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#1 Post by fagan »

is there any rays showing in lough swilly yet?? might plan a wee trip next week

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#2 Post by Monty156a »

PM Weedave. Was chatting to him on Downhill strand a couple of weeks ago about this.

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#3 Post by Shambo »

Had a few below Dunree on the boat at the end of last month there, no real size. Hoping to get a go at them over the weekend now if I get a chance.
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cheers guys shambo let us know how u got on hope u catch some???

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We had a load of them on Saturday the biggest was just over 7lb . We also had a Tope 25-30 lb
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#6 Post by weedave »

fagan wrote:is there any rays showing in lough swilly yet?? might plan a wee trip next week

cheers fagan
hey man, the are there now, i was up on sunday and had a few during the day. i'm on the hunt for a pb this year!!! average size around 3-6lb.
pm me if you want more info.
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anthony byrne wrote:We had a load of them on Saturday the biggest was just over 7lb . We also had a Tope 25-30 lb

boat or shore??

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#8 Post by anthony byrne »

Kayak but in casting range of the shore !! There's a report in the kayak section
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anthony byrne wrote:Kayak but in casting range of the shore !! There's a report in the kayak section

nice one mate thanks.
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