Fishing?

[DEMPSEY]

Last time I went out on a boat I spent most of the trip chucking up, and we caught nothing on the day either. That was out of Wexford.

Cannot understand how you did not catch anything,I have gone fishing with pukkers before and we caught lots,they must have had a better class of puke.

[Eoin]

Last time I went out on a boat I spent most of the trip chucking up, and we caught nothing on the day either. That was out of Wexford.

Cannot understand how you did not catch anything,I have gone fishing with pukkers before and we caught lots,they must have had a better class of puke.

Yeah one would expect the chumming to help, alas it did not. I think there was one dogfish hooked, but that was all.

[Chris]

For any of you going in chartered boat fishing trips. The key to preventing seasickness is to take a travel sickness tablet the night before and one first thing in the morning. The active ingredient takes several hours to metabolise. The mistake most people make us taking the tablet just before they go out. Even if you are good in a boat it is a different thing to be anchored in choppy water. Take the drugs and enjoy the trip 

[JimmyM]

True - chris - A guy in my job gets travel sick (even in a car!!) and says he has to make sure he takes the tablet well before travelling for it to work...

On fishing - Ive done some salmon fishing on the balckwater with the father in law - he's part of a syndicate there, hes mad for it! But rarely catches anything - I like the idea of fishing but its the whole not catching anything aspect that annoys me.

My new house is a 2 minute walk from the sea - I am determined to make use of it, even if its just going out in an ould dinghy now n again - I'll definitely be trying some sea fishing there at least once in the not too distant future. I know nothing about it though.

[Eoin]

I find with sea fishing that I got good enough to never have a blank when I went out.
It's a combination of the right bait, fresh peeler crab is the killer bait when seafishing.
Using a combination of rods, I use one close in scratching rod with a three hook flapper using small hooks and one long range rod with a large crab/squid/razorclam bait on it wrapped up in thread on a large pennel hook and cast out 100M or so for the larger fishies.
Also the timing of the trip is vital, I'm a big fan of overnight sessions that way I'd fish through low and high tide.

[DEMPSEY]

To be good at fishing you need to be at one with your rod.

[Eoin]

To be good at fishing you need to be at one with your rod.

I have nine rods, one of them is 13 foot long waaaahey.

(eh nine at the last count...they might have mated in my absence.)

[Eoin]

Oh yeah if anyone wants the number of the best sea bait supplier in the country then let me know I can PM you Dave Tillys number in Ringsend.

[JimmyM]

I only go into pubs with really low urinals...

Are there restrictions on when you can fish in the sea? Do you have to go 9out on a boat? I assume not - i've seen lads at my place doing it off the shore. Would ya catch much like that?

[Eoin]

I only go into pubs with really low urinals...

Are there restrictions on when you can fish in the sea? Do you have to go 9out on a boat? I assume not - i've seen lads at my place doing it off the shore. Would ya catch much like that?

That is my buzz, I set up on shore mostly.

The only restrictions are on seatrout and on Bass, you can check the regulations, otherwise no restrictions.

I have caught up to about 35 fish in a night session in Greystones, on the North beach where the stream hits the water. The mix of sweet water and sea water is a great spot for the fish.

you need a lot of gear to do it right and to overnight, but it's good fun.

The photos below are from a rock fishing trip to Cork and show some of the gear that is useful for shore fishing.

A selection of fish, wrasse, dogfish, rockling and a conger eel.

[Chris]

I could be wrong but i believe Donnchadhc is the same person on the sea angling Ireland website. If so he is an extremely proficient shore angler who gives grey advice.

[Eoin]

I could be wrong but i believe Donnchadhc is the same person on the sea angling Ireland website. If so he is an extremely proficient shore angler who gives grey advice.

I haven't posted there in a good while but it's very possible that you are correct.