Shannon estuary and Dingle peninsula 19 & 20 April

[FMCN]

People: Donagh Dearoid and myself

Duration: 31/2 hours on the Shannon all day Sunday.

Tide:

Weather: easterlys to gale force

Bait: frozen mack squid and sandell fresh king rag

Rigs:

Results: thornbacks wrasse and pollack




Report: Report from Donagh covers the Shannon session. Met up with the guys on Saturday and got a nice 9 lb thornie. Nice session in not the best conditions. Heres a bit more and a couple of photos.

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Next day i decided on a bit of wrasse fishing and a few rock marks around the Dingle peninsula. First mark i tried on Slea head produced a blank. Moved to rocks near Ballydavid and managed 1 wrasse about 2 lb and a pollack about the same weight that grabbed the ragworm on the retrieve. Moved again and got another couple of wrasse best 3.5 lb. A few there but still not about in numbers.

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[wayne riley]

well done mate, nice fish der 2

[FMCN]

Sorry misspelt Gearoids name and it was all day Sunday in Dingle. Those closeups really aren't flattering.

[round_ourway]

well done francis, some cracking fish there fella, looking forward to getting a few thornies soon myself (fingers crossed). What bait was working on the day for the thornie?

[FMCN]

Thanks, frozen mack and squid wrap took the big one. I caught the second one on plain frozen mack, i think Gearoids was on frozen mack as well.

[gearoid mc s.]

ya i took mine on mack im sure sandeels etc would work aswel but the mackerel seems to do the job well

[marshpike]

Nice fishing lads.....

[rummy]

well done lads, hope they show for me end of may