The quays at Youghal - 30th Jan

People:Me and mate Mark

Duration:3hrs

Tide:Flooding

Weather:Calm & cool

Bait:Crab, razor and lug

Rigs:1 hook (2/0) clipped

Results: Small coalies & codling

Catch and Release:: Yes



Report:Pretty dour session with probably no more than a dozen fish between us. Nothing was any bigger than 3/4lb but there did seem to be lots of small fish about as we both missed a fair few bites.

Another lad fishing below was doing ok and I seen him winch a few better codling up onto the wall as we were getting ready to leave. Interestingly he was using frozen shop bought prawn :wink:

do people still fish off the bridge in youghal i drove over it years ago and there where about 15 lads with boat rods winching up codling 2 at a time looked like hard work mind!

They do indeed Roger.

Having attended a Munster Council executive meeting on thursday night the subject on fishing on Youghal bridge was brought up by the safety officer Jackie O'Keeffe. The bridge is under repairs at the moment and it seems anglers are fishing in very unsafe condetitions. I'd ask anglers not to fish off the bridge until it is fully opened. Fished the estuary above the bridge on thursday and had plenty of cod in the 30-35cm range.

Hey Donal,

Was that at the abbey or closer to the bridge??

john.

Pete
There is better Fish being got upstream towards the abbey