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PIKE FISHING LEIXLIP RESERVOIR

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  • 07-09-2015 12:39am
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    Alanbyrne88
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    I'm going to head down to the leixlip resevoir the weekend for a bit of pike fishing. Is it any good this time of year for pike? I'll be deadbaiting with a roach popped up from bottom or would float be better. I'm fairly new to pike fishing and tried the canal but no look


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    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Alanbyrne88 wrote: »
    I'm going to head down to the leixlip resevoir the weekend for a bit of pike fishing. Is it any good this time of year for pike? I'll be deadbaiting with a roach popped up from bottom or would float be better. I'm fairly new to pike fishing and tried the canal but no look

    Float is the best method for Leixlip - the bottom is very snaggy so if you fish the bottom you'll go through tons of gear.


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    Alanbyrne88
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Alanbyrne88


    Andip wrote: »
    Float is the best method for Leixlip - the bottom is very snaggy so if you fish the bottom you'll go through tons of gear.
    Would it be worth fishing for pike there or am I better of sticking to the canal


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    dodderangler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    More of a chance catchin a double figure in leixlip


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    Alanbyrne88
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Alanbyrne88


    WOULD ANYONE KNOW WHAT RIG WORKS BEST AND WHAT DEADBAIT ALSO ? Cheers


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    beer enigma
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    I'd go standard float ledger rig - I tend to find that sprat or smelt or mackerel works best, quite a large area of water so you want something that will leave a good scent trail.


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    dodderangler
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    Roach or a perch. Popped up from bottom would be est as everyone would use mackerel or smelt and pike would be wide to it


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    Alanbyrne88
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Alanbyrne88


    Andip wrote: »
    I'd go standard float ledger rig - I tend to find that sprat or smelt or mackerel works best, quite a large area of water so you want something that will leave a good scent trail.

    Much appreciated thanks :)


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    Alanbyrne88
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Alanbyrne88


    dodderangler wrote: »
    Roach or a perch. Popped up from bottom would be est as everyone would use mackerel or smelt and pike would be wide to it

    Thank you very much


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    kildare lad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭kildare lad


    that stretch of the river has been raped to bits. theres still a few fish knockin about, but no where near the numbers there used to be. Good luck anyway


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