Coliemore, Dalkey - 29/06/06

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Hydra · #1 Post by **Hydra** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:52 pm

People:Me

Duration:3 Hours

Tide:Full tide on the ebb

Weather:Cloudy & windy

Bait: None

Rigs: Not sure of the name, sorry, it had 5 hooks, each with a small bit of shiny stuff & a couple of feathers.

Results: 6 Mackerel, 2 coalfish, 1 whiting & 2 (eel things - about 1 foot long with fins at the back?)

Report: Went down about 3pm with the intention of trying for a few mackerel after reading a report from Richie07 saying they were being caught in dunlaoire.
I had a good couple of hours fishing & done better than I expected seeing as I never caught a coalie before or the other "eel things", anyone have any idea what they could be from my limited description above?

#2 Post by **MacD** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:35 pm

I'd say they were garfish you had on the feathers:

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... arfish.htm

Good range of species you got there!

Regards.

#3 Post by **bovenip** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:21 pm

If they weren't garfish, they were probably launce

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nort ... _lance.jpg

Hydra · #4 Post by **Hydra** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:47 am

Cheers lads, they were garfish :D I must have hit a school of them because they were both caught on the same cast.

#5 Post by **Richie07** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:36 am

Good man Hydra,good session,especially the garfish,well done.

Hydra · #6 Post by **Hydra** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:31 pm

Cheers Richie, are the garfish rare on the east coast or what? It was great to get a nice range of species when I was only expecting to get a mackerel if I was lucky.

Cheers :)