Greystones South beach, Wicklow, 5th August 2006

People:Me

Duration:6am until 1pm

Tide:High approx. 9am

Weather:Clear sky. Strong sun. Tiny little breeze.

Bait:fresh rag, frozen sand-eel and some lures.

Rigs:standard two hook. Size 2/0 and 4/0 hooks.

Results:2 coal-fish, 2 launce, 1 flounder and 3 dogfish.


Report:I caught the launce, the flounder and 1 coal-fish on lures. I was very surprised with the flounder on a lure. It was a long silver sand-eel type lure, I can't think of the name of it. I caught the coal-fish on this lure too. I caught the 2 launce on a flying 'C'. I caught the other coal-fish and the 2 dogfish on sand-eel. I caught the other dogfish on rag. I was tired by 1pm so I went home for a kip!

Just got back from there,caught a similar bag..6 decent sized coalies,1 mackerel,2 launce(are they the long silver fish,look like a giant sandeel??) and a couple of small codling,no doggies today :lol: ,was using rag,sandeel,and Mackerel,caught everything on the bottom,except ther Launce,they were caught on Hookais.

That's the Launce alright. As far as I know they are indeed what you described them as - giant sand-eel. The stamp of coalies isn't bad at all. I'm putting up another report for tonight myself. I must have just missed you today. I arrived at 6 in the evening. What time did you leave at?

John D.

Hi John,

Left at about 4 yesterday,were the two fellas still there down at the stream?,they were catching a few Mackerel,and some of those Launce,they were spinning from about 12 o'clock.Plenty of fry around yesterday.

It was a long silver sand-eel type lure, I can't think of the name of it.

Was it a German Spratt John?



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That looks very like her alright.

Cheers for clearing that up.

John D.

There was nobody at the stream when I was there.

John D.