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#1 Post by Stephen8wood »

I might be heading Carlingford way with the family for a few days mid february. Is there anywhere up that way worth casting a line? Any help appreciated.

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Re: Carlingford

#2 Post by flyno »

Hi Stephen, i have fished a lot of marks around that area for the last few weeks and have blanked every time. In saying that, i talked to a local lad who says he is getting come sea trout at the minute but was not to forthcoming on the exact mark. I'm going to try a mark around by ballaghan point about 5 miles south of carlingford tomorrow nite, so if anything happens i will let ye know. I hope someone else can advise you as well, would be interesting to see if anyone else is fishing around this area at the minute.
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Re: Carlingford

#3 Post by eeler »

iv fished it a few times around greenore and only ever had very small codling and rockling
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#4 Post by Stephen8wood »

Thanks, might give it a go anyway. Anyone ever fished off the pier?
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Re: Carlingford

#5 Post by Al and Jordan »

from our own experience the pier at greencastle fishes a lot better. we fished the 2 in carlingford and got tortured with the kids with wet suits jumping in all around the place, but it would'nt have mattered as the fishing was pretty poor before they arrived :roll:
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Re: Carlingford

#6 Post by dave316 »

i tried that area one summer and every bit of water for miles had too many mackerel that nothing else had a chance. it was actually deafening on the beaches and you could actually catch them with your hands. funny thing was we spent about £60 on bait going to a new spot and it got boring quick. i have experienced extreme feeding frenzies like that before, but it had put us off going all the way down there again. Does anyone know of any shore-caught tope from there ?

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