wayland
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Fishing about.Hows the fishing where you live. I have been tied up with renovations etc so have not been out for months. This will change. So what have I missed?
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blowin
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Hi Wayland . I bet you place is really coming on by now !
I haven't been fishing for ages either . Got to put that right .
The small trout in the pond began rising on warm days a couple of weeks ago . They are early because it is a sheltered spot but hopefully the lochs in the hills will come to life soon .
That other thread about fly fishing has got me inspired again . 
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blowin
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Managed to get out on a mate's boat the other day , in Sigo bay .
Still relatively few mackerel about , compared to last year . The shoals are much smaller and scattered about . This seems to be fairly general from what I read on the SAI site ( see Useful Links ) .
Plenty of pollack between about 1/2 and 2 lb , which we would normally return alive , plus a few better ones up to about 4 1/2 lb . Stomachs completely empty other than one stuffed with pipe fish and another with 3" squid .
All sizes taken on shrimp rig but red-tail jelly worm sorted out the better specimens as usual .
There is a real knack to getting good catches of pollack when other anglers are struggling to do so . I am getting a bit better at it but still get outfished by steve who is in the same boat and using exactly the same tackle and lures . I make no secret of the fact that I copy him -- but still fall short in terms of both number and size . When using jelly worm it is all to do with the length of leader , speed of retrieve and , above all , resisting the temptation to strike when you feel the first gentle plucks at the lure .
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greentree
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I'm going out for a day off Kilmore Quay, Wexford on Sunday. I'll write a report on it next week!
Mick
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admin
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How did you get on greentree ?
I managed to get out for 4 hours the other evening -- same area as before , conditions seemed perfect but it was very quiet , with just a few small pollack for 3 hours . Then a frantic 1/2 hour of mackerel running above slightly better pollack --- then suddenly all quiet again .
I am sure the lack of fish is due to currents which carry a dense layer of mashed up weed . You can sometimes see it on the surface but it more often shows up on the fish finder as a band of clutter between 5 and 15 ft thick some way down beneath the boat . You will only find fish if they have 20 ft or so of clear water beneath the weed . Usually worst a couple of days after a big onshore blow , I think .
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greentree
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Nice one. We didn't get out. There was a mixup on the dates and the trip was cancelled. I popped down to the local beach here in Wicklow and did some spinning for mackeral. None about, just caught a few sandeels....I'll keep watching on the SAI site to see when they are in in my area...
Mick
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wayland
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Not had time to get to the sea at the moment  but we were given two fresh Pollock caught at kilmore. What a nice tasting fish 
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blowin
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Bref has been up to visit and has given me some really usefull looking lead-heads ( weighted hooks ) . These have anti-snag springy bits at the front . Some of them have the "V" made out of wire , which I have seen before , but others have nylon bristles which can be trimmed to suit . Apparently they are great for bouncing off or pulling thru weed eg for pollack off the reefs . Nice one . That has inspired me to give it a go sometime soon .
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wayland
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I have used those protected hooks on Pike lures in the past. They worked great on floating plugs. Even through blanket weed.
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