screeming reels cork 17th may 2008

Boat:screeming reels

Crew:myself

Date:17th may

Location:cork harbour

Duration:12 hours

Tide:ebb, flood, ebb

Weather:v nice , but overcast

Bait:ragworm, crab

Rigs:improvised single size 16 hook, and 1oz lead !

Results:goldsinney wrasse, rock goby, tompot blenny, pollock, golden grey mullet,ballen wrasse, mackerel, launce, coalfish, codling, poor cod, oh and a corkwing wrasse that i mis-identified and threw back without a picture


Report:set out nice and early, after barry got the goldsinney it gave me the goal to go on a mini species hunt in cork harbour, as you can see from the results it was a succesful day.
Had to really downsize the tackle, ended up with a 1oz lead with a small 3 inch snood above it and a single size 16 hook, baited with rag, it did the trick, and it also pulled up some ballens to 2lbs!!
I spent most of the time in east ferry, and amazingly i had 6 species in just the one spot near the marina.
I did venture to a few other places and picked up a few goldens gey mullett, and some cod and ballens of the harbour rock.
Was a lovely day out , and i learnt a lot today,( especially how to identify a corkwing!!!!)
picks of the fish in species hunt forum
regards
screeming

Here is another look at one of the cockwings I caught yesterday. :D :lol: :lol: :lol:

donal,
ok i get the point !!!!!!!!
nice phone !

Based on the dimensions of the 6210 Nokia, I'd say the wrasse is under size :D

Here is another look at one of the cockwings I caught yesterday. :D :lol: :lol: :lol:

donal, its called a corkwing wrasse,
i dont want to know what you were thinking about when you posted that :oops: :oops: :oops:

Hi,
All we have to do is use the nokia for bait in the small boats!!!
Jim , suggest having a 10cm size for mini species!!!!!!!!!
screeming

great mixed bag there screeming well done



brian

Nice one Martyn. Nice looking corkwing. I'll have to look up the species ID book myself.

Kev