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#1 Post by daveyboy »

Hi lads,
being a fan of freshly caught mackerel, Im just wondering is it common to catch eating size fish (eg flounder/whiting) in the winter? It'd be nice to catch something and bring it home in the winter the odd time if possible. Bear in mind I'm in the Dublin area by the way. Any advice or tips(including advice relating to sustability of the species) much appreciated
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Re: Winter fishing

#2 Post by youonlythevinegar123 »

I'm exactly the same as you, there are whiting in dun laoghaire but are too small to take home.. Having said that never tried the west pier in winter, so maybe?
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Re: Winter fishing

#3 Post by Dave »

Plenty of 'Rock Salmon' :wink: :lol:
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#4 Post by sparkey+1 »

ah the rock salmon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL :P :P :P :D :D
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Re: Winter fishing

#5 Post by nicki d »

Happy to catch anything in the winter
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Re: Winter fishing

#6 Post by sea serpant »

there is plenty of chances of nice fat codling all along the wicklow wexford coast during the winter if you put the time in my best fish last winter was 4.5lb more than enough for a meal :wink:
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Re: Winter fishing

#7 Post by cd07 »

plenty of decent codling and moderate size whiting around dublin area if you put the hours in mostly off the rocky beaches with some depth though
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Re: Winter fishing

#8 Post by youonlythevinegar123 »

Whats a rock salmon?
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#9 Post by yngkmd »

youonlythevinegar123 wrote:Whats a rock salmon?
dogfish
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Re: Winter fishing

#10 Post by carpets »

buy a pool cue for the winter.....
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#11 Post by daveyboy »

Snooker cue is ready and waiting as always! Is night fishing/distance casting much more important when fishing in the winter? (I mainly lure fish in the summer)
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#12 Post by carpets »

daveyboy wrote:Snooker cue is ready and waiting as always! Is night fishing/distance casting much more important when fishing in the winter? (I mainly lure fish in the summer)
Davey depends on the mark your on, myself and the lads usually fish 2 rods one in close and one out try find the fish "if theres any about" and take it from there best of luck.......
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Re: Winter fishing

#13 Post by saving private brian »

spurdog actually
yngkmd wrote:
youonlythevinegar123 wrote:Whats a rock salmon?
dogfish
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#14 Post by daveyboy »

Thanks lads for all the advice
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#15 Post by emilyammy »

I hope you have a wonderful and very good experience to catch in the winter. I think there are so many ways to catch it. I am exactly the same as you, but it is too small to take home.
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