The captain of the seas Mr Kit Dunne sets the scene for a great Birthday for Dubliner Christy onboard the Castle Maiden.
Ben O’ Neill and Christy had a recent Birthday Celebration and thought they’d enjoy a bit of winter fishing. Both from Dublin they mustered up a few friends and headed to Wicklow for a half day session on Wicklow Boat Charter’s new addition the Castle Maiden. Conditions had been poor all week and the lads were hoping to go out on Saturday but with forecasts for bad rain and wind they opted for a Friday half day session in a good weather window, cold but at least calm and dry.
We headed up the Bay to try an inshore mark with a mixture of baits, Lug, Sandeel and squid were the chosen baits so the lads set out after a few clean fish. Fish came on steady in the last of the flood tide, but picked up coming on to slack water, many whiting were taken, a couple of dogs and tiny Codling. After a little swinging in the tide, the Ebb took off and the fish came on hard. The whiting in particular fed well with treble catches and a few pan size fish among them. Given the bait selection we stuck to the small species and never really tried the big gear, another day soon hopefully.
All in all it turned out to be a great few Hours fishing, a bit of craic and we were well fed with plenty of hot fluids to keep the temperature up. I’m a big fan of the saying, “Were here for Fish not Food”, but the Teas and Coffees flowed and a piping hot mug of Cajun spiced chunky vegetable stew went down well.
Kit Dunne
Lisin & Castle Maiden
Go fishing…
Angling Charters are offered on a full-day, half-day and evening trip basis and can be tailored to suit your needs.
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Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters,
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