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  • 21/12/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    21 Dec 2012 by carl porter

    with a small set of tides deepwater was the order of the day about 20 or so miles east .the ebb was a bit of a dissapointment really with 2 cod about 8 lb each and a couple of roker. however we decided to stay put and wait for the flood .an hour into the flood and bang it kicked off a couple of cod in the 7 to 8 lb bracket and then a crackin 25 lb fish followed by a regular stream of roker and cod several between 9 and 11.5 lb oh and a 2lb bass and a huge dab finished up with 12 cod 8 roker and 1 bass between five of us interestingly the big cod came on lugworm as did several others.

  • 12/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    Dec 2012 by carl porter

    This month so far has seen the bigger fish coming on the feed, general stamp of fish are in the 5 to 7 lb bracket, with a good show of double figure fish. There are still Roker to be had and the last few trips have produced bass to 4 lb. Hopefully the sport will continue well into the new year.

  • 02/12/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    2 Dec 2012 by carl porter

    Weather this weekend was not the greatest, but we managed to get out and find a few. Saturdays weather was worse than Sunday. Biggest fish this weekend was 9 lb 13 oz, with the general stamp of fish in the 4.5 lb to 6 lb. Hopefully the weather will be kind and allow us off to the deep water marks

  • 18/11/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    18 Nov 2012 by carl porter

    with a good forcast for once we set off with one of our regular crews
    fishing was slow to start with but once the tide got going the fish came on
    not fast and furious but a steady one or two every so often and a few surprises
    tally for the day 23 codling kept to 6lb ....5 bass all around 2lb....1 skate
    and the usual hordes of whiting dogs and pout
    good crew good weather good fishing
    shane..

  • 03/11/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    3 Nov 2012 by carl porter

    a challenging day weather wise but still fih to be had
    we only managed a few hours on our mark until the building seas forced a move inshore
    however the guys managed a dozen cod to around six pounds and three skate its gonna be a
    great cod season this winter i recon just need the weather to play ball
    shane

  • 07/10/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    7 Oct 2012 by carl porter

    Challenging fishing this weekend, but we still managed to winkle a few out. Sat produced Roker,whiting the ever present dogfish and codling to a little over 6lb. Sunday was much the same story with similar fishing and codling upto 7lb 4oz. The weather was perfect this weeknd which allowed us to get to the offshore cod grounds and although there are a few showing it is still a bit early for our run of cod. However if this is a sign of things to come with the fish being in the 6 to 7lb range, we could be in for a good winter season

  • 22/09/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    22 Sep 2012 by carl porter

    well forecast for today was spot on, shite this morning and improving as the day progressed. 0645 and the crew for the day turned up, a tad earlier than expected but not a problem. Kettle on, tea made and off the moorings by 0700. Just under an hour later we set the pick in a fairly brisk F4-5 NE wind, in 30ft of muddy coloured water.

    15 minutes of being tossed around and the first of the target species graced our deck. A roker, all be it a little on the small side, so back over the side it went. Fishing was patchy down to low tide, but the fish were there.

    As the flood started we picked up more fish, again in little runs of a couple of fish then nothing for half hour, then another couple would come on etc.

    So ended the day, final tally 22 roker, 15 of which the guys kept, 20 or so doggies which i didnt think was too bad, thankfully. The fish came on both squid and herring today, worms were mauled by the whiting and dogs. All in a pretty good day and the guys that were on the boat were a good laugh especially portugese tony ( Absolutely cuckoo).

  • 09/09/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    9 Sep 2012 by carl porter

    small tides made the fishing a bit more challenging but still plenty to be had
    lots of smaller smoothounds along with small tope and roker kept the rods busy
    sundays group managed 20 + skate along with 5 bass to 5lb along with the usual dogs and
    hounds and a nice suntan for good measure

  • 27/08/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    27 Aug 2012 by carl porter

    a tough day with a fresh southerly and a small tide didnt help
    started on an offshore bank but were soon forced to seek shelter and the relative calm inshore
    that said there were a few fish to be had .
    ended the day with 6 keeper bass to 4.5lb
    6 hounds plus the usual dogfish and eels the best was left till last with an 18lb 10oz smoothound on the last cast
    of the day !!

  • 18/08/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    18 Aug 2012 by carl porter

    18th august
    with a great forcast we set our sights on bass being a big tide trying a number of banks we
    ended up on a shallow wreck which produced the goods 34 keepers up to 4lb plus a few
    honds for good measure
    19 august
    same area today but not as hectic as yesterday thats fishing!!!
    still had 9 keepers up to 5lb and a fair few hounds and loads of whiting (autumn is on its way )
    still a great weekend with good weather and great crews

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