WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#341 Post by corbyeire »

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#342 Post by Sugarlumps »

I'm hitting Killiney also, worth a shot...beats watching Internationals.
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#343 Post by paul skelly »

Any word on the weed on the north Wicklow beaches?
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#344 Post by paul skelly »

Very little weed on Newcastle beach last night
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#345 Post by Kgarr »

Anyone fish the beaches around Wicklow this weekend? What are they like? Thanks lads
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#346 Post by oldrochie »

South coast unfishable rafts of weed about ...hopefully it will clear after winds but not his week as winds south or west .....Fished point of park yesterday in comp 4 hours no fish about 2 flounder won all had crab n rag ....Estuary really in trouble in wexford/...
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#347 Post by corbyeire »

hi richie where is the point of park - thanks
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#348 Post by Kgarr »

Greystones fishable but weed a pest
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#349 Post by folanf2 »

no weed tonight in killiney
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#350 Post by Al »

Anyone know what the weed is like around Greystones/Kilcoole?

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#351 Post by Al »

Al wrote:Anyone know what the weed is like around Greystones/Kilcoole?

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Kilcoole was very weedy at all distances last night, slacker tides next week could be better maybe.
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#352 Post by corbyeire »

how was the weed on the south facing beaches in wexford - with the light NW im hoping there is not much about tonight?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#353 Post by corbyeire »

Balls of mussel shells rolling around rosslare point last night
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#354 Post by Kgarr »

What are the north Wicklow beaches like lads? Small break in the weather today, might take a chance and head out
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#355 Post by corbyeire »

duncannon fishable - only small bits of weed and plastic about - not many fish about either
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#356 Post by paul skelly »

Hey does anyone know if there is much weed around the Wicklow beaches ?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#357 Post by corbyeire »

is there much weed still down on rostoonstown or ballyhealy?

was full of it saturday
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#358 Post by ray001 »

A LOT OF WEED IN NORTH WICKLOW
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#359 Post by paul skelly »

Any word on the courtown beaches much weed?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#360 Post by willie bendit »

Ballymoney last night,summer weed, the stuff that looks like lettuce,collecting on shockleader knot, but not enough to impede fishing......loads of pups,and pin whiting, no dogs or decent smoothies. :)
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