WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Was down in Ardnahinch at the weekend - weed free for far as I could see either side but little surf (with the west wind). Good luck! Couple of early cod caught down that way already I hear!
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Does anyone know how the weed situation is around Ballyb / Ballyc beaches at the moment? Was hoping to fish out that direction in East Cork tomorrow evening.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
night 13th to 14th,Ballyb no weed at allRonnach wrote:Does anyone know how the weed situation is around Ballyb / Ballyc beaches at the moment? Was hoping to fish out that direction in East Cork tomorrow evening.

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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Good man thanks for the info Oli 

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Launce, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Cod, Mackerel, Whiting, Doggie, Conger
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Ballyb / Ballyc beaches were clear of weed last night. Didn't catch any fish tho 

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2011 Species:
Coalie, Doggie, Bass, Ballan Wrasse, Flounder, Pollock, Mackerel, Launce
2012 Species:
Coalie, Doggie, Bass, Ballan Wrasse, Pollock, Mackerel, Launce
2013 Species:
Coalie, Pollock, Bass, Mackerel
2014 Species:
Launce, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Cod, Mackerel, Whiting, Doggie, Conger
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2011 Species:
Coalie, Doggie, Bass, Ballan Wrasse, Flounder, Pollock, Mackerel, Launce
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Coalie, Doggie, Bass, Ballan Wrasse, Pollock, Mackerel, Launce
2013 Species:
Coalie, Pollock, Bass, Mackerel
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Launce, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Cod, Mackerel, Whiting, Doggie, Conger
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
.Was in ballycrowneen last night, good bit of weed about & probably worst now after the wind last night & today
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
youghal beach was full of it on saturday - really stringy stuff that would eventually gather and sink your line
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
the beachs in ballycotton bay are totally covered in weed,will not be fishible for at least the weekend if lucky,also ballybranagan is destroyed in it,all thick heavy kelp.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Ballycroneen no weed clean last night
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Plenty "salad" in Ballycotton yesterday on 25th Oct.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
tried a few beaches last night. started at inch, moved to ballybrannigan, onto ballycroneen, then garryvoe. all covered in huge piles of kelp, didnt bother trying anymore so back to ballycotton pier where i blanked, smashed a lead off a lamp post which knocked out the light for 10mins
, snagged most casts, and lost 4 traces. should have stayed at home 


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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
lads i am heading to ferrypoint on friday if any of yous are down that way could yous let me know what the weed is like it along way from dublin to go not to be able to fish if the weed is bad
thanks
alan
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Hope it not too late - I was at Ferrypoint last night - there are mounds of rotting weed piled up at the end of the point. I tried a few casts over it out into the deep channel but was snagging lots of weed. Worse when reeling in as I was catching a lot of weed over the last 10 m or sotight lines wrote:ads i am heading to ferrypoint on friday
PS. No fish either


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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Lads,
Anyone been fishing Garretstown/Garrylucas recently and know what the weed situation is there? Thinking about heading down tonight/tomorrow night....If I get no replies I'll go anyway and post back myself
Cheers
Anyone been fishing Garretstown/Garrylucas recently and know what the weed situation is there? Thinking about heading down tonight/tomorrow night....If I get no replies I'll go anyway and post back myself

Cheers
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Was down there this evening.Theres heavy kelp in front of the dunes but seemed to thin out further across the beach.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
fished ferrypoint 4/11 on the drop very heavy weed making fishing very hard no fish
fished youghal 4/11 on the rise only small bits lots of bites and a few fish
fished youghal 4/11 on the rise only small bits lots of bites and a few fish
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
any one know what garyvoe like or ballybranigan or ballycroneen
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specimen 2014 twaite shad
species 2013(36)flounder, shore rockling, dog, coalie,cod, whiting, dab, poor cod, pollack, grey gurnard, red gurnard, pouting, haddock, thornback ray, grey mullet,ballen wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, scorpion fish, bass,blonde ray, plaice, herring, conger, golden grey mullet, red band fish, turbot, ling, garfish, scad, gold shinny, tom pot blenny, smooth hound, bullhuss, cork wing, dragonet, lesser weaver, painted ray.
specimen 2013 16 golden grey mullet, 1 scad, 1 red gurnard.
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specimen2012 plaice red gurnard
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
Give John Warner or Donal D a bell, they were fishing in Garryvoe last night.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
just back from a session in garryvoe,lots of snags on the beach...i.e-exposed turf beds,kelp stalks,lost some gear..but a gud few cod(2lb-3lb) about if you can avoid the snags...had tryed ballywilling earlier but covered in weed.
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Re: WEED WATCH - Waterford & Cork
What time u were there ?roooster wrote:just back from a session in garryvoe,lots of snags on the beach...i.e-exposed turf beds,kelp stalks,lost some gear..but a gud few cod(2lb-3lb) about if you can avoid the snags...had tryed ballywilling earlier but covered in weed.
Was a real disaster in Youghal tonight, not even a bite in 5h session from 5pm, thought to head to Garrywoe but after 11 the weather turned really bad so headed back home instead ...