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Galway Ray

#1 Post by martin435 »

Hi,

Just a quick one. Thinking of heading to Galway aftersome ray. Is there anywhere close to the City that produces. Also have I missed the boat on this species and left it to late.

Any help on this would be great please PM me if you dont particulary want to share with everyone.

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#2 Post by corbyeire »

If you want ray you either go to connemara or north clare
near the city is very miss
ray available all year really once you know what youre at
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#3 Post by martin435 »

Cheers will prob be connemara then. Well my intention was to fish a one hool trace with a long snood of heavy line to maybe a 2/0 or 3/0 hook using squidd and sandeel.

Am I on the right line tackle/bait wise.

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#4 Post by corbyeire »

send gfkelly a pm - he knows the score out that side
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#5 Post by Rob Millard »

The white lady in Clifden. It's a 15 minute trek from the little pier at Errislannan, but there's plenty of Thornbacks there. 3/0 on a pulley rig with Mackerel bait.
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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Re: Galway Ray

#6 Post by Tipp john »

Clifden is ur best bet all right odor the white lady or if u don't no the area go out slopers road it's 2 k outside clifden. There's an outdoor/ fishing shop in clifden they will give u direction. Fresh mac is only bait u need
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#7 Post by ste c »

if fishing clifden best fished on low water
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Re: Galway Ray

#8 Post by Robk »

Clifden isn't fishing as good as usual at the minute
I fish it at least every 2nd week and it's gone fairly slow
Plenty of those f-in doggies but ray have gone very quite
As for tide I got them on all states of it
Pm me when ur thinking of coming and I'll let u know what is like
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Conger coalie doggie rockling whiting thorn back collie turbot flounder blenny
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#9 Post by martin435 »

Thanks a million for your help lads.

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#10 Post by corbyeire »

i was out that way a month ago rob in ballinakill - if the dogs are in numbers forget about bait fishing for anything else alright

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