WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#81 Post by Creep »

Mornington not weedy but no fish.....the Boyne weedy and strong current..6 oz weight wouldnt hold bottom and then tied up with weed on top of it :roll: all for no fish... BUT plenty of casting practice ;)
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#82 Post by Kgarr »

Laytown clear of weed.... and fish today :)
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#83 Post by paul1994 »

First sign of sea weed in Howth yesterday.
Although no fish either (a seal paid a visit)
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#84 Post by jimmyk »

portmarknock all clear last night 8/5/12 no fish
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#85 Post by sparkey+1 »

paul1994 wrote:First sign of sea weed in Howth yesterday.
Although no fish either (a seal paid a visit)

Which one!!!!! :lol: never many fish in Howth unless u look in the fishmongers!!!!
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)

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#86 Post by sparkey+1 »

Lads staying local 2moro night any reports of weed in nrt county dublin
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)

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#87 Post by tight lines »

poolbeg from start up to half moon unfishable with heavy weed and the sludgey stuff
went to white rock some weed but fishable but no fish 28/6/12
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#88 Post by finding nemo »

tight lines wrote:poolbeg from start up to half moon unfishable with heavy weed and the sludgey stuff
went to white rock some weed but fishable but no fish 28/6/12
Whiterock still some weed mostly in close but seems to get worse on the drop
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#89 Post by tight lines »

small bits in poolbeg but well fishable and plenty of hounds
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#90 Post by Tommy B »

Crystal clear around clogherhead area
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#91 Post by JPA »

Murky water and small bits of annoying sticky weed, yesterday evening at the South Wall, Dublin
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#92 Post by YESHUCKSTER »

Still clear in clogherhead to right of pier
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#93 Post by magpie01 »

No weed in Killiney on saturday... or fish :(
SPECIES 2011: (7) Dogfish, Mackerel, Cod, Pollock, European Eel, Common Blenny, Pin Whiting

SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling

SPECIES 2013: (1) Ballan Wrasse (2)
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#94 Post by Stephen8wood »

Does anyone know the weed situation for south dublin at the moment?
List 2010. fish

List 2011: less fish

2012: less fish again,

2013: even less fish.
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#95 Post by JOHN1 »

Stephen8wood wrote:Does anyone know the weed situation for south dublin at the moment?
killiney was weed free last night :wink:
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#96 Post by daveyboy »

Portrane last night. Plenty of weed and no fish!
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#97 Post by srameen »

Clogherhead and Greenore today and yesterday more or less weed free.
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#98 Post by RockySXC »

Louth coast almost weed free over the weekend...
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#99 Post by Creep »

Killiney ...weedy But fishable Fished it high to low ;)
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

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#100 Post by Creep »

NewCastle unfishable (with bait) due to Heavy weed
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

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