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Bass fishing in dublin.

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  • 15-09-2010 12:44pm
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    Lenn Brennan
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    Hello everyone. I've been fishing for about 2 years now and I am dying to catch a sea bass. I've been trying a spot at the back of Sutton golf club on Claremont strand without any luck. Does anyone know any good spots around Dublin? thanks guys, any info would be much appreciated!


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    DryFlyFishing
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    Lenn Brennan wrote: »
    Hello everyone. I've been fishing for about 2 years now and I am dying to catch a sea bass. I've been trying a spot at the back of Sutton golf club on Claremont strand without any luck. Does anyone know any good spots around Dublin? thanks guys, any info would be much appreciated!

    what are you useing to fish for them?

    i could tell you a spot over your way.. but id be killed for putting it up here....

    go onto google and run a search for bass fishing marks dublin...


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    ironbluedun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭ironbluedun


    Lenn Brennan wrote: »
    Hello everyone. I've been fishing for about 2 years now and I am dying to catch a sea bass. I've been trying a spot at the back of Sutton golf club on Claremont strand without any luck. Does anyone know any good spots around Dublin? thanks guys, any info would be much appreciated!

    pm sent........


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    Lenn Brennan
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Lenn Brennan


    DryFlyFishing wrote: »
    what are you useing to fish for them?

    i could tell you a spot over your way.. but id be killed for putting it up here....

    go onto google and run a search for bass fishing marks dublin...

    hows it goin. cheers for the reply! I'm using rag sometimes then trying frozen lug and mussels and crab as a cocktail. In this spot you always end up pulling in a few crabs! I'll try google for some more info. cheers!


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    DryFlyFishing
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    Lenn Brennan wrote: »
    hows it goin. cheers for the reply! I'm using rag sometimes then trying frozen lug and mussels and crab as a cocktail. In this spot you always end up pulling in a few crabs! I'll try google for some more info. cheers!


    try spinning with a kilty lure...

    10lb line...

    take the coloured flash sticker off it to make it all silver...

    walk and cast cover alot of area... and you will get some if they are there..

    and you have to real slow and hold your rod tip high... very important...


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    Lenn Brennan
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Lenn Brennan


    DryFlyFishing wrote: »
    try spinning with a kilty lure...

    10lb line...

    take the coloured flash sticker off it to make it all silver...

    walk and cast cover alot of area... and you will get some if they are there..

    and you have to real slow and hold your rod tip high... very important...

    I'll give it a go. thanks for that!


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    DryFlyFishing
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    Lenn Brennan wrote: »
    I'll give it a go. thanks for that!


    when you find where they are... go back to that spot next time.. and start there...

    Bass seem to like the same spots...


    easy spot for them to ambush sand eels etc......


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    peterk19
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    PM sent with a few marks close to you that have produced Bass for me


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    thehamo
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    Hey,

    Im in the same boat as the op here. My goal this year was to catch my first salmon and my first sea bass. So far ive failed on the salmon front so have to wait til next year. :( Was in Achill at the weekend trying for bass but nothing. In Dublin I've tried Malahide eusturay using sand eel but nothing. So still on the hunt for the ellusive bass too!


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    Lenn Brennan
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Lenn Brennan


    ironbluedun wrote: »
    pm sent........

    thanks for that. ill give them a go. thanks again for your time and advice.


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    Lenn Brennan
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Lenn Brennan


    peterk19 wrote: »
    PM sent with a few marks close to you that have produced Bass for me

    cheers for your time and your advice. thanks again ill let you know how it goes!


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    sholeyfisher
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    Lenn Brennan wrote: »
    cheers for your time and your advice. thanks again ill let you know how it goes!
    no offence lads but great info your giving that fello on fishing...but the fish i guess your after..quote me if im wrong ..are the fish you often see jumping from the water at the back odf the golf club????? they are sea trout,, and thats a different ball game fishing..i suggest surf fishing at open water when the bass are chasing small fish caught up in the waves.. almost any fish like lure will do.. or better again try night fishing a day after a big onshore swell when the upper beach is scattered with washed up food... hope this helps.


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    Lenn Brennan
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Lenn Brennan


    sholeyfisher wrote: »
    no offence lads but great info your giving that fello on fishing...but the fish i guess your after..quote me if im wrong ..are the fish you often see jumping from the water at the back odf the golf club????? they are sea trout,, and thats a different ball game fishing..i suggest surf fishing at open water when the bass are chasing small fish caught up in the waves.. almost any fish like lure will do.. or better again try night fishing a day after a big onshore swell when the upper beach is scattered with washed up food... hope this helps.

    yea i know they're sea trout i'd heard there was bass there as well. supposed to be fairly small though. it a really nice spot to fish though


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    coolwings
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    If you are fishing for seatrout in the sea - you still need a license - its good to know in advance because rods have been confiscated by fishery officers in the past for this where the anglers mistakenly thought fishing the sea removed the license requirements.


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    ironbluedun
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    coolwings wrote: »
    If you are fishing for seatrout in the sea - you still need a license - its good to know in advance because rods have been confiscated by fishery officers in the past for this where the anglers mistakenly thought fishing the sea removed the license requirements.

    if you fish for seatrout or salmon in the sea, tidal sections of rivers or anywhere else you need a state license although salmon wont take in saltwater but seatrout will.


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    Lenn Brennan
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Lenn Brennan


    went out spinning tonight with me brother to a known bass mark. weather was mental. the wind was crazy and we lost light very quick. tryin to tie a spinner onto ten pound braid in the dark is no fun!!! no results. must try an early morning tide next!


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    sanbrafyffe
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    any 1 beach casting the weekend.any smoothies r bass goin


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    sholeyfisher
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    if your lookin for smoothies try clones strand.. its a bit away but will only take ya 45 mins from the m50 with the new motorway.... we were gettin plauged with them all over the summer flounder fishin.. you will have to use a whole crab bait as many of them are small...but they will take just about any bait this time of year.. but hurry up they will be gone in a few weeks...little lote for thet beach... if your catching whiting and dogfish at the same time throw out a whole whiting tied onto a large hook and your in for a really good chance of a huss very close to the shore... but remember it is only like most beaches producing fish after dark.


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    sanbrafyffe
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    thanks sholey.im heading up that way soon so will give it ago.ya beaches r better at nite alrite.the big preadtors come out
    sholeyfisher wrote: »
    if your lookin for smoothies try clones strand.. its a bit away but will only take ya 45 mins from the m50 with the new motorway.... we were gettin plauged with them all over the summer flounder fishin.. you will have to use a whole crab bait as many of them are small...but they will take just about any bait this time of year.. but hurry up they will be gone in a few weeks...little lote for thet beach... if your catching whiting and dogfish at the same time throw out a whole whiting tied onto a large hook and your in for a really good chance of a huss very close to the shore... but remember it is only like most beaches producing fish after dark.


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    super70
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    Fly fishing for bass is the thing to do.


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