Galway Bay 16/2/08

Few pollack and many coalfish on muppets and pirks. Trawlers working S side of islands. Coalfish in concentrated shoals, full of roe.
Also ledgered bottom with small fish baits, but no whiting.2 coalies retained.


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ps long lines on my favourite winter mark :x

Good to see you out again, Peter. Sounds as if was not too bad a session.

Did you check the long lines??? :lol: :shock: :shock:

'' Did you check the long lines?''


No, no. Would not touch another's long lines or pots. Just not on.
De Bert, however, knows all about checks :lol:
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PS Pair trawl working Galway Bay yesterday :cry:

hearing you got out in the bay is good cant wait till april and put my boat back out there.any of the fish a good size? what time of the year do the tope enter the bay,had great sport with them during last sept /oct.

Well – I hope the sea conditions improve for April !
Based on fishing so far this year, there are plenty of coalies around the 4 to 5 lb mark and pollack somewhat heavier. Decent sized spurs too.
As for tope, I usually wait for the first runs of mackeral in May. I must say, however, that I do not try for tope before then. They could be around earlier.
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