Fish Jumping (River Liffey)

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#1 Post by **OrfordPiece** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:12 pm

Hi,

I work down on Sir John Rogersons Quay and over the last couple of weeks I have seen fish jumping out of the water, sometimes in pairs.

Can anyone tell me what those fish are please?

#2 Post by **2Poc** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:20 pm

Hi,

What sort of size are they? Are they topping or actually clearing the water?

#3 Post by **OrfordPiece** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:26 pm

The are actually clearing the water some of the time. Usually when a pair jump. Other times they will skim the top.

They would be about 14-16 inches in length from what I have been able to see.

Bigger than most of the whiting and codling I have caoght off the beaches!!

#4 Post by **2Poc** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:32 pm

Most likely Mullet though I havent often seen them clearing the water.

The Liffey is full of them, you see them just cruising around in big shoals & flashing. You sometimes see people fishing for them outside the corporation offices on the quays + up around Heuston station.

#5 Post by **OrfordPiece** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:01 pm

Thanks, I had wondered if it was Mullet.

Thought about bringing my fishing rod into work and trying my luck at lunchtimes.....lol

#6 Post by **2Poc** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:08 pm

Used to work near Ringsend myself & had many thoughts about doing the same!!!!
I'm sure it would work if you prebaited each day for a while to get their confidence up.

There are lots of nice Perch in the grand canal just near grand canal dock train station - noticed them on my last day working in my previous job so never got to fish for them.
Would be a good spot to try a small spinner at lunchtime - there were hundreds of them!

#7 Post by **Eoghan** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:04 pm

Yeah, they are probably trying to get out of it..!!! :lol: