Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Tue May 07, 2019 12:07 pm
LW: 7:30 AM
HW: 1:30 PM
Conditions: Sunny then clouds.Bit cold with light wind.
Baits: Lure fishing
Location: Dun Laoghaire East Pier
Started fishing at about 8:00 AM. Second cast and I was into a nice pollock at around 2lb mark. Another 2 casts later and I was landing a second one similar in size. Caught about 4 more for the next hour or so. I lost one of the heavier lures and didn't had another to replace it so I could no longer cast at the same distance. I suspect this is the reason why all of a sudden it went silent for about 2 hours. I was casting about 45 feet closer.
Decided to try moving around and testing different spots and I found them again over shallower water between seaweed. Hooked one that seemed a lot bigger then previous ones but after a 2 mins drill it got off the hook. Cast again in the same place and I hook another one...about 3lb mark. After that almost a plague of small ones...20cm or less. Decided to call it a day @ 2:30 PM. 20+ pollocks in total (minus 1 that was stolen by a seal from the hook...nice drill by the way once the seal grabbed it
).
PS: Many people fishing for mackerel (already??)...quite few taken from what I've seen.
HW: 1:30 PM
Conditions: Sunny then clouds.Bit cold with light wind.
Baits: Lure fishing
Location: Dun Laoghaire East Pier
Started fishing at about 8:00 AM. Second cast and I was into a nice pollock at around 2lb mark. Another 2 casts later and I was landing a second one similar in size. Caught about 4 more for the next hour or so. I lost one of the heavier lures and didn't had another to replace it so I could no longer cast at the same distance. I suspect this is the reason why all of a sudden it went silent for about 2 hours. I was casting about 45 feet closer.
Decided to try moving around and testing different spots and I found them again over shallower water between seaweed. Hooked one that seemed a lot bigger then previous ones but after a 2 mins drill it got off the hook. Cast again in the same place and I hook another one...about 3lb mark. After that almost a plague of small ones...20cm or less. Decided to call it a day @ 2:30 PM. 20+ pollocks in total (minus 1 that was stolen by a seal from the hook...nice drill by the way once the seal grabbed it
). PS: Many people fishing for mackerel (already??)...quite few taken from what I've seen.
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Re: Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Wed May 08, 2019 2:34 pm
Hi, thanks for the report, sounds like a busy session. Where on the East Pier were you fishing, near the back of the bandstand or down towards the harbour entrance?
Re: Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Wed May 08, 2019 3:25 pm
Towards the harbor entrance.
Re: Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Sun May 12, 2019 11:36 pm
Some lovely fish. We'll done!
Re: Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:01 pm
Went down there last night.
Not a dickie bird!!
Not a dickie bird!!
Re: Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:37 pm
Time of day, tide and type of LURES makes a massive difference.
I can't for the life of me catch a pollock on softlures on that pier...but had great success with metal pirks.
Also I had very little success after sundown and low water seems to be worst...especially during spring tides.
All I can say is keep at it. They're definitely there.
Here's some more pics from a session on June 1st...just to get your interest going
I can't for the life of me catch a pollock on softlures on that pier...but had great success with metal pirks.
Also I had very little success after sundown and low water seems to be worst...especially during spring tides.
All I can say is keep at it. They're definitely there.
Here's some more pics from a session on June 1st...just to get your interest going
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Re: Dun Laoghaire East Pier - May 6th
Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:53 am
Do you do much fishing off the west?