Ireland spearing 2008

[donnachad]

Originally Posted by phishfood

I was just wondering donnachad, do u not like mullet? or was
it just not that sporting with so many all around?

hi guys i'm away at the mo and havent had much chance to get online. phishfood its not that i dont like mullet more their eating habits. but i think my attitude towards them is changing because they seem to be popular enough.

[sunfish]

I went back yesterday, to the same rock as on Sunday. This time it was low tide and midweek so no angling boats. I dived the same mark but saw only fish to three pounds this time, so after an hour I went back inshore to try "poking around" behind the point, near some 300ft cliffs.
I discovered that the point is only one of a series of ridges running west from the headland. The other ridges are underwater.
I found small fish (up to 3lb again) on the first couple of ridges then hit the jackpot trying one out in the current.
The shoal I found this time were much bigger. I shot three fish of 6.5, 4.9, and 4.5lbs, then stopped shooting to wait for bigger fish.From here on I'll take only big fish for a while, as we have plenty in the freezer.(pollack anyway).
None appeared and after a while I just did some exploring round the rocks.
The new fins worked really well in the current.

[phishfood]

Donnachad, guess uve got access to bass so i understand
leaving the mullet but its defo worth a try! id given up on
pollack as an eating fish but reading this thread has given
me an appetite to try it again. nice catch sunfish!!

tryin to finish a thesis at the moment so apart from surfin yesterday
im out of the water for nxt couple of weeks. dyin to get back at it

[danas]

Originally Posted by sunfish

I went back yesterday, to the same rock as on Sunday. This time it was low tide and midweek so no angling boats. I dived the same mark but saw only fish to three pounds this time, so after an hour I went back inshore to try "poking around" behind the point, near some 300ft cliffs.
I discovered that the point is only one of a series of ridges running west from the headland. The other ridges are underwater.
I found small fish (up to 3lb again) on the first couple of ridges then hit the jackpot trying one out in the current.
The shoal I found this time were much bigger. I shot three fish of 6.5, 4.9, and 4.5lbs, then stopped shooting to wait for bigger fish.From here on I'll take only big fish for a while, as we have plenty in the freezer.(pollack anyway).
None appeared and after a while I just did some exploring round the rocks.
The new fins worked really well in the current.

Hi Sunfish
How deep you dive to get to big pollack ( approx.) i try couple times dive deeper - about 7-8m, but hardly to find any fish at all. maybe i have to try some other places.
its good forecast for Sunday. any body going to Hook Head. where is good place to spear around there?
thanks.
is any body knows places around Dublin where to find bass?

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by danas

Hi Sunfish
How deep you dive to get to big pollack ( approx.) i try couple times dive deeper - about 7-8m, but hardly to find any fish at all. maybe i have to try some other places.

Hi Danas, on Sunday and on Wednesday my deepest dive would have been around 10 metres but most fish on Wednesday were taken at around 6 to 7 metres. I was diving to rest in the kelp, on top of a ridge, at that depth. The channels in between the ridges were 13-14metres and the fish would rise up to look over the ridges. The current was fairly strong and I had to swim just to stay in one place on the surface.
The place is important. Once you find big pollack in a place they'll come back there at other times. Sometimes they like a small area which seems no different to the areas around it.
I think the best way to find them is to choose rocky areas, around 7 to 14 metres deep. If it's in or near an area of tidal current that's even better. Just keep making a dive then swimming a bit then diving again. Eventually you should find some fish. If you want big ones, ignore the small ones. Let them swim all around you and be careful not to scare them. If a shoal come towards you, the bigger ones will be the last ones to come near. They let the smaller ones take all the risks!

[thunder95]

sea bass from garnish west,west cork...?

[Spaniard]

Originally Posted by thunder95

hi guys! Yesterday in Beara Peninsula i cutch conger,i was tryed before many years ago smoked eel from fresh water ,but i dont know how is better cooking conger from sea,is it test good or bad?

Conger is great to eat but a pain in the a**e to catch! I will try and find a couple of Spanish recipes for you, will have to translate so be patient!

[thunder95]

Originally Posted by Spaniard

Conger is great to eat but a pain in the a**e to catch! I will try and find a couple of Spanish recipes for you, will have to translate so be patient!

i am ready too hear you.....

[sunfish]

Nice bass Thunder. Did you weigh it?

[foxfish]

Congers have been a delicacy in my Island for centuries. They were once so abundant that Congers were salted barreled & exported all over the world. This was happening 180 years ago but the fish still remains a delicacy for some!
You need to remove the skin because the fish partly excretes its bodily wastes though the skin. The resulting ammonia tainted slimy coat is very unpleasant tasting.
However the skin can remain if the fish is to be salted or brined & smoked or simply dried. Dried Conger was a particular favorite of Guernsey folk, cutlets of fish were left to dry in net bags under the sun. After several days the fish was then cooked in a low oven for quite some time? the result was then soaked until a spreadable product could be eaten on top of buttered bread.
Properly the best way to eat conger is to cut into shrimp size pieces & coat in egg & bread crumbs, SCAMPY!

[bass hunter]

Hi lads,Im heading down to wicklow tomorrow afternoon,found a nice little spot just south of wicklow town.suposed to be good fishing down there but havent tried it yet,looks like its gonna be calm tomorrow too.Anyone on the east interested in heading down??

[danas]

Originally Posted by bass hunter

Hi lads,Im heading down to wicklow tomorrow afternoon,found a nice little spot just south of wicklow town.suposed to be good fishing down there but havent tried it yet,looks like its gonna be calm tomorrow too.Anyone on the east interested in heading down??

hi,
i find nice place at wicklow south - drive on coust road ,just as you drive pass golf club main buidling. is public car park .go down on small walk way, nice place. i try for 2 days in there, but not see any fish. i may have no luck.

[stone_shot]

Originally Posted by bass hunter

Hi lads,Im heading down to wicklow tomorrow afternoon,found a nice little spot just south of wicklow town.suposed to be good fishing down there but havent tried it yet,looks like its gonna be calm tomorrow too.Anyone on the east interested in heading down??

I've poked around Magheramore a few times and had poor vis and no fish - I'd be interested to hear how you get on though - maybe I just haven't found the right spot yet.

[bass hunter]

Originally Posted by stone_shot

I've poked around Magheramore a few times and had poor vis and no fish - I'd be interested to hear how you get on though - maybe I just haven't found the right spot yet.

Yeah Magheramore was the place I was thinking of.Theres supposed to be good fishing down around there so hopefully I'll get one or two.I'll let you know how I get on.

[sunfish]

I went out to a local wreck today. Some good pollack were swimming round the boilers.I took one then put the gun back in the kayak while I nosed around looking under wreckage to spot the big wrasse.
On the way back I feathered some mackeral. mmmm mackeral.2008_07200002.JPG