weed on east cork beaches?

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weed on east cork beaches?

#1 Post by oli »

just woundering is a lotof weed now on da east cork beaches after last stormy week?
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Re: weed on east cork beaches?

#2 Post by junior conger »

i was going to fish a comp on youghal beach on saturday night but it was cancelled due to to much weed on the beach
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#3 Post by oli »

junior conger wrote:i was going to fish a comp on youghal beach on saturday night but it was cancelled due to to much weed on the beach
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Re: weed on east cork beaches?

#4 Post by donal domeney »

Fished Youghal Beach tonight no weed but plenty of fish :lol: :lol:
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#5 Post by oli »

donal domeney wrote:Fished Youghal Beach tonight no weed but plenty of fish :lol: :lol:
that is realy strange,after stor like that :roll:
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Re: weed on east cork beaches?

#6 Post by oli »

will try 2morow ballybranighan or inch beaches,hopefull nt so weedy...
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Re: weed on east cork beaches?

#7 Post by shantier »

hi, fished ballybranagan last sunday no weed lots of sand gone off the beach in places its alot more rockier in places than it was all along.
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#8 Post by oli »

shantier wrote:hi, fished ballybranagan last sunday no weed lots of sand gone off the beach in places its alot more rockier in places than it was all along.
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#9 Post by fishy1987 »

must give youghal another try soon!hows it fishing at the moment does anyone know?i saw you have a few nice species including cuckoo wrasse where did you pick up those beautys :shock:
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weed on east cork beaches?

#10 Post by thescotsman »

Cuckoo wrasse from boat unless I am very much mistaken lol
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