bray pier

People: me and daughter

Duration 7-9 pm

Tide:rising

Weather: windy

Bait: mouldy mackrel some cooked mussels and some squid rings

Rigs: flappers

Results: 1 ling 28 cm 1 whitting 23 cms Daughter 1 whitting 19 cms

Catch and Release:: Yes/No yes



Report: had a mare got to cold for little one so she went in to car first cast caught the ling thought i was on to a good night but then i cast out tide caught my line and draged it over to the other pier got caught up in another anglers line told him to cut mine.Then i cast out and got a massive nest took 40 mins to fix this. Then i had 3 snap offs so i put my gear away. Little one loved it though and had right laugh giving out to me for swearing at least i didnt blank

fintan

Seems like a bit of a nightmare session..but at least your daughter enjoyed herself and you caught a few fish :)
Which side of the pier where you fishing on? I heard that the left hand side was supposeed to be better than the right, but i could be wrong!

always found left side casting towards shankill best and rag outfished any other bait..

def fish the left can produce good flats in the summer and good codling in a bad storm but can be dangerous

I was in the left hand pier only the second time that ive fished it there were 2 lads on the other pier and they said that the right hand side was the best i dont know realy . yeah the little on loved it but shes only 4 so it doesnt take much

will try again when im better prepared

why did u snap off so much? do u need a hand sortin out a reel?!!?

Were you using the supermag or the new reel Fintan

I was using the 525 mag pat
snap offs were just bad luck i think used it in a field today no snap offs so ot was jist one of those things

Sh** happens

if you set up at the wooden seat on the left side and cast out to the left as far as possible this is a hot spot also at night the fish come right in close say 20 to 40 feet can sometimes be to far. the end of the wall never fishes as well i think to much fresh water, used to fish it every week but its not great lately some crackin flats in the spring and some good fish jumping in the harbour itself last summer (salmon i think)if the harbour isnt fishing well the back of the aquarium normally throws up a fish or two especialy if you like dogfish :twisted:

plaice or flounder in spring?

some good fish jumping in the harbour itself last summer (salmon i think)

The dargle gets a good run of sea trout around july/august only ever seen one caught at the mouth of the harbour by some guy spinning. fish was about 5lb ..lazy

Last edited by lazycod on Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:40 am, edited 1 time in total.

flounder never had a plaice of bray one night a few years ago before they f....d up the prom had 7 sole at the car park adjacent to the harbour have not caught one since :?:

ye rodger that is my favourite spot as well the bench u can always pull out some whiting and small codling during winter but half way down the railing in spring can be good for flats