WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#41 Post by Jayball10 »

Any updates on the north Wexford beaches would be great lads? Heading out tonight.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#42 Post by Senor Feeshy »

Ennereilly 12th Aug.

Small bit of that papery fibrous stuff catchin on the leader knot and one giant piece of kelp with root ball attached. Generally well fishable although I suspect there might be a bit more around tonight.

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#43 Post by mitch »

carnsore area unfishable last night ,3 casts and 3 lost sets of gear
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#44 Post by Hooker »

Weed In tinnabearna yesterday afternoon, fishable. Comp won with 4 flounder, no bass or hounds.
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#45 Post by tight lines »

newcastle lot of heavy weed close to shore and strong run makeing it very hard fishing 13/8
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#46 Post by fisherman59 »

fished old bawn nth wex last night the place was alive with from 2 yds up to as far as i could cast :evil: :evil:
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#47 Post by fisherman59 »

fished old bawn nth wex last night the place was alive with from 2 yds up to as far as i could cast :evil: :evil:
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#48 Post by gerryfar »

hi planning to fish wicklow tonight. anyone know what weed is like.tried to fish south wex last week but weed too bad
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#49 Post by Coombe Kid »

Rostonstown full of weed last night spinng and top lure no good
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#50 Post by tight lines »

sth wicklow/nth wexford boarder no weed at the moment 21/8/11
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#51 Post by eyesreilly »

South Wicklow Sunday 21st August , no weed :lol:
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#52 Post by thekid »

coombe to roostoonstown fishable.mostly bootlace weed with the odd big clump of kelp.pretty fishless too. :roll: :roll: :roll:
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#53 Post by fisherman59 »

fished courtown yesterday no weed
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#54 Post by corbyeire »

fished ballytrent yesterday evening - 5 metres of weed in front had to cast over it, then fishable, but no fish :x
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#55 Post by corbyeire »

rosslare strand lots of weed last night over high water and drop - another blank
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#56 Post by corbyeire »

ballyhealy and the burrow both full of weed last night - another wasted venture
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#57 Post by fisherman59 »

no weed roney point over low water yesterday
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#58 Post by corbyeire »

curracloe weed free last night, blank :(
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#59 Post by mitch »

lads im planning a trip sat night to south wexford, anyone know know if there is weed around
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#60 Post by thekid »

there are bands of weed all along the south beaches lately.they seem fishable with a long cast its reeling in thats the problem.wind isgoing to change on the weekend which could turn things nasty again.
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