WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#21 Post by tempah »

weed was fairly heavy on east cork beach last night july 30. had to leave early over it
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#22 Post by rockyb23 »

Very frustrating situation in Ring/Clon/Courtmac etc... these are all my local marks and I'm being turned off bothering to go out at all these days.

Is there any way around it?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#23 Post by john domeney »

checked out Ballycroneen/Ballybrannigan this morning.Ballycroneen has a lot of weed around low and high water lines,not fishable.Ballybrannigan clear of any weed.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#24 Post by Pat »

There is very fine weed in the water all along the BB/BC stretch John. You'll find a few clear spots but you'll have to look hard.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#25 Post by syboit »

was on ballybrannigan last night, and like Pat said lots of fine weed in the water. Especially right at the start of the beach, as you more further down it did clear up. A few small flounders to show for it, but no bass.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#26 Post by THE BROW »

fished woodstown /passage area yesterday loads of weed
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#27 Post by oli »

hi,lads,thinking to hit Ballybranighan,maybe somebody was,how is it about weed?
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#28 Post by razor2 »

its ok not much weed just a little but fishable
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#29 Post by oli »

razor2 wrote:its ok not much weed just a little but fishable
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#30 Post by willhands »

Fished Ballybranigan yesterday 14/08/2011 all good no weed up the beach. Was talking to a fella who had fished the beach the day before and had trouble with with weed seems to have cleared up with the wind changing direction.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#31 Post by keithg »

Anybody know what kilfarassy or woodstown are like?
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#32 Post by red »

anyone know how the east cork beaches are lately?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#33 Post by fishy1987 »

red wrote:anyone know how the east cork beaches are lately?

red evan was in the beach you we were with you on thursday and all was well only fished for bass no luck loads of mullet around at his feet!!and the mark next door on the right was clean to!
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#34 Post by rory from cork »

Fished Ballinwilling last night...fairly weed free :)
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#35 Post by Preston »

Fished GaryLucas yesterday 3-9-11, weed was extremely heavy so much so I had both a five and six oz gripper lead swept back onshore shortly after the cast
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#36 Post by john domeney »

Fished Garryvoe , in front of hotel, last night.Weed on the shore line only.Fishable outside the weed,but might change again to night due to high winds been forcast
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#37 Post by cam123 »

Anyone know what way the airstrip in Bantry is for weed lately?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#38 Post by red »

cam123 wrote:Anyone know what way the airstrip in Bantry is for weed lately?
Dunno about weed but I wouldn't go near it with the wind forecast for the next few days
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#39 Post by cam123 »

:cry: thanks Dennis, hadn't seen the forecast, if its not feckin weed its wind or rain!!! :evil:
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

#40 Post by roooster »

i fished ballycrowneen this moring,alot of that small shite weed cloging the line,also tryed the near side of ballybranagan but unfishible with kelp & also alot of the small stuff again in inch bay(plus surfers :evil: )

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