fishing

baldybuda

hi i'm new to fishing but no matter what i try i cant catch anything. I normally fish off the pier in dunmore or tramore. Can someone give me a few hints as to how i go about catching fish

deisemum

What sort of tackle have you? it must be like my husband's as he doesn't even catch as much as a cold

Oops I almost forgot, he caught 3 mackeral on one occasion this year and a dogfish another time but he didn't get much opportunity this year.

I feel sorry for him because he sometimes brings the children and the odd neighbours child or two and they all sit there quietly in great anticipation

If anyone has any tips I'd love to hear them

portlairge

if you are new to fishing try fishing to the harbour side of the piere in dunmore plenty of dabs "flat fish" there it should keep you busy for a while and good starting fun use a small hook some colour beads and a lug worm then try a cast from the end of the piere out the wat always a bit of whiting there and the bigger flats
try spinning at the saleens for some bass if u get one what a fight.
also good for ground fishing too
happy fishing and enjoy

Trotter

portlairge wrote:

if you are new to fishing try fishing to the harbour side of the piere in dunmore plenty of dabs "flat fish" there it should keep you busy for a while and good starting fun use a small hook some colour beads and a lug worm then try a cast from the end of the piere out the wat always a bit of whiting there and the bigger flats
try spinning at the saleens for some bass if u get one what a fight.
also good for ground fishing too
happy fishing and enjoy

Portlairge.. any chance of a beginners guide to fishing at the saleens? Sounds like good craic. Where, how, with what etc! I've never caught a fish without going on a boat and parking it over a load of stupid mackeral. Looking for bass sounds like a bit of a laugh. Would ya be standing there for hours without a thing at this time of year?

Also, what equipment would we need? Where do you get the right bait etc? Cheers!!

portlairge

saleens fishing can be brill if the bass are taking the bait, the best time to be there is the first 2-3 hrs of the tide coming in so be there on low water and then stay till the high water there is no dirty bait its like spinning for mackerel but with more skill all you need is a rod n reel some light line 10lb monofilament is fine and a lure "rapala do the best ones" can be bought for about €10 in john o briens on the tramore buisness park he will tell u which one. its very hard to lose the lure as it floats and as you retrieve it, it acts like a wounded fish............. excellent .............. but be warned you wont catch bass all the time they are clever f***ers ......still havent got one this year:mad: but came very close a couple of times an excellent fight off a powerful fish....... lots of fun though ..........enjoy...:D

Roen

....any chance of a beginners guide to fishing at the saleens?

Just make sure to drive your car down onto the beach like some of the 'outdoor' rugged types do. Then dump your fag buts, coffee cups, cans etc onto the beach when your finished and then head off home with a warm feeling after a great day spent in nature.

portlairge

i presume u aint blaming the anglers for that infact i hope u aint
cos most of the s**t on the beach is washed up on it

Roen

No, not all anglers, just some of the lads I've seen there don't seem to give a ****e about the beach at all. I think I saw a thread somewhere (is there an angling forum?) where the anglers in Waterford were planning a beach clean up. So I wouldn't tar them all with the same brush, fair play to most of them
I assume the ones that do litter are not in any club or part of a group cos some of the stuff is packaging for really cheap reels and lures, any self respecting angler wouldn't use it.