by bpmurray » Tue Sep 17, 2019 1:38 pm
Plenty of small mackerel in Clogherhead. Most are too small to take although they would probably make good pike bait. Personally I just put them back, although the seals usually take them.
A nasty story: I was in Clogherhead yesterday afternoon when a regular, characterised by his loudmouth behaviour, suddenly leaned over with one of those heavy-duty catapults (the type the gardai describe as an offensive weapon) and fired a rock at one of the seals, a big bull seal. While I'm sure his layers of fat protected him from serious harm, hitting him on the head could kill him, or take out an eye or smash teeth, which could result in his death. Of course, I objected, and then this little sh*t got into my face as though I had been the miscreant, threatening to throw me in. Spoils the enjoyment of the fishing but at least I had to leave so I didn't have to hang out there with him. I just don't get it - nobody thought it was funny and it certainly didn't get rid of the seals, so it seemed to be purely vindictive and abusive of a helpless animal. Dick!
Species 2022: Halibut, Coalfish, Cod, Haddock, Pollack, Whiting, Mackerel, Wolffish, Redfish, Torsk
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