where in youghal ?
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Ric0shay
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where in youghal ?
Hello all.
Iv been away from fishing for a few months now but Im heading to Youghal tomorroww, Woohoo!
Just a few questions:
When fishing ferry point what are the best tides and am I fishing from the point across to the harbor direction ?
If I fish the beach is it in front of the old perks and what tides are best ?
Is greenpark the small park across the road from the hotel ?
Any help with this would be great
Iv been away from fishing for a few months now but Im heading to Youghal tomorroww, Woohoo!
Just a few questions:
When fishing ferry point what are the best tides and am I fishing from the point across to the harbor direction ?
If I fish the beach is it in front of the old perks and what tides are best ?
Is greenpark the small park across the road from the hotel ?
Any help with this would be great
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where in youghal ?
Ferry point low & small tides are best. Fish 2 hrs before low & 2 hrs up. Beach in youghal fish at low tide up. Green park or the band stand as it's also called directly across from the Walter rally hotel. Hope this helps tight lines
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Re: where in youghal ?
Youghal beach would not be a great day time venue
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Re: where in youghal ?
Cheers lads.Ill be heading down tomorrow evening.I'll let you know how I get on.
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Re: where in youghal ?
As cod chaser said 2hrs either side of low is best for ferry point, if your fishing that point any other stage of the tide it would be difficult to hold the bottom, unless you more away from the point and fish the side looking out to see, best of luck anyways.
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Re: where in youghal ?
Cheers lads.Fished yesterday.A few small cod and plenty of pan sized whiting.I'm happy with that.
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Re: where in youghal ?
Youghal was very poor yesterday. I was up the river first and only had a few cod up to high water. Got plagued by flounder so I headed to Ferrypoint an hour into the drop.
Fished there for about 50 minutes without a fish only saw 2 very small fish been caught. 5 or 6 good club anglers were there also and they had the same results.
I stand to be ridiculed on this
but if I'm not catching fish them there is no fish out there to be caught

Fished there for about 50 minutes without a fish only saw 2 very small fish been caught. 5 or 6 good club anglers were there also and they had the same results.
I stand to be ridiculed on this
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: where in youghal ?
I have been away from the sport so long the few fish I had done me fine and something for the pan was a bonus.Ill try monkstown on Wednesday and see how that goes.We fished ferrypoint from 5 to 8.30 with had nothing until the turn.The cod were very small but the whiting were pan size.I think they might be my favorite eating fish 
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Re: where in youghal ?
You're right, they were probably all caught on Saturday!donal domeney wrote:Youghal was very poor yesterday. I was up the river first and only had a few cod up to high water. Got plagued by flounder so I headed to Ferrypoint an hour into the drop.
Fished there for about 50 minutes without a fish only saw 2 very small fish been caught. 5 or 6 good club anglers were there also and they had the same results.
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Re: where in youghal ?
I fished front strand from low water (6pm) to about 8.not a touch. There was the most perfect surf too and no wind it was like something out of a dream- except for the lack of fish!
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Re: where in youghal ?
Same here fished the green park Sunday i had a single cod and not even a tap on my rod i put out for ray, i switched to ballycotton and had non stop action with whiting and dogfish and i managed a single cod better than sitting on my hands.
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Re: where in youghal ?
Good man Dave, change venue rather than be defeated!
What baits go well in Ballycotton- I assume you were down the pier?
What baits go well in Ballycotton- I assume you were down the pier?
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Re: where in youghal ?
I went with razor, mackeral and squid cocktails and separate on one rod for whiting dogfish and whatever using 1 up 1 down flappers size 2/0 hooks , other rod used peeler on pulley pennel but i didn't start casting that one until dawn as the tide turned i got the cod then. Fished the pier.
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Re: where in youghal ?
All baits work there i was using lug also. Instant bites on lug frantic little pulls,was thinking dabs but i didn't have any small rigs with me to find out i was geared up for Youghal cod and ray.
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Re: where in youghal ?
They must have taken Sunday off - there were plenty of fish about on Monday night, I had 21 cod up to 4.25 lbs, most 2 lbs +donal domeney wrote:Youghal was very poor yesterday. I was up the river first and only had a few cod up to high water. Got plagued by flounder so I headed to Ferrypoint an hour into the drop.
Fished there for about 50 minutes without a fish only saw 2 very small fish been caught. 5 or 6 good club anglers were there also and they had the same results.
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Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)
Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3
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Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)
Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3
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Re: where in youghal ?
Was that the same mark you were on Saturday night. I fished it Sunday morning with MAC it wasn't great.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: where in youghal ?
Yes the same one, but was quite enough initially until a couple of hours into the rising tide, then an onslaught on hungry fish for an hour and a half before quitening down again. Picked up close to high tide with the last five fish including the largest of the night.donal domeney wrote:Was that the same mark you were on Saturday night. I fished it Sunday morning with MAC it wasn't great.
Did you loose a pulley rig there? I hauled in one very similar to the rig you recently described somewhere on the site, with a red hook.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)
Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3
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Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)
Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3
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Re: where in youghal ?
No, never use red hooksRockHunter wrote:Yes the same one, but was quite enough initially until a couple of hours into the rising tide, then an onslaught on hungry fish for an hour and a half before quitening down again. Picked up close to high tide with the last five fish including the largest of the night.donal domeney wrote:Was that the same mark you were on Saturday night. I fished it Sunday morning with MAC it wasn't great.
Did you loose a pulley rig there? I hauled in one very similar to the rig you recently described somewhere on the site, with a red hook.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: where in youghal ?
Fished Youghal Beach on Saturday night, only one Codling caught at 44cm which took a sandeel but we had plenty of decent whiting, doggies and 7 painted Ray up to about 10lb, mb3 had a double of painted on his 3rd or 4th cast
Fished the river the day before hand we had about a dozen Cod between the 2 of us most averaging 1.5lb biggest about 3.5lb, was slow enough fishing we gave it a good lash for about 6 hrs.
Fished the river the day before hand we had about a dozen Cod between the 2 of us most averaging 1.5lb biggest about 3.5lb, was slow enough fishing we gave it a good lash for about 6 hrs.
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Re: where in youghal ?
Fished youghal last night from the green park , 7 hours fishing saw a coley and a codling caught between 2 of us, similar results on sunday last from the green park . I have 2 more trips planned for the next week , front beach 3rd and 4th attempt for a ray i wont be holding my breath 
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