WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#321 Post by ronanohal »

Anyone know what the water clarity is like for lure fishing south wexford at the moment? Was down around baginbun last week and it was very milky
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#322 Post by karlm »

Any weed on Wicklow beaches?
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#323 Post by jacko1 »

old bawn unfishable yesterday
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#324 Post by corbyeire »

whats the weed like on south shore wexford?
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#325 Post by Creep »

Newcastle (wickla) Unfishable rising tide with bait, feathers covered in weed as well!
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#326 Post by corbyeire »

weed wasnt too bad last night on south facing beach at bannow
the odd lump of bootlaces but fishable
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#327 Post by Al »

Newcastle unfishable last friday 9th aug, weed everywhere
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#328 Post by corbyeire »

plenty of weed on ballyhealy after few days of SW winds - fishable only if casting 40m and holding rod high, touch the weed zone and line sunk instantly - that stringy stuff

went to rosslare then - not as much weed, but baits being masked on the hooks - not ideal
needs a few days to break up
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#329 Post by corbyeire »

weed on rosslare point on the eastern side last night
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#330 Post by Paddy Mac Daddy »

Tried Fishin' a couple of times this week.
All the way from Kilcoole to north beach in Wicklow.
WEED,WEED everywhere.Gave up 3 days in a row,weed
covering the trace and lost a few weights as a result.
The weed itself is small pieces of fine weed and the
loooonnngggg "shoelace" type weed".
Gripper weights wouldn't hold the bottom either.
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#331 Post by stevo74 »

Anyone know if this bootlace weed has gone yet? Greystones was unfishable last time I went out!
Species list 2011 - Bass, Dab, Rockling, Dogfish,Common Smooth hound, Starry Smooth hound,whiting,pollock
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#332 Post by corbyeire »

plenty of bootlace down in kilmore in first 15m but fine after that
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#333 Post by Sugarlumps »

Weed free yesterday in Kilcoole, amazing day was had.
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#334 Post by Sugarlumps »

Fished Kilcoole from 10:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday, nowt but weed and nothing biting. It had weened off the later it got, fished Bray this morning and caught two sea bass.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#335 Post by in hope »

Hi Lads anyone know what the weed is like around fethard on sea
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#336 Post by corbyeire »

there was plenty round carne on monday night if its any good to yea
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#337 Post by Sugarlumps »

Kilccoole was a non hitter on Saturday.
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#338 Post by willie bendit »

no weed south beach Arklow,sat. night....plenty off fish too 8)
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#339 Post by in hope »

Hi lads does anybody know if the beaches up around Louth is clear.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Wicklow / Wexford

#340 Post by corbyeire »

was out last night rostoonstown - heavy weed on the up on Hw mark on beach - not too bad fishing with the one rod high up ion close
out further non starter bait covered in 5 mins
but the coming bigger tides will bring the weed on the beaches into play
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