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Shannon Estuary Codling

#1 Post by PJKaiser »

Could someone shed a bit of light on the lack of Codling in the Shannon Estuary from the shore?
I have never heard of them being caught bar off a boat around the Loop.
I see an old Fisheries Ireland shore angling mark guide that states they are to be had in Foynes but again I have heard this is not accurate.
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Re: Shannon Estuary Codling

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PJKaiser wrote:Could someone shed a bit of light on the lack of Codling in the Shannon Estuary from the shore?
I have never heard of them being caught bar off a boat around the Loop.
I see an old Fisheries Ireland shore angling mark guide that states they are to be had in Foynes but again I have heard this is not accurate.
you have hit the nail on the head.... there is simply a lack of them. I have never heard of a reliable shore mark in Clare for them.
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Re: Shannon Estuary Codling

#3 Post by Conger »

Hi Pj

Over the years we have followed wives tales and fished supposed cod marks from Clare up into the estuary, even when fishing for ray in foynes early this year I had a local lad came up to me talking about cod being caught only for him to say after a while that it 15 to 20 years ago when he saw them, never once had we a single codling from any mark
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Conger wrote:Hi Pj

Over the years we have followed wives tales and fished supposed cod marks from Clare up into the estuary, even when fishing for ray in foynes early this year I had a local lad came up to me talking about cod being caught only for him to say after a while that it 15 to 20 years ago when he saw them, never once had we a single codling from any mark
Exactly, I have heard stories of them being caught off Littor Beach in the 80's - doubt it though..
I suppose I am trying to figure out the lack of them as they are fairly plentiful around the Loop in Summertime. Whiting show up in abundance but never yet seen a cod.
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#5 Post by corbyeire »

there was a report in here some years ago of codling caught on the limerick side but it was well into the new year
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#6 Post by danbrosnan »

There being caught at the moment near tarbert somewhere i heard a whisper, not in numbers or size, also in fishing a comp in January last year there was a codling caught at beale but it was very small… I would love to get them somewhere closer to home…
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Re: Shannon Estuary Codling

#7 Post by roger de dodger »

i had a few in sept :mrgreen:
most where 15 cm and covered in ray vomit :lol: :lol: :lol:
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