Took a trip down to Louth today to blow the cobwebs off my lately under-utilised beach gear. This mark produces good numbers of (usually above averaged sized) flounders in most conditions. With that West wind at my back, I thought it the best option comfort-wise.
Set up 2 rods in close, both on straight lug, long, flowing traces. Had a bite within 10 seconds of putting the 1st rod down on the tripod.
A reasonably steady stream of flounders followed for me for the next c3 hrs though size was smaller with my biggest I think 29cm. As seems to be standard practice these days (scratching anyway), I was pretty well outdone by the BiL who had several 30 odds, up to 35. I think the bags finished 14-8 to him after my 2-0 lead was pegged back. A solitary pin-slugling added to my haul of flounder on the last cast.
Great to be back out and a decent sesh for this ToY. Nice motivation for the big boys' fishing that's hopefully just around the corner once again.
East Coast 28/3/15
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guernica84
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East Coast 28/3/15
2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
Entries now open for the All Ireland Shore Cod Championships on November 29th hosted by Sea Angling Ireland SAC
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Sweetwrasse
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15
Nice result there 
A nice flattie bash is always enjoyable.
A nice flattie bash is always enjoyable.It ain't easy but it sure is simple!
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basshunter10
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15
Nice going. Was over that direction myself last week, had a couple of flats and seen a few sea trout. The big boys can't be too far behind.
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jhcabs
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15
Good report mate. I wish i got more enjoyment from fishing for flats. I'd say on lighter gear, they would be great craic in close
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15
Living in louth myself now but am not familiar with the area. Maybe you could pm me any marks you may know of.