Gigabyte, Cork 29/03/2012 and 01/04/2012

People: me, Nik, Tim, petekd and some kids at various points

Duration:14.30-20.00 and 09:30-19:00

Tide: slack tides, all states

Weather: balmy and calm

Bait: razor, crab, launce, whiting (we were that desperate), mackerel

Rigs: all sorts

Results: Ling, Cod, Pollock, Plaice, Dab, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Launce, Whiting, Poor Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Coalies, Doggies, Blonde Ray, octopus

Report: Had to take advantage of the weather so we bundled off for a trip out to the Lings the first day. No tide and no wind made for very slow drifting, so catches were down, plus our bait was a bit non-existent, although we were catching stuff on the whiting. Good few big pollack, the usual plague of cuckoos and a few ling out on rock. The odd bits and pieces off the lings at some of our other marks. Few cod in the harbour on the way back.

Nice enough day on the Sunday, fished the harbour in the morning where I seemed to be able to catch plaice almost at will, which was an unusual occurrence. Whiting and dabs thrown in for good measure. Thanks to Donal Domeney for a shout out to us, who put us onto a shoal of Launce about 150yds from our drifting position, nice fresh bait...Headed back out to the lings and environs in the afternoon, Slow enough again, nothing much of note few cod around north of the rocks. Headed back to the harbour and anchored up, with some dabs, whiting, dogs and a very welcome blonde ray which capped off my day nicely and finally proved to Pete that they do exist! Razor seemed to be the bait of the day as far as the flats were concerned, but we were getting fish to everything really.

All you need now is the hit the bass !!

Good few species for the two days well done.

Any photos of the blond.

Yappo

Good few species for the two days well done.

Any photos of the blond.

Yappo

Pete took some on his phone, he messaged me one so I'll post it up tomorrow for you.

thats a fine array of species well done.

Ok here's the ray

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excellent trip lads cracker of a ray there!look forward to getting out on a boat soon
tightlines
ferg

Lovely blonde ray well done.

Yappo

Nice ray I hope to be trying for one of them down there very soon

Great to see few blondes still on it. Where's the pics of fatty Pete?

Great to see few blondes still on it. Where's the pics of fatty Pete?

Didn't have the wide angle lens I'm afraid...