North Clare Black head.

baitdigger · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: North Clare Black head.

Gave this popular North Clare mark a try Saturday. In the past it has been very productive and i heard through friends that the mackerel were in, this is useually a good sign for the rays. I must be one of the only people who gets no pleasure from the sight of a large pod of Dolphins devil

, (or porpoise) hearding out what ever is in front of them. All my baits came back untoutched and I was only saved from a blank by a single mackerel that took a treble sandeel bait on the drop. It's back to the Shannon for me at wits' end - New!

shannock · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

well at least you didn't blank mate

baitdigger · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Back to Blackhead today. The dolphins were still there and i think they had brought some mates. At a guess there was about twelve of them. The only affect it seemed to have on the fishing was to drive the mackerel out. Started catching dogs with the first cast. Had one nice bullhuss about 5 lb. Also had 6 flounder, all on 4/0 hooks suprise

they were taking mackerel skin and squid the crabs had left. Things seem to be improving but still no ray.

mann · Member Joined: May 10, 2008 Posts: 48

Nice to hear the huss are around there, my mate told me about this time last year while fishing from a boat just out a little from fenore beach they couldnt catch anything else but ray's almost every cast,

i must get a little 4hp outboard for my little inflatable,