Galway Bay 16/2/08

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#1 Post by **Peter Kinsella** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:52 pm

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

#2 Post by **slowarm** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:36 pm

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

Did you check the long lines???

#3 Post by **Peter Kinsella** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:40 am

'' 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

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PS Pair trawl working Galway Bay yesterday

#4 Post by **steve wilton** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:03 pm

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.

#5 Post by **Peter Kinsella** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:53 am

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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