Dunmore East, Waterford, 24-9-07

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#1 Post by **coaster** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:03 pm

People:Myself and Barry Murphy

Duration:About 2 hours

Tide:Last hour of the ebb, first hour of the flood

Weather:14 degrees, broken cloud cover and a stiff NE wind.

Bait:Fresh and frozen mac and sand eel

Rigs:3 hook flappers and conger gear

Results:Mac, Bullhead, Dab, Whiting, Coalfish and Pouting.

Catch and Release::

Report: Headed out for an hour with Barry and we both set up 2 rods each. One for conger and another for everything else.
No luck with the conger but for the first five casts I had a species a cast.
All fish were small but good crack as the rod was always nodding.

seaangler · #2 Post by **seaangler** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:07 pm

forgive my ignorance but what is a bullhead???

#3 Post by **coaster** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:13 pm

Hi seaangler.
Its the proper name for a Long spined scorpion, ( I think)
I will get a pic if you don't know them

seaangler · #4 Post by **seaangler** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:18 pm

hi coaster,

i am familiar with the sea scorpion, but as with many of the mini species out there they seem to have a different name on every pier and beach

#5 Post by **coaster** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:20 pm

Ya, I always called them sea scorpion but when i went to look them up they were listed as bullhead.

#6 Post by **barry murphy** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:36 pm

yeah not a bad few hours constent flow of fish to keep us busy.better then blank the day before

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#7 Post by **Sonaghan** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:18 pm

Is the bullhead not a freshwater fish? Looks similar to a seascorpion.

#8 Post by Al » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:25 pm

It's here on the species guide i think its name changes depending on location?
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... llhead.htm

#9 Post by **Sonaghan** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:03 pm

It's the old confusion with local names. Well, they'll always be seascorpions to me!

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