WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
thinking of ferry point tomorrow any1 know what the weed is like there i know it has been bad earlier in the weeks? has it cleared up any bit???????
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Hi lads,
after been laid up for months eventually felt up for a session.I hit ballybranigan but totally unfishable with weed all along the beach .Don't be fooled it looks very fishy but not worth the effort.On the other hand garryvoe despite been weedy it is fishable!
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after been laid up for months eventually felt up for a session.I hit ballybranigan but totally unfishable with weed all along the beach .Don't be fooled it looks very fishy but not worth the effort.On the other hand garryvoe despite been weedy it is fishable!

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Anyone with an update on the east cork beaches? Lookin to head out tonight
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Any info on water clarity in cork harbour at the moment? Dying to get out and chuck a few lures! Cheers.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Hi Red, was down Garryvoe on Sunday, wasnt fishing but the place looked clean!
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
cheers lads, fished the garryvoe area last night and it was weed free.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
here we go again lads
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anyone know what the east cork beaches are like? thinkin of heading down that way tonight.

anyone know what the east cork beaches are like? thinkin of heading down that way tonight.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Had a quick walk with the dog today down garryvoe way and ive never seen so much weed right across the bay.Looked very heavy and id imagine would make fishing very hard.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Cheers for that it's the high stool for me tomorrow nightbeachbuddy wrote:Had a quick walk with the dog today down garryvoe way and ive never seen so much weed right across the bay.Looked very heavy and id imagine would make fishing very hard.


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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
I tried a beach on the other side of ballycotton tuesday night and it was horrendous, lots of small floating weed that quickly became a huge clump on the trace and had the rod buckled. Moved to ballycotton pier instead and had plenty of tiny whiting mixed with the odd dog and small eelbeachbuddy wrote:Had a quick walk with the dog today down garryvoe way and ive never seen so much weed right across the bay.Looked very heavy and id imagine would make fishing very hard.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
fished a beach around the corner from ballycotton last night very little weed but a huge surf .but fishable
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
hi lads,thinking to hit ballybranighan or ballycroneen today evening,woundering how is da weed down there?thanx 

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Anyone know how youghal is for weed?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
took a walk along ballycrowneen/ballybranagan yesterday evening & while there's no weed on the beach itself...you could see alot of it in the surf,,id say definatley unfishible
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
any word on ballyquin to ferry point whats the weed like will be down friday if it worth my while
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
ferrypoint lots of weed up till 1 hour b4 hw and then again 1 hour after no fish 7/10
ballyquin no weed at all but not many fish 7/10
ballyquin no weed at all but not many fish 7/10
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
anyone fish the east cork beaches recently? much weed about?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
fished ballybranigan sunday top of tide lot of weed down beach up close to car park seemed fishable anyone know what garyvoe beaches like thinking of headin tonight 

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specimen 2014 twaite shad
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