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Sea Trout

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  • 11-05-2007 3:45pm
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    Welruc
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    Anyone have any tips on how to catch sea trout, like what bait they take and the type af areas they are in. Any help much appreciated.


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    3greenrizla's
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    what part of the country are you in?


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    Welruc
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    Im in Belmullet Co Mayo


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    Illkillya
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    Sea trout are very hard to catch in the sea. I never caught one myself even though they used to regularly jump clear out of the water in front of me in the evenings. Someone told me that you can get them by floating a small sliver of mackered on a small hook close to the surface and slowly reeling in. Another guy told me that you can get them with some small spinners and saltwater flies.


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    jd
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    A few sea trout were caught at our club competition in Mullaghmore over the weekend, and a few in Dunree Donegal as well. They can be rather partial to sand eel. Where streams enter the sea can be good.
    http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?t=11233
    photo too
    http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?t=10910&start=120


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    dodgyme
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    Very small sea trout you caught in sligo- I hope you returned him?.
    I used to catch a few in my younger days, on the rivers.


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    jd
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    I wasn't at comp, but all our comps are catch and release so back he went!


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    stevecrow74
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    two of the three sea trout i have ever caught fell for a strip of mackerel.. the third was caught spinning for mackerel..


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    3greenrizla's
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    belmullet. the newport river is ok for sea trout. theres places around achill where sea trout are caught. the head river above the powerstation in ballycorrick gets a run of sea trout late in the season. ballycastle river and lacken strand are also got spots for trout. where you are fishing will determine what to use. sandeel mackeral strip, flies, worm and spinning are all good ways to take them. good luck.


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    busty
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    deuceswild wrote: »
    Anyone have any tips on how to catch sea trout, like what bait they take and the type af areas they are in. Any help much appreciated.

    did you try ards monestry at creslough use sand eels very good


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    Zzippy
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    busty wrote: »
    did you try ards monestry at creslough use sand eels very good

    Its a bit far from Belmullet though! ;)


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