WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#101 Post by finding nemo »

plenty of weed on Killiney today. give it a miss for now.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#102 Post by John E »

Was down at Killiney today and the weed was gone.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#103 Post by Sugarlumps »

Fished Killiney from 10 till 6, weather was amazing. No weed, mackerel were off the chart.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#104 Post by Ksmyth14 »

Plenty of weed around gormanston last Saturday.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#105 Post by daveyboy »

lot of weed round donabate/portrane yesterday
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#106 Post by ark rose glenn »

Anyone know what the weed is like between dunlaughaire and killiney
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#107 Post by Stephen8wood »

Anybody know of weed problems South Dublin to Bray at the moment?
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#108 Post by timod »

Stephen8wood wrote:Anybody know of weed problems South Dublin to Bray at the moment?
Very little weed on a rising tide on Shankill Saturday night.
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#109 Post by DarrenNiall »

Great idea. Sutton Martello tower last night, so much weed it was impossible. Had to drag my gear in by hand and cut the line out of the weeds.
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#110 Post by jonnog »

Any update on killiney


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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#111 Post by daveyboy »

Donabate tonight. Unfishable
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#112 Post by DarrenNiall »

Killiney today, weed free.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#113 Post by Johnboy »

Mornington this evening: Rafts of weed on surface began to enter the estuary 1hr after LW. Most I've seen on the surface in some time, literally packed up my gear when it reached me
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#114 Post by DAMIEN »

Killiney yesturday evening,whole of the in comming no weed until last 2hours even at that minimal not enough to harm you reeling in or anything
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#115 Post by paul skelly »

Good bit of weed on Newcastle beach on Tuesday night ,fishable but just about!
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#116 Post by originalsin »

Meant to be fishing a club comp on saturday evening somewhere between greystones and wicklow, whats the hope the beaches will be weed free and fishable?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#117 Post by timod »

Anyone know if there's much weed on Killiney?
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#118 Post by paul skelly »

I'm no expert but I'd say it's a no go with the wind direction, but saying that you might pull a fish or 2 if you can fish it! Decisions decisions lol
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#119 Post by JOHN1 »

Small bit of weed on killiney yesterday very fishable but very few fish :lol:
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Re: WEED WATCH - Dublin, Meath & Louth

#120 Post by timod »

JOHN1 wrote:Small bit of weed on killiney yesterday very fishable but very few fish :lol:
Was very little weed on Shankill Sunday night and only a hand full of pin whiting for the night ☹️
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