Members of South Shore SAC took a rare journey north of the River Liffey for their latest club competition, inspired by rumours of some quality fishing from the north Dublin beach. And, they weren’t disappointed as the fishing threw up plenty of talking points.
Most anglers opted to scratch for flats at the store of the competition, fishing the numerous gullies along the beach. But Eamonn Bermingham threw the cat amongst the pigeons by casting to the horizon and reeling in a triple shot of smooth-hounds, including a super specimen sized fish of 106cm.
That set anglers all along the beach scrambling to prepare crab baits to target the hounds, and prove that Eamonn’s catch wasn’t a once-off, and soon enough, hounds were being reeled in from all quarters, with the odd bass thrown in for good measure. As the tide reached the high water mark, the hounds were supplemented by whiting and dogs to give anglers plenty to think about.
Des Farrelly fished steadily throughout the match, and his haul of 23 fish saw him take the win from Zone A. Over on Zone B, Eamonn couldn’t maintain his early pace, and Alby Allan took the zone win, helped by a 92cm hound on his second last cast.
For a full report, see the South Shore SAC Facebook Page.
