Cappagh pier, Co. Clare #fishirl, 4th-December-2011

People: Me and around 5 others for xmas comp

Duration: 13.00pm until 4.00pm

Tide: 12:58 3.90m 19:03 1.50m

Weather: Strong Westerly with rain.

Bait: Mack, Eel, squid, black wrap

Rigs: I used 3 hook size 4 flappers

Results:
Plenty of dabs and whiting caught along with a couple of dogs.

Report:

Originally supposed to fish Kilkee but it was unfishable. Went to white strand and the weed made that unfishable. Ended up on the pier and got fish all through the session.

A wet and rough day had us running for the cover of Cappagh pier

Kilkee Beach,Co. Clare, #fishirl,13th-November-2011

People: Me and another 5 from Shannon ac.

Duration: 11.00am until 3.00pm

Tide: 12:50 0.90m 19:06 4.60m

Weather: Heavy rain at times. Surf

Bait: Mack, Eel, Black wrap

Rigs: size 4 3 hook scratching flappers

Results:
I think I had 4 flats up to 35cm.

Report:

Most caught a few flats.

green patch, Co. Cork, #fishirl, 19th-November-2012

People: Me and several other fishing

Duration: 9.20am until 1.20pm

Tide: 11:33 4.00m 17:57 1.30m

Weather: Mild

Bait: Frozen peeler and razor.

Rigs: Pulleys with 2/0 penel on one rod

Results:
3 codling

Report:

Caught there codling to frozen peeler/Razor. Lost a few rigs until I switched to 20lb line. Fresh peeler gave the those with it a lot more fish but fishing had been much better the previous neaps.

The view from the green patch

One of the codling caught to Razor/Peeler

C-holt, Co. Clare, #fishirl, 25-September-2011

People: 6 anglers of Shannon town AC

Duration: 12:00pm until 4:00pm

Tide: 10:39 0.90m 17:00 4.80m

Weather: Moderate SW, Kilbaha was unfishable due to swell so fished here instead

Bait: Mack, Eel, squid

Rigs:
 me: three hook clipped rigs such as golds but can't remember.

Results:
3 fish caught in all including a painted ray

 Report:

 Conditions looked perfect with muddied water and a slight wave but absolutely desperate fishing 
which had me blanking

Co. Clare, 28-August-2011

People: 6 anglers of Shannon town AC
Duration: 12:00pm until 4:00pm
Tide: 11:49 0.60m 18:07 5.00m
Weather: NW Moderate sunny with cloud
Bait: Mack, Eel, squid
Rigs: me: three hook clip ups and three hook golds. All size 2s. 4/0 ledger.
Results:Winner had 2 conger and 2 huss to 3kg I think
Second had 2 dogs
Me: one dog
Report: Two lads fished the Currachs and four of us fished the steps. With the strong flooding tide I went with the steps so I could fish all the way through as the currachs has a massive tide run. In similar conditions earlier in the year I had 13 dogs from the steps. I missed three bites with one of the fish on until it was knocked off going over the ledge. In the end I was just glad not to blank. One of the lads with me had two dogs which was enough to get second.



It turned out the Currachs gave some good fishing but a lot of fish lost to snags leaving one with a dog and the other with 4 fish of conger and huss to over 3 Kilo. The winner only started catching fishing on the heavy flood two hours in with a lob a few yards out as that was all that would hold bottom.

Mackerel were breaking the surface all the way through with herring fry jumping up on to the rocks. The scales were suspended to the clear water like a glitter ball. One of the lads cousins came over to spin for them and had a few Joeys as we were leaving.

Deep water mark, Co. Limerick, 14-August-2011

People: Me

Duration: 11:30am until 3:30pm
Tide: 12:59 0.70m 19:15 5.00m
Weather: NW Strong sunny with Squals
Bait: Mack, Eel, squid
Rigs: Clip down penel, pulley penel and two hook golds. All size 2/0 and 3/0s. 4/0 ledger.
Results:
5 ray
Report:  The forecast had predicted a westerly but when I arrived there was a strong NW wind causing a wave up the channel. I wasn't hopeful but ended upgetting bites at low water and two hours of the flood with fish at all ranges to sand eel/squid and mack/squid wraps. I did try a golds and had a ray to the top hook. The rays here don't like taking the bait below the lead. . After 2 hours of the flood I tried the ledgers as this is the time the big congers patrol but yet again there was no congers at this time.

Estuary Rock mark, Co. Clare, 3-July-2011

People: Me

Duration: 1pm to 5pm
Tide: 13:47 0.60m 20:03 4.90m
Weather: Warm with some cloud
Bait: Mack, Eel, squid
Rigs: Pulleys and running ledgers
Results:
Me: 2 dogs and 2 huss largest 2.4 kilo
Report:

First off the competition was an hour late because of a funeral in Carrigaholt. I fished with two others on the right hand side of the rock and more of the lads fished 200 yards to  the left. The left hand side of the mark had the better fishing with fish over 3 kilos caught but we all had reasonable size huss on our side. I had fished the left hand mark before when distance gave the best fishing but trying this on the right hand mark lead to tackle losses at the start until I kept my distance low. I found using running ledger single hook rigs that gave me the best good hook ups. With the comp an hour late for the final hour of the comp the flood pushed us off our mark . I tried to fish just at the entrance to our mark beside a beach and got one bite but it was impossible to get any fish back as I was casting over a shallow submerged platform of 70 yards into a drop off . The beach was full on swimmers and weed so was impossible to try.
 

My 2.4 kilo huss

Ger and Peter who fished the righ hand side mark with me