Thornback ray
In the estuary we had some fair sessions with the majority of the catch made up of thornback ray in the 5 to10lb bracket

I have been driven demented by the weather over the last week!! Not able to get out on the days we are booked and am only getting very short weather windows. It is as bad a spell as I can remember for the time of year and I am still hoping that we might get another spell of fine weather before the winter closes in.

Before the weather really broke I had a group in from Holland. Although the weather was not perfect we did get fishing. In the estuary we had some fair sessions with the majority of the catch made up of thornback ray in the 5 to10lb bracket. One of the lads had a Tope on a spinning rod which was good fun. The fishing would come on in spurts depending on the stage of the tide.

Tope
One of the lads had a Tope on a spinning rod which was good fun

Out to sea we had some very good shad fishing for Pollack with fish on every cast. We did try a shark drift but with the sea in a mixed up state due to the changing wind it was hard to get a steady drift and the boat was turning and making it very difficult.

I still have quite a few trips booked over the next 10 days so I will be hoping for a change for the better in the conditions and hopefully can get out to what should be prime time fishing!
Luke Aston
Clare Dragoon, LOCHIN 366, 650HP.
Carrigaholt Co. Clare

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