WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

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#101 Post by dfella25 »

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.
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#102 Post by paul skelly »

That's me :D
Hope it goes well for ya's , I'd like to meet up with ya's next meeting maybe!
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#103 Post by sparkey+1 »

Lads

Any word on the weed on south greystone beach beside the dart station

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#104 Post by dfella25 »

Weeded off Kilcoole today. It was like someone dropped a jungle in the surf.
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#105 Post by Sparkie »

Fished courtown last nite, was no weed and loads off whiting. Was real bassy looking but fek all around.
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#106 Post by sparkey+1 »

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.

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#107 Post by sparkey+1 »

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.

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#108 Post by coin »

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.
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#109 Post by sparkey+1 »

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 :roll:
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#110 Post by coin »

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 :roll:

Thanks for the heads up Sparkey, don't know what my next move is now!
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#111 Post by thekid »

for what it is worth south beaches are just about fishable.bait fishing i mean......weather goin to change though...... :( :( :( :( :(
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#112 Post by Sparkie »

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
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#113 Post by Security man »

FYI... The whole south coast is weed free and fishing its socks off - some nice Codling being caught too ;)
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#114 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Lads, anybody know how the weed is in Greystones south? Thinking of a quick session tomorrow evening. Cheers.
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#115 Post by DAMIEN »

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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#116 Post by lightning »

just wondering whats the weed like in coombe or rosdoonstown might fish it 2morro
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#117 Post by fisherman59 »

lads any weed around arklow sth beach have a club comp there next thur
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#118 Post by captin hook »

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 :roll:
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#119 Post by paul skelly »

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 :cry: :cry:
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#120 Post by ekfish »

Fished Greystones pier yesterday tonnes of weed left after second cast...

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