm and I don't think I have ever seen the water so crystal clear. Dropping the worm loaded jigheads into various gullies produced only 1 small corkwing and a tiny Pollack with no sign of any ballan wrasse at all, perhaps the flooding tide would have been better. However I persevered and tried a couple of large pool like areas, nothing in close at my feet so I started casting as far as 3.5g will cast. Third cast, bang! almighty hit and line is tearing off the reel. After a great scrap, I slid a decent Pollack onto the rocks and measured him at 50cm, 2lb 12oz. A few casts later and the same again, another Pollack at 50cm but noticeably plumper and weighing in at 3lb 2oz. Fish that size are great fun on the LRF gear. After weighing and measuring I slid him back in and the very next cast Bang! again. This time instead of crash-diving for the bottom, the fish leapt clear of the water. Unusual for Pollack and silvery too, penny drops, it's a sea trout. A few darts and dashes followed by another leap into the air and he's gone! That was it for the session as in the background was looming a massive black cloud with accompanying rumbles of thunder. I got caught out in a thunder storm before and crouching down in a rock crevice in lashing rain for half an hour is not really fun so I headed back to the car just in time. I'm really looking forward to encountering some half decent wrasse on this gear.

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nice fishing there john

Nice bit of fun on the light gear I'd say fair play

nice report JW. great pics. pity about the seatrout, was it any size?
managed a few seatrout myself this evening, but nothing over 10oz
nice pollack

What ever happened the usual coffee break and sambo in the car JW nice pollock all the same JW good scrap I would say on the light gear.

Lookin Good JW and that session sounded FUN!! only one complaint were was the doggie!! Pity about the ol Sea trout but you'll get him as for the Wrasse Ive been lucky to get a few decent ones over the 1lb mark but thats in the East Coast, p.s. looking forward to hearing your next report Tight lines!

nice fishing JW

Two nice Pollock John, I fished a Wrasse mark the other day which always has Corkwing & decent Ballan but did not get as much as a bite. I have never seen it so bad!!

Nice going on LRF gear.

nice fishing there john

Thanks Bass man 09, just a pity it was cut short by the thunderstorm!

Nice bit of fun on the light gear I'd say fair play

Certainly beats hauling them in on the standard 4-6oz beachcaster.

nice report JW. great pics. pity about the seatrout, was it any size?
managed a few seatrout myself this evening, but nothing over 10oz
nice pollack

Thanks Chuckaroo, the seatrout was about the same size/length as the Pollack, I think they're a bit lighter built so I would guesstimate 2.25-2.5lbs.

What ever happened the usual coffee break and sambo in the car JW nice pollock all the same JW good scrap I would say on the light gear.

Rest assured Sparkey+1, coffee and sambos were consumed, I'll include such details in all future reports!

Lookin Good JW and that session sounded FUN!! only one complaint were was the doggie!! Pity about the ol Sea trout but you'll get him as for the Wrasse Ive been lucky to get a few decent ones over the 1lb mark but thats in the East Coast, p.s. looking forward to hearing your next report Tight lines!

Thanks Creep, if I say so myself I'm ageing very gracefully. I'll see what I can do about a doggie for you next time out, that'll probably be on the hols. in Cork for the next fortnight. As for the wrasse, reading Fisherking's reply doesn't exactly fill me with confidence, again perhaps Cork to the rescue?

nice fishing JW

Thanks RockySXC, it was short and sweet.

Two nice Pollock John, I fished a Wrasse mark the other day which always has Corkwing & decent Ballan but did not get as much as a bite. I have never seen it so bad!!

You mean nearly always... I've fished 2 marks in the last month and no sign of any ballans at either, I think I'll have to grease the boat trailer axles and get afloat!

:shock: Nice going on LRF gear.

Great sport, I've only just started this method this year so still plenty to learn.

nice going j.w. pity about the trout would have made the trip after giving its fresh water cousins a miss but two fine pollock made up for it well done