Smooth-hound fishing info required please

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Smooth-hound fishing info required please

#1 Post by chuckaroo »

Am very interested in targeting smooth-hound this year for the first time and was hoping for info on what is best time of year to go for them, and where best to fish for them...
anyone planning a trip for them at any stage where i could tag along..?

PMs would be greatly appreciated too, if preferred

thanks in advance!
Charlie

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#2 Post by donal domeney »

The power of the "search" tool:
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =6&t=35016
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#3 Post by roger de dodger »

july aug sept are the hot months 8) thats not the weather i reffer to either :lol: send me a pm anytime your thinking of comming down and i,ll do my upmost to put you on a few fish :wink:
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#4 Post by Al and Jordan »

keep in touch with us charlie and tie in with us when we start going down for them from august onward man :P
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#5 Post by Rob Millard »

North Wexford beaches from late May on. Crab bait essential! Oh, don't leave your rod unattended, they hit baits pretty hard!
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass

Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna

Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim

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#6 Post by ste c »

Rob Millard wrote:North Wexford beaches from late May on. Crab bait essential! Oh, don't leave your rod unattended, they hit baits pretty hard!

iv seen rods dragged over tripods they do hit very hard an then run with the bait
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#7 Post by Rob Millard »

I've seen rods end up in the water. There's no messin about, it's just "bang"! Love it!
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass

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Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim

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#8 Post by chuckaroo »

roger and Al, I'll be in touch for sure closer to the time, thanks! have made a wee note on the calendar.. 8)
Donal thanks for that link, more than enough info in there to set me up!
aye, it was the time of year that i was most keen to find out. and the location of course, so thanks for all the responses!
really need to get one of these fish, it'll be a total first for me :D
Charlie

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#9 Post by daveyskin »

Are there any spots in Corm area please?
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