greystones 15th april o8

[eyesreilly]

People:me

Duration:8pm- 10.30pm

Tide:rising

Weather:flat calm, clear

Bait:rag,

Rigs:2 hook flapper, pulley

Results:1 shore rockling, 1 flounder(plaice???)




Report:Had some rag left over from the weekend so headed out to Bray Harbour. It was packed so I went to Greystones, where the harbour is now a building site . I set up at the steps and cast out. There was another angler there who told me it was a good spot for plaice, and he had caught one earlier, about a pound weight. IT was a beautiful night and i had high hopes but for long spells I didnt even get a bite . He caught a nice coalie just before dark and headed off for the Dart. I caught my first fish at about 10 o clock and it was a great relief, no blank . That was me happy enough . Flounder or plaice you tell me. Hopefully a plaice (new species) but go on tell me, I can take it , and the shore rockling was a (small )bonus. Funny how happy two small fish can make you

[brianbru]

its a flounder dude

[fishface]

nice one dave, you will catch a plaice yet

[adrwdarcy]

Thats plaice, check out the red dots, flounders don't have them.

[RockHunter]

I am confused now.

Some of the flat fish I caught last weekend had red/orange dots but going by the Species Guide on this website flounder have "lumpy nodules" all the way up the backbone whereas plaice are smooth up to the head where there are some nodules. So to distinguish them I have been running my finger up the spines and they have always felt lumpy - or is it just the backbone that I have been feeling??

Anybody got any comments?

[roger de dodger]

flounder :shock:they can have orange flecks like this depending on the type of sand or shingle they are feeding over ,plaice spots are rounder and much more prominent

[adrwdarcy]

I stand corrected

[shamoo0804]

eyesreilly

Sorry its not your first plaice...it will come soon enough, you have just gotta be in the right "plaice" at the right time...sorry couldnt resist that one

I have fished greystones a couple of times, I find the rocks to the right of the harbour (left of the very small beach) to be a decent spot, fished with eric once who had a really good coalie and I had 11 fish in 3 1/2 hours in a session on my own. Just be careful if there is a big swell, you will soon get a soaking

[eyesreilly]

)Thanks guys, , Guess I knew it was a flounder in my heart, sigh,,,, , no new species,,,,,, , ,,,,,,,was hoping against hope ,,,,,,, still on the seven species for 08 ,,,,,but,,,,,,,,,,,you should have seen me jumping for joy when I caught that,,,,,,,,,,emm,,,, plaice,,,,,, yes for a few hours it was one in my mind , why do you think I posted the report at midnight . (even though Brianbru corrected it 6 mins later, I was luckily in the land of Nod dreaming of my next species )

[m.b3]

ah you got something in the end then jealous having to leave you had a lovely night for it!

[fishface]

hi dave me again, having been born and bred in greystones i'm the man that you should be talking to with regard to where to fish, when to fish, how to fish, all of greystones, i.m really good at blanks down there as well. just thought i.d get my sixpence worth in.

[eyesreilly]

ah you got something in the end then jealous having to leave you had a lovely night for it!

It was looking like the blank for a long time Mark, you know what its like, i stayed a little bit longer,,,,,, then another few minutes,,,,,,,,,then one last cast. I moved over to where you were when you left. Never saw the bite on the plaice sorry,,,,, i mean flounder , but the little rockling was tugging like mad .
Dave

[eyesreilly]

hi dave me again, having been born and bred in greystones i'm the man that you should be talking to with regard to where to fish, when to fish, how to fish, all of greystones, i.m really good at blanks down there as well. just thought i.d get my sixpence worth in.

Do you mean you're a local yokel Neil . Cant beat local knowledge