conger marks in Dublin?

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#1 Post by **ian 123** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:14 pm

Hi guys, I spent last summer trying to catch conger in few marks around howth but never managed to get one. I want to try get one this summer but I dont want to waste my time in howth again. Has anyone any ideas on where I could possibly hook one? cheers, Ian

#2 Post by **dfella25** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:24 pm

I was hoping to try Howth this summer!!

#3 Post by **dbrock** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:33 pm

back of the west pier, dunlaoighaire,
back of the east pier to
collimore harbour is handy to
and sorento point

all these places hold a good few conger

#4 Post by **ian 123** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:43 pm

Thanks for the replys lads.
Dfella - have heard of conger caught here before but never managed to hook one myself. you never know though, you could get lucky.

Dbrock- thats for all the marks, Im going to give dun laoghaire a go during the weekend. Il let you know how I get on. thanks again guys

#5 Post by **dfella25** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:09 pm

Well I've seen some guys fishing there before at the end of the pier. They were using clothes line though not a rod!!

#6 Post by **Tommy B** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:11 pm

Seen them underneath the yacht club beside the irish lights.(don't know the name of it) I Don't know if you can get under there now since the marina went in. Seen really big ones taken from the back of the west pier. The coal quay where the fish plant is is a good spot for them too.
Tommy

#7 Post by **mickser** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:27 pm

I have actually seen them at the rocks out at the poolbeg lighthouse but never tried to catch one

Gilks · #8 Post by **Gilks** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:31 pm

Dun Laoghaire, end of the west pier, around the steps just inside the harbour: an old-timer told me that was good for conger.

Another day two local lads told me that there used to be a monsterous conger down there which was impossible to land despite numerous efforts. Apparently it had a mouth full of old hooks and traces. The steps under which the conger lived were re-concreted and the beastly fish never seen again. Some say that he died, entombed in his own home but that his ghost remains to haunt lonely fishermen.....

Apparently pouting are good indicators of conger (Can anyone back this up?). I've caught these snappy critters about 7.3 yards to the right (south-east) of the yacht club hut on the outside of the west pier. Further round the left from the yacht hut and all the way back to the next elbow is good for dogfish and might also be good for conger. The main difficultly in this area is snagging your weight on the underwater rock ledge even with a pulley rig. Also there are lobster pots which might be hard to see at night.

#9 Post by **samo** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:20 pm

The back of the west is good but you have to be quick because the congers pull the baits into their holes and its impossible to get them out once they get in.

#10 Post by **finding nemo** » Tue May 03, 2011 11:06 pm

We tried colliemore about a month ago and had one but it fell off the hook coming up the pier. was only a small one but its a handy spot to fish at night.

#11 Post by **steol5589** » Wed May 04, 2011 4:56 pm

finding nemo. did u just drop the hook down when goin for the conger or did u cast it out a bit.gonna give colimore a shot this week for conger.

#12 Post by **finding nemo** » Fri May 06, 2011 12:50 pm

steol5589 wrote:finding nemo. did u just drop the hook down when goin for the conger or did u cast it out a bit.gonna give colimore a shot this week for conger.

We just dropped down the side of the pier beside the bent signpost.
On another note we tried Roadstone pier (Arklow) lastnight but no luck prob only stayed an hour due to the heavey rain and wind. will give it another bash soon enough.

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