Fishing for Dummies

Hi fellow anglers and the like,

Looking for lots of advice, I used to fish as a young boy with my father and want to discover the joy of fishing again

My father passed away in January of this year, diagnosed with cancer and died within 5 weeks, anyways I have been sorting out his Barna shed/ Man cave - sad but has to be done and besides garden tools and the like I have been sorting out his fishing gear. He used to love fishing in Tramore bay with a friend of his who had a small boat.

I have brought some of his rods/ reels etc back to Cork with me and I would like to so them myself so here go the questions!!

Before I start couple of basic points from my side:

1. Will be a catch and release angler, want to enjoy the tussle with the fish and return, unharmed, to the water

2. Will be using barb-less hooks, easier to remove and less trauma for any fish caught if I ever manage to catch fish

3. Would prefer to fish from shoreline/ piers

4. Will be in the East Cork/ West Waterford area



Firstly time of year:
Yes I know it getting dark and the weather aint the best however would fellow anglers still advise fishing this time of year?

If so would I be right in assuming using spinning lures etc would be of little use or not?

If the more experienced anglers on this forum recommend fishing this time of year where in the East Cork/ West Waterford coastline would you recommend?

And what time of the day would be best.

When I was a youngster fishing with my Dad I was only using spinning lures so would I continue or should I try other lures/ bait?

Any websites you would recommend?


Thanks for reading