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Pike Fishing Blessington lakes

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  • 22-03-2014 5:39pm
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    macscoob
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭


    Hi folks just wondering has anyone being out on the lakes lately? How it fishing? bait, techniques and location? thinking of going out tomorrow morning?


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


    Was chatting to lads in southside other day told me good few pike been caught lately but wouldn't tell me where.
    Because of the amount of pike that's been taken and killed up there over the years the pike fishing has been brutal so when a spot is found that's good , it's kept secret. And rightly so.
    Best advice I can give you is look for nice reed beds and spin it.
    Either using spinners spoons or else a small roach or trout.
    ATM water is pretty low tho


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    macscoob
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭macscoob


    Yeah might look into going around the mouth of the kings river. Will check that out for a few hours tomorrow. I here frog immatations are pretty goodaround reed beds?. Cheers forthe advice dodder


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    connel42
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭connel42


    Yeah fishing appears to be better this year so far
    Good reports of nice pike in different locations
    Some guys boat fishing mark their favourite spots by GPS also using fish finders.
    Still you can blank on the day but that's fishing!



    macscoob wrote: »
    Yeah might look into going around the mouth of the kings river. Will check that out for a few hours tomorrow. I here frog immatations are pretty goodaround reed beds?. Cheers forthe advice dodder


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    Seller159
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    Anyone been blesso lately for pike? Or any fish? Whats there and is it worth a trip up now?

    Was in carrickmcross tuesday for pike didnt get a single bite must have started spawning there only a few perch we caught.


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    dodderangler
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    Seller159 wrote: »
    Anyone been blesso lately for pike? Or any fish? Whats there and is it worth a trip up now?

    Was in carrickmcross tuesday for pike didnt get a single bite must have started spawning there only a few perch we caught.

    Spawning finished in Blesso around 2 weeks ago. Got that info from lad in southside angling.


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    Seller159
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    Spawning finished in Blesso around 2 weeks ago. Got that info from lad in southside angling.

    Really thays good news then :) do you have there beem many caught up there ?


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    connel42
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭connel42


    Good reports of Pike caught last weekend.
    All put back of course.
    One guy was telling me he also saw a lot of trout activity.


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    Seller159
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    connel42 wrote: »
    Good reports of Pike caught last weekend.
    All put back of course.
    One guy was telling me he also saw a lot of trout activity.

    Thats great to here :) iv heard from quite a few people its no good there that they havent caught anything but that was a while back. So if theres some bein caught there then perfect an trout too :) thanks


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    macscoob
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭macscoob


    Any idea of bait that they were using?


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    connel42
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭connel42


    They were using a range of different lures and one was caught with a fly.
    I am sure others may have been using smelt and such but I am only talking about the guys I was chatting with.
    They were also all fishing from boats so I can't comment on bank fishing.


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    Seller159
    Registered Users Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭Seller159


    All pike been caught up there must be from boat as havent heard anything good about from the bank


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    Seller159
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    Anyone know has anything be getting caught up blesso from banks? Any kinds of fish?


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    This may sound absurd but why not just head up and give it a try? You'll never know until you have a go. Nobody would fish anywhere if they all waited for somebody else to start catching. Plus, success or failure at a mark by others is no indictator of how it will go for you. It's a chance to wet a line, practice technique, try out gear etc . And of course not every body who fishes there is on boards either.
    Go on, you know you want to! :)


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    Seller159
    Registered Users Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭Seller159


    Liana Few Chessboard wrote: »
    This may sound absurd but why not just head up and give it a try? You'll never know until you have a go. Nobody would fish anywhere if they all waited for somebody else to start catching. Plus, success or failure at a mark by others is no indictator of how it will go for you. It's a chance to wet a line, practice technique, try out gear etc . And of course not every body who fishes there is on boards either.
    Go on, you know you want to! :)

    Yeah i guess ur right better of too find out for my self :) never no what i get maybe a 20pounder :)lol ( i wish).

    Thanks man i think i mighy just do that :) wish me look lol:)


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