WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby Creep » Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:17 pm

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

Postby Kgarr » Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:02 pm

Laytown clear of weed.... and fish today :)

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby paul1994 » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:52 pm

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

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby jimmyk » Wed May 09, 2012 4:25 pm

portmarknock all clear last night 8/5/12 no fish
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby sparkey+1 » Tue May 15, 2012 9:39 pm

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)

Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby sparkey+1 » Tue May 15, 2012 9:40 pm

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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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby tight lines » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:42 pm

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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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby finding nemo » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:47 pm

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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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby tight lines » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:40 pm

small bits in poolbeg but well fishable and plenty of hounds

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby Tommy B » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:43 pm

Crystal clear around clogherhead area
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby JPA » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:54 am

Murky water and small bits of annoying sticky weed, yesterday evening at the South Wall, Dublin
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2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
2013 : codling(ie), rockling(ie), wrasse(fr), whiting(fr)

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby YESHUCKSTER » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:32 am

Still clear in clogherhead to right of pier
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby magpie01 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:26 pm

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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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby Stephen8wood » Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:20 pm

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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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby JOHN1 » Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:28 pm

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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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby daveyboy » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:29 pm

Portrane last night. Plenty of weed and no fish!
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby srameen » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:09 pm

Clogherhead and Greenore today and yesterday more or less weed free.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby RockySXC » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:20 am

Louth coast almost weed free over the weekend...
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby Creep » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:00 am

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

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

Postby Creep » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:00 am

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

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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