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Guide to Sea Fishing(shore)
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Agreed - keep it u popand drop.
I've been a freshwater angler all my life and have no idea about sea angling, this is all good to me.
And if coolwings wants to start a similar thread regarding pike fishing and fish movement in Blesso I'd also much appreciate
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Plaice
Description:Plaice are characterised by their smooth, brown skin, red spots and bony ridge behind the eyes. They are a type of flatfish which spends its whole adult life on the bottom. They are renouned for their taste and are hugely sought after.
Plaice, along with the other major demersal fish in the sea such as Cod is listed by the ICES as "outside safe biological limits." Moreover, they are growing less quickly now and are rarely older than six years, whereas they can reach forty.
The Irish record plaice is 8.23 lbs. The Plaice habitat normally extends around mainly beachs and sand banks.
Tactics:
Plaice can be caught from certain beaches in February and March, but these are skin and bone after spawning and it's best to wait until May before targeting them when they start to fatten up a little. The plumpest fish are taken from August to October. Ideal ground is coarse sand, shell gravel and mussel beds with some tide run over it. they also move in on to shallow surf beaches running along the edge of weed and mussel beds and hole up in gutters and around sand banks. Plaice are mainly daylight feeders and few fish are caught at night. They feed on seed mussel and other broken shellfish, worms, crabs and sandeels. Feeding times in relation to tide vary with each mark, but just as the new flood tide begins to run strongly is a good time, and again as it begins to ease, with the same periods through the outgoing ebb tide less reliable. The best baits are lugworm, king ragworm with some tail left to wriggle ,mussel, peeler crab. Try combinations of these as plaice are keen on variety. In gin clear water white snake ragworm are a real killer over coarse sand. The rig below is a personal favourite of mine and add yellow and red beads above the hooks and sometimes reflecter blades as these can intice a bite. Use 20LB main body line and about 6LB-12LB snoods.
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If bites are gone, twitch the bait along the sand back to you very slowly.
Bring a selection of baits.0 -
I think someone should should start one and someelse start a coarse fishing one.:Dtracker-man wrote: »+1 for a game fishing thread like this
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Popanddrop, excellent thread (for a Corkman :pac:).
I am a novice sea angler, found it very difficult to get decent books on Sea Angling in Ireland.
I for one will be following and saving every post on this subject.
Post on the dangers of rock fishing, especially things you should not risk for the sake of better vantage point, if you would please.
Again, congratulations Popanddrop, keep up the good work.
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Thanks for that I have made my list for Monday-Wednesday and itsPopanddrop, excellent thread (for a Corkman :pac:).
I am a novice sea angler, found it very difficult to get decent books on Sea Angling in Ireland.
I for one will be following and saving every post on this subject.
Post on the dangers of rock fishing, especially things you should not risk for the sake of better vantage point, if you would please.
Again, congratulations Popanddrop, keep up the good work.
20 things you did not know about fish/fishing.
Flounder
Dangers of rock fishing.0 -
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Description: While flounders have both eyes situated on one side of the head, they are not born this way. Their life involves metamorphosis. During metamorphosis, one eye migrates to the other side of the body so that both eyes are situated on the upward-facing side of its body. After metamorphosis, flounder lie on one side on the ocean floor; either the left or right side might face upward depending on the species. Flounder sizes typically vary from five to fifteen inches, though they sometimes grow as large as three feet in length. Their breadth is about one-half of their length. Flounder are ambush predators and their feeding ground is the soft mud of the sea bottom, near bridge piles, docks, and estuaries; they are sometimes found on bass grounds as well. They are usually a browny colour with some black spots and a white belly. They feed on small fish, crabs and worms, etc. Flounder camouflage amazing well in sand and mud and can be seen when wading through such waters. They are a big prey source for Herons. Often a flounder will make a rattling bite on the rod tip and you must let the bite develope, some they engulf a bait and you would see the bite as they just sit there on the bottom. This is why many anglers are now using circle hooks to that the flounder does get hooked to far down the throat. Flounders or Flukes as they are also known are a targeted fish in angling competitions.
Tactics: The exact same as Plaice. Also these fish have no probems with bigger hooks and their mouths are extendable so you can target bass at the same time.
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Flounder love colour so vary your bead presentation and use attractors.
Flounder can also be caught by lure so bass fishing is a great way to target both species.0 -
just to add a bit to flounder.. as mentioned before they are predators and do take baits down into there mouth, and a lot of anglers cut the line and leave the hook in the mouth to corrode away, the video shows how it is possible to take out deep hooked flounder (this works for all other flatfish, and some round fish too)
all you need is a length of stainless steel wire ( i have used a bait needle), and bend in the pointy bit so you have a nice small 3mm-5mm hook.
you'll see what i mean in the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b3Z0P9uOs40 -
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Thanks for the suggestion and I will get around to a piece on that, keep those suggestions coming people because I want to know what ye want to know. + sorry for not writing yesterday, I was on a fishing trip for Saltwater catfish and Corvina because I am in Panama until the end of august. Just so people know the trip went great:D, shore fishing of coarse. When I returned yesterday the internet service was down and has only been restored in the last few minsAnother suggestion on understanding some jargon - how about a piece on the tides. I have seen a few tides mentioned which I am not quite sure about - flooding tide, ebb tide? Maybe a piece on these different tides and how they differ depending on the phase of the moon - and of course how they affect the fishing!
jAH
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Description:
Dabs are one of the smallest of the flatfish species found in Irish water, they rarely grow to over a pound and live in fine sand or gritty bottoms.
They are a sandy brown colour and the smaller ones can be transparent to light. Their eyes are situated on the top of their head. The bigger dabs are known for their eating qualities. They are normally present in the winter months but can be found in the summer in some places. Their diet includes worms, and pieces of fish.
Tactics:
The best tactics for dabs is the a simply three hook flapper rig. Use small hooks and small baits, the hook size should be between the number 6 and number 2 size. Use a plain lead when fishing for dabs and vary lead size with current. The Dabs like a moving bait. The best baits are small pieces of lugworm, squid, mackerel and mackerel. You can add beads to your snoods to give extra attraction. The snoods should be about 10LB line and the main rig should be about 15LB-20LB.
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Dabs can sometimes be mistaken for young flounders , here is a link that can help you decide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_dab
The best baits sometimes for Dabs are bits of slightly stale lugworms, squid or mackerel.0 -
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Description: A slender fish with normally a sandy/brown back, the whiting is common along most of the coastline. It inhabits beaches, piers and rock marks and is normally caught in late October until March. Their diet consists mainly of smaller fish, worms and whatever they can find. These fish are not bothered by what they eat. A fish that has now increased in price in food markets these fish is good enough for eating. The Irish record is currently 4Lbs and 14.5oz, a good sized fish would normally be just over a pound. The whiting do have teeth so be carefull when unhooking them.
Tactics: The same as dab really but you can up the size of your hooks to about a 1/0. They are not fusy with bait but frozen black lug, squid or small pieces of mackerel serve best. Depending on the tide use either grip or plain leads. The rig should be the small as the one or dabs but keep the bottom hook small because I have found where there is whiting there is normally Dab. The time of the day dosent reall have a huge effect on whitinh but like for most species night time is the best.
Other Info:
Found this video on youtube on filleting whiting: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=BIjdJnpEKrs0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b3Z0P9uOs4
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