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East Cork/Youghal

#1 Post by leec »

Many species being caught around East Cork at the moment...haven't been fishing for a couple of years due to working away....back in the hunt....just wondering how the area is fishing?
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Re: East Cork/Youghal

#2 Post by donal domeney »

I haven't fished the East Cork beaches but I have fished the slob bank twice this month. Plenty of good size flounder to be caught. Fished a Cloyne 3 hour comp there last Saturday week and had 12 fish, 5 species flounder, coalfish, cod, bass and a dogfish. best baits were crab lug took 2/3 fish
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
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Re: East Cork/Youghal

#3 Post by leec »

Thanks Donal,

Fished the high tide this afternoon at Ballycraneen and drew a blank...was using frozen bait and the weed was bad so wasnt expecting much...was good to get out casting though....will head out for a night session saturday if i can get fresh bait.
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Re: East Cork/Youghal

#4 Post by donal domeney »

The Garryvoe and Youghal beaches only fish from dusk into darkness, a total waste of time in the day light. better off trying Ballycrooneen to the right hand side or walking over the rocks and fishing Ballybrannigan, both fish best the last two hours down and the first two up.
If you fish Ballycrooneen over high water fish on the rocks to the right where the fence comes down onto the rock,
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
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Re: East Cork/Youghal

#5 Post by donal domeney »

give Paul a ring he might have some fresh bait

http://eastcorkbaitandtackle.com/tackle.html
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
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Re: East Cork/Youghal

#6 Post by leec »

Thanks Donal will do

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