by Teegerstk » Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:42 pm
wes77 wrote:Hi All,
I am just getting back into ....
Don't know about Dun Laoghaire but I suggest using bigger hooks maybe 2/0-3/0 plus and bigger baits, rockling and the sort stick to 1/0 and size 2 hooks from my experience. The codling are more or less gone but there's probably a few species that are always swimming around.
Here's an extract from a Dublin guide by SAI on Dun Laoghaire:
"The only pier worth fishing is the West Pier, the less used walking route for thousands of residents and their children who usually select the longer East Pier Species & Techniques: The West Pier offers Conger, Dabs, Bass and Plaice, with Codling and Whiting in the autumn from the point itself, usually on mixed and sandy patches. Spinning and feathers to the seaward side off the East Pier gives up Pollack and Mackerel in season, but over very foul ground. Wrasse on the float are a possibility."
I'd use rag on float if you're looking for wrasse. The Bass and Plaice notes are probably outdated, the page is over a decade old but it's some sort of guide that can help you out so you know what you're dealing with.
Best of luck,
EavaN
2019 species: codling, whiting, flounder, dab, dogfish, spurdog, sole, smooth hound, bass
2020 species: codling, dab, whiting, flounder, dogfish, turbot, smooth hound, bass
2021 species: flounder, black goby, dogfish, smooth hound
2022 species: dogfish, smooth hound
2023 species: flounder
2024 species: dab