Easkey

[weedave]

hi chaps,

i'm a north coast angler rays/bass mainly.
i'm taking a few days holiday over the 12th of July and i am heading to Easkey for a few days.
i'll be bringing all my gear so I'm hoping one of the local lads could point point me to a few good marks? pm's welcome and i dont mind if i have to travel a bit when i'm down that way.

are there any ray marks down there?

dave

[weedave]

bump . . . anyone?

dave

[corbyeire]

never forget the good ol shore marks on the original website (in case you had!)

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/shor ... yo%203.htm

easkey is somehow in mayo but we will have to let that one go:

8 - Easky Pier Easky is a reknowned surfer's haunt but the pier is also a good fishing mark. Species & Techniques: The pier will produces strap Conger and Dogfish at low tide, most types of Flatfish on the flood, whilst spinning will take Pollack and Mackerel at high water, particularly in the summer. Wrasse are usually caught float fishing worm baits. Doubtless, there are also Flatfish available casting towards the strand.

9 - East of Easky This pier is not a bad spot but the resort town is favoured by surfers all year and as such it is difficult to find a place to fish safely. Heading east, stop the car as the road bends sharply inland and walk uphill of the field keeping to a track on the seaward side and you will come to shallow cliffs. They offer excellent fishing over mixed ground at distance and extremely foul ground close in, but its sheltered from the usual south west winds so it is a good spot.Species & Techniques: We have only fished it on the flood in the autumn of 2002, and whilst spinning will doubtless take Pollack, Coalfish and Mackerel in the summer, we caught wrasse are on legered worm baits, lots of 'schoolie' Coalfish, two small Codling, and a Bull Huss of about 7 lbs (3 kgs). The highpoint was a pair of Pollack, both of which just fell below the 8 lbs (3.3 kg) shore specimen mark.

[weedave]

that was the first place i looked
dave

never forget the good ol shore marks on the original website (in case you had!)

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/shor ... yo%203.htm

easkey is somehow in mayo but we will have to let that one go:

8 - Easky Pier Easky is a reknowned surfer's haunt but the pier is also a good fishing mark. Species & Techniques: The pier will produces strap Conger and Dogfish at low tide, most types of Flatfish on the flood, whilst spinning will take Pollack and Mackerel at high water, particularly in the summer. Wrasse are usually caught float fishing worm baits. Doubtless, there are also Flatfish available casting towards the strand.

9 - East of Easky This pier is not a bad spot but the resort town is favoured by surfers all year and as such it is difficult to find a place to fish safely. Heading east, stop the car as the road bends sharply inland and walk uphill of the field keeping to a track on the seaward side and you will come to shallow cliffs. They offer excellent fishing over mixed ground at distance and extremely foul ground close in, but its sheltered from the usual south west winds so it is a good spot.Species & Techniques: We have only fished it on the flood in the autumn of 2002, and whilst spinning will doubtless take Pollack, Coalfish and Mackerel in the summer, we caught wrasse are on legered worm baits, lots of 'schoolie' Coalfish, two small Codling, and a Bull Huss of about 7 lbs (3 kgs). The highpoint was a pair of Pollack, both of which just fell below the 8 lbs (3.3 kg) shore specimen mark.

[Preston]

The river provides great sea trout and salmon fishing and is also full of eels. the estuary produces wrasse pollock mullet and conger but the ground is rough further up rhe cliffs to the right produces good pollock and mackeral.The river fishing is a better option in that region in my opinion

[weedave]

The river provides great sea trout and salmon fishing and is also full of eels. the estuary produces wrasse pollock mullet and conger but the ground is rough further up rhe cliffs to the right produces good pollock and mackeral.The river fishing is a better option in that region in my opinion

many thanks for the info. i'll have to pack the fly gear too then.
dave

[Preston]

Silver stoats tail will do the damage and the upper stretches provide great dry fly fishing .Dont bother with fortland

[weedave]

Silver stoats tail will do the damage and the upper stretches provide great dry fly fishing .Dont bother with fortland

thank you sir.
regards
dave