WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby Seajay » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:49 pm

Was down in Ardnahinch at the weekend - weed free for far as I could see either side but little surf (with the west wind). Good luck! Couple of early cod caught down that way already I hear!
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby Ronnach » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:09 pm

Does anyone know how the weed situation is around Ballyb / Ballyc beaches at the moment? Was hoping to fish out that direction in East Cork tomorrow evening.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby oli » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:57 am

Ronnach wrote:Does anyone know how the weed situation is around Ballyb / Ballyc beaches at the moment? Was hoping to fish out that direction in East Cork tomorrow evening.

night 13th to 14th,Ballyb no weed at all :D
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby Ronnach » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:30 pm

Good man thanks for the info Oli :)
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby Ronnach » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:47 am

Ballyb / Ballyc beaches were clear of weed last night. Didn't catch any fish tho :(
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby roooster » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:36 pm

.Was in ballycrowneen last night, good bit of weed about & probably worst now after the wind last night & today
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby corbyeire » Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:41 am

youghal beach was full of it on saturday - really stringy stuff that would eventually gather and sink your line
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby roooster » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:37 am

the beachs in ballycotton bay are totally covered in weed,will not be fishible for at least the weekend if lucky,also ballybranagan is destroyed in it,all thick heavy kelp.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby razor2 » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:55 am

Ballycroneen no weed clean last night
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby MarkoC » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:40 pm

Plenty "salad" in Ballycotton yesterday on 25th Oct.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby red » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:51 pm

tried a few beaches last night. started at inch, moved to ballybrannigan, onto ballycroneen, then garryvoe. all covered in huge piles of kelp, didnt bother trying anymore so back to ballycotton pier where i blanked, smashed a lead off a lamp post which knocked out the light for 10mins :oops: , snagged most casts, and lost 4 traces. should have stayed at home :roll:
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby tight lines » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:33 pm

lads i am heading to ferrypoint on friday if any of yous are down that way could yous let me know what the weed is like it along way from dublin to go not to be able to fish if the weed is bad

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby RockHunter » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:43 am

tight lines wrote:ads i am heading to ferrypoint on friday

Hope it not too late - I was at Ferrypoint last night - there are mounds of rotting weed piled up at the end of the point. I tried a few casts over it out into the deep channel but was snagging lots of weed. Worse when reeling in as I was catching a lot of weed over the last 10 m or so

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby thescotsman » Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:50 pm

Lads,

Anyone been fishing Garretstown/Garrylucas recently and know what the weed situation is there? Thinking about heading down tonight/tomorrow night....If I get no replies I'll go anyway and post back myself :)

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby Ric0shay » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:06 pm

Was down there this evening.Theres heavy kelp in front of the dunes but seemed to thin out further across the beach.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby tight lines » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:39 pm

fished ferrypoint 4/11 on the drop very heavy weed making fishing very hard no fish
fished youghal 4/11 on the rise only small bits lots of bites and a few fish
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby peakle » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:56 pm

any one know what garyvoe like or ballybranigan or ballycroneen
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby Pat » Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:58 pm

Give John Warner or Donal D a bell, they were fishing in Garryvoe last night.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby roooster » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:42 am

just back from a session in garryvoe,lots of snags on the beach...i.e-exposed turf beds,kelp stalks,lost some gear..but a gud few cod(2lb-3lb) about if you can avoid the snags...had tryed ballywilling earlier but covered in weed.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork

Postby MarkoC » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:29 am

roooster wrote:just back from a session in garryvoe,lots of snags on the beach...i.e-exposed turf beds,kelp stalks,lost some gear..but a gud few cod(2lb-3lb) about if you can avoid the snags...had tryed ballywilling earlier but covered in weed.

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