south wexford, 17 Dec 13

People: me fein

Duration: 19.00-23.00

Tide: 18.00 high

Weather: windy

Bait: crab, rag, refrozen

Rigs: 3 hook flappers

Results: 4 rockling, 1 whiting

Report: with no fishing down in mayo last weekend i was mad to get out
it was lovely and calm monday but was too busy - so last night had to do
could see on accuweather the wind was to pick up
was thinking one of the beaches to the south, but on the way down the car wobbled a few times and that was the end of that

figured i would go back into the harbour
things were relatively calm with the wind at my back, the tide not pushing hard
first cast a rockling and no weed
cast again and set up the second rod
another rockling

then it was quiet for a while - looked over the other side and the swell and the breakers were amazing - looked real fishy - and windy - so stayed where i was

another hour passed - another rockling and another dropped - but it was slow

decided to go over to the suds - first cast rockling and whiting
not what i was hoping for but continued on
got the 2nd rod out - then the first had piles of mussel clumped onto it
then this happend the 2nd rod
then lost a rig
then went to one rod to mind it
but this mussel stuff was killer - so packed up

noticed all the trawlers out in the harbour so must be kicking up all the mussel beds???

still was great to be out in the wind - hate to think what the open beaches would have been like!!!

Fair play to ya for battling the elements.
The Rockling are hard core when it comes to bad weather

A few fish so not a total loss well done

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nice one brian! were they 5 beardys?
we were on the beach tonight and i was surprised not to get any ourselves. theres usually a load of them out feeding along with the pin whiting and coaleys
don't know where they have all went to up on the north east coast this year.

you got the fresh air about you anyway Brian..
a few fish too, not so bad
have an itch myself, so hoping to get over the holidays at some stage. hopefully the weather gives me/us a chance

nice to land a couple of rockling man,i've only ever caught them in ones..like one a session,between pollock,ballans and dogs,i've never heard of them running with whiting and coalies down here,cool tho' i certainly never witnessed it...