fanore Co.Clare 22nd sept...

People: is mise agus nige.. (me and nige)

Duration: 3 - 9pm

Tide: high at 6

Weather:clear, sunny with a southeast wind behind us

Bait: lug, sandeel, mackerel, and squid

Rigs: various

Results: we didn't blank put it that way....

Catch and Release:: No :oops: :oops:



Report: well it only rained (kinda) once.. there was good surf along the beach with a bit of weed thrown in for good measure :( ...

nige was the first to catch..
B*****D got a greater weaver :shock: :shock: .. swollowed hook as well..
so that got burried deep in the sand never to poison any one...

then i hooked into something BIG ... what ever it was took my rig in to the rocks in the middle of the beach and thats where i said goodbye to it all :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: (havent a clue wat it could be either)

a little while later i hooked into a plaice.. nice size too... tasted even better.. (just had it for dinner... yummie)

then all went quiet on the western front
:? :? :? :?

People: is mise agus nige.. (me and nige)

Duration: 3 - 9pm

Tide: high at 6

Weather:clear, sunny with a southeast wind behind us

Bait: lug, sandeel, mackerel, and squid

Rigs: various

Results: we didn't blank put it that way....

Catch and Release:: No :oops: :oops:



Report: well it only rained (kinda) once.. there was good surf along the beach with a bit of weed thrown in for good measure :( ...

nige was the first to catch..
B*****D got a greater weaver :shock: :shock: .. swollowed hook as well..
so that got burried deep in the sand never to poison any one...

then i hooked into something BIG ... what ever it was took my rig in to the rocks in the middle of the beach and thats where i said goodbye to it all :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: (havent a clue wat it could be either)

a little while later i hooked into a plaice.. nice size too... tasted even better.. (just had it for dinner... yummie)

then all went quiet on the western front
:? :? :? :?

sounds like one of those sessions youd rather forget :? ......well done nige on the weaver :D

ha your joking... i didn't blank.. so why forget it... can still taste that plaice.. nicely grilled it with butter and lemon.. YUMMIE :D :D :D

why did you not try the weaver maybe it would shut you up for a while :lol:

can still taste that plaice.. nicely grilled it with butter and lemon.. YUMMIE

ok we heard u the first time

sounds like one of those sessions youd rather forget

Ya thats for sure

well done nige on the weaver

Cheers- another for the spieces list

How big was the greater weever? Caught some in France and they taste yummie!!

it was small

How big was the greater weever? Caught some in France and they taste yummie!!

ever try eating fugu.... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php ... 7235110860

and this....

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... p?news=483

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Yes, it'll work first time, quite quickly and one dose will be enough..... :lol:

i though greater weavers were a deep water fish? was it defo a greater?

i though greater weavers were a deep water fish? was it defo a greater?

ya it was defo a greater

i though greater weavers were a deep water fish? was it defo a greater?

it was a greater... i know that they are usually found in deeper waters (even said that to nige after he caught it), but with the weather we have been having its not uncommon to catch them in shallow waters after a good storm..



[url=http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=1363&genusname=Trachinus&speciesname=draco]greater weaver[/url] note the browner colour
[url=http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=1364&genusname=Echiichthys&speciesname=vipera]lesser weaver[/url] note the bluer colour


i've caught plenty of the lesser weavers(little buggers always swallow the hooks)

excellent nice to add one to the species list

Could this be the one that got away? :lol:

Found it on Fanore beach this a.m.

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Could this be the one that got away? :lol:

Found it on Fanore beach this a.m.

they seem to be getting popular up the coast now.. cant wait till i get one to add to my species list

Several greater weaver caught in Clones and Kilgorman, Wexford last sunday. Some were measured at 28cms

I caught a few in France like this one....

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/idpearl/GreaterWeever.jpg[/img]