WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
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WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Cheers Paul. Did I meet you a few weeks back in Greystones. With a picture of a toothy dog fish on your phone?? Cheers for the update.
Anyone fish the area today? Any update appreciated.
Anyone fish the area today? Any update appreciated.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
That's me
Hope it goes well for ya's , I'd like to meet up with ya's next meeting maybe!

Hope it goes well for ya's , I'd like to meet up with ya's next meeting maybe!
Give a man a fire he will be warm for a night,
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Lads
Any word on the weed on south greystone beach beside the dart station
Thanks Dave
Any word on the weed on south greystone beach beside the dart station
Thanks Dave
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
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WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Weeded off Kilcoole today. It was like someone dropped a jungle in the surf.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Fished courtown last nite, was no weed and loads off whiting. Was real bassy looking but fek all around.
Species 2011:coalie,whiting, 5bearded rockling,shore rockling, doggie, pollock,flounder,codling,dab,smoothhound,sea scorpion,ballan wrasse,Tope, tub gurnard, gray gurnard,plaice,bass,Bullhuss,cod
Species 2012:coalie,doggie,codling,shore and 5bearded rockling,3bearded rockling,pouting,whiting,wrasse,bass,plaice,flounder,dab,smoothhound,hiss,tope,cod,tub and gray gurnard,Pollack
Species 2013:Double figure smoothy off the beach,doggie,gray gurnard,codling,goalie,flounder,plaice,whiting,tope. Double figure huss off the beach,dab, bass,pouting,silver eel.
Species 2012:coalie,doggie,codling,shore and 5bearded rockling,3bearded rockling,pouting,whiting,wrasse,bass,plaice,flounder,dab,smoothhound,hiss,tope,cod,tub and gray gurnard,Pollack
Species 2013:Double figure smoothy off the beach,doggie,gray gurnard,codling,goalie,flounder,plaice,whiting,tope. Double figure huss off the beach,dab, bass,pouting,silver eel.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Cheers Lads thanks for the heads up
We had to moved the charity event due to the south beach being full of weed and unfishable went to the new beach behind the harbor no weed and plenty of shelter.
Dave
We had to moved the charity event due to the south beach being full of weed and unfishable went to the new beach behind the harbor no weed and plenty of shelter.
Dave
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Cheers Lads thanks for the heads up
We had to moved the charity event due to the south beach being full of weed and unfishable went to the new beach behind the harbor no weed and plenty of shelter.
Dave
We had to moved the charity event due to the south beach being full of weed and unfishable went to the new beach behind the harbor no weed and plenty of shelter.
Dave
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
HI guys,
Very new to sea fishing and I'm wondering where would be a a safe bet around Friday/Saturday? I tried Five Mile Point last Sunday evening but it was very very bad with weeds. I've a good bit of experience with river fishing but sea fishing is a complete new world for me to be honest. Thanks in advance.
Very new to sea fishing and I'm wondering where would be a a safe bet around Friday/Saturday? I tried Five Mile Point last Sunday evening but it was very very bad with weeds. I've a good bit of experience with river fishing but sea fishing is a complete new world for me to be honest. Thanks in advance.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Arklow harbor clear of weed but not surprised by the size of the waves crashing in flooding the pier and crashing over the back of the pier 

Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
sparkey+1 wrote:Arklow harbor clear of weed but not surprised by the size of the waves crashing in flooding the pier and crashing over the back of the pier
Thanks for the heads up Sparkey, don't know what my next move is now!
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
for what it is worth south beaches are just about fishable.bait fishing i mean......weather goin to change though......






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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Fished graystones last nite sat 5th. Was unfishable the weed was unreal, then hit Wicklow harbour and the fishing was awful, just the odd pin whiting
Species 2011:coalie,whiting, 5bearded rockling,shore rockling, doggie, pollock,flounder,codling,dab,smoothhound,sea scorpion,ballan wrasse,Tope, tub gurnard, gray gurnard,plaice,bass,Bullhuss,cod
Species 2012:coalie,doggie,codling,shore and 5bearded rockling,3bearded rockling,pouting,whiting,wrasse,bass,plaice,flounder,dab,smoothhound,hiss,tope,cod,tub and gray gurnard,Pollack
Species 2013:Double figure smoothy off the beach,doggie,gray gurnard,codling,goalie,flounder,plaice,whiting,tope. Double figure huss off the beach,dab, bass,pouting,silver eel.
Species 2012:coalie,doggie,codling,shore and 5bearded rockling,3bearded rockling,pouting,whiting,wrasse,bass,plaice,flounder,dab,smoothhound,hiss,tope,cod,tub and gray gurnard,Pollack
Species 2013:Double figure smoothy off the beach,doggie,gray gurnard,codling,goalie,flounder,plaice,whiting,tope. Double figure huss off the beach,dab, bass,pouting,silver eel.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
FYI... The whole south coast is weed free and fishing its socks off - some nice Codling being caught too 

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Lads, anybody know how the weed is in Greystones south? Thinking of a quick session tomorrow evening. Cheers.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
both north/south greystones un-fishable last night with serious amount of weed and rip tide 60z grips just getting carried
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
lads any weed around arklow sth beach have a club comp there next thur
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
lightning wrote:just wondering whats the weed like in coombe or rosdoonstown might fish it 2morro
with that wind yesterday and a big tide it has lifted all the weed from a week ago off the high tide mark and is now floating

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Graystones south 12.11.11
Very fishable only small bits off weed coming in on the grip lead.
Not a single bit in 3 hours so home I went

Very fishable only small bits off weed coming in on the grip lead.
Not a single bit in 3 hours so home I went


Give a man a fire he will be warm for a night,
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
Species from the shore 2013:40
Species from the shore 2014:36
Species from the shore 2015:35
Species from the shore 2016:30
: whiting,pouting,dab,shore rockling,5xb beard rockling,flounder,dogfish,grunt,white sea bream,banded sea bream,black damselfish,blue damselfish, ornate wrasse,lizard fish,sea trout,red gurnard,bass,tornback ray smoothhound,Corkwing wrasse,poor cod,ballon wrasse,cod,pollock,conger,spotted ray,bullhuss,mackerel ,tub gurnard,place,lesser weever,
Wish list: ray
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford
Fished Greystones pier yesterday tonnes of weed left after second cast...